Photogrammetry and remote sensing in archeology

Remotely sensed aerial and satellite imagery, alone or in conjunction with ground-based sensors, has been shown to be a valuable tool for the characterization of the archeological landscape and location of underground structure. Surface features caused by historic sites under ground can be recorded with color and infrared film and digital multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, and synthetic aperture radar imagery. Several previously unknown underground features were visible in the processed imagery, and were subsequently confirmed with archaeological excavations. In this paper the use of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Archeology will be investigated with the support of documents of Fifth World Archeology Congress (WAC5) 2003, Session of "Remote Sensing for Archeology". (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.