TY - JOUR
T1 - A Regional Approach to Ancient Urban Studies in Greece Through Multi-Settlement Geophysical Survey
AU - Donati, Jamieson
AU - Sarris, Apostolos
AU - Papadopoulos, Nikos
AU - Kalayci, Tuna
AU - Simon, François-Xavier
AU - Manataki, Meropi
AU - Moffat, Ian
AU - Cuenca-Garcia, Carmen
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The systematic exploration of large archaeological sites in the Mediterranean has evolved considerably since the “big dig” excavations. Pedestrian field surveying and remote sensing applications, including satellite and airborne image analysis, are now practical and relatively cost-efficient methods of characterizing large and diachronically diverse landscapes on regional scales. However, the use of geophysical techniques as a means for exploring manifold archaeological contexts is still in its infancy. In this paper, we highlight the advantages of archaeological geophysics to conduct regional surveys in the Mediterranean. Through a multi-site geophysical fieldwork campaign to investigate the patterns and dynamics of ancient cities in Greece, we show how geophysics offer new opportunities for characterizing the spatial attributes and regional dynamics of urban landscapes, and, in doing so, we make an argument for its wider adoption on regional survey projects.
AB - The systematic exploration of large archaeological sites in the Mediterranean has evolved considerably since the “big dig” excavations. Pedestrian field surveying and remote sensing applications, including satellite and airborne image analysis, are now practical and relatively cost-efficient methods of characterizing large and diachronically diverse landscapes on regional scales. However, the use of geophysical techniques as a means for exploring manifold archaeological contexts is still in its infancy. In this paper, we highlight the advantages of archaeological geophysics to conduct regional surveys in the Mediterranean. Through a multi-site geophysical fieldwork campaign to investigate the patterns and dynamics of ancient cities in Greece, we show how geophysics offer new opportunities for characterizing the spatial attributes and regional dynamics of urban landscapes, and, in doing so, we make an argument for its wider adoption on regional survey projects.
KW - ancient town-planning
KW - integrated geophysics
KW - regional survey
KW - remote sensing
KW - urban archaeology
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00934690.2017.1365565
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85029424733&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00934690.2017.1365565
DO - 10.1080/00934690.2017.1365565
M3 - Article
SN - 0093-4690
VL - 42
SP - 450
EP - 467
JO - Journal of Field Archaeology
JF - Journal of Field Archaeology
IS - 5
ER -
