Integration of remote sensing and GIS for archaeological investigations

D. Maktav*, J. Crow, C. Kolay, B. Yegen, B. Onoz, F. Sunar, G. Coskun, H. Karadogan, M. Cakan, I. Akar, C. Uysal, D. Gucluer, B. Geze, G. Ince

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Abstract

The western hinterland of the modern city of Istanbul contains some of the most remarkable monuments of ancient and medieval hydraulic engineering. Until recently fieldwork has been limited and only within the last two decades have there been serious attempts to map the complexity of the monuments and water lines. A GPS-based archaeological survey has been undertaken by the authors and has been integrated with high resolution (IKONOS) and multi-spectral spatial data giving the opportunity to view the system in its wider setting and also to identify major urban and landscape changes impacting on the long-term conservation and management of the ancient remains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1663-1673
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume30
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2009

Funding

This study was developed from a project supported by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and the British Academy. The authors wish to thank to both institutions for their support for the project. channels and bridges, including colour air photographs of some of the major bridges at Kursunlugerme and Kumarlidere. In 1994, an archaeological team from Newcastle University, UK, led by Professor James Crow, began a programme of research concerned with recording and mapping the Anastasian Wall, a 56 km long wall stretching across the Thracian peninsula from the Black Sea southwards and dating from the sixth century AD. The line of the wall crosses, at right angles, the furthest extension of the aqueduct channels, and these were included as part of the landscape survey project. From 2001, the Newcastle team were able to carry out a more detailed archaeological study of the water supply system (Crow et al. 2008). This fieldwork ended in 2005, but in 2007, a further stage of research was begun with a collaborative programme between ITU (Professor Derya Maktav) and Edinburgh University (Professor James Crow) funded by TUBITAK (Turkish Science and Technical Research Council), with support from the British Academy.

FundersFunder number
TUBITAK
Turkish Science and Technical Research Council
International Technological University
British Academy
University of Edinburgh
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu

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