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Remote sensing in archaeological reconnaissance on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
6.02.00  Humanities  Archaeology   

Code Science Field
H340  Humanities  Archaeology 
Keywords
archaeology, reconnaissance, methodology, remote sensing, Mesoamerica, Maya culture
Evaluation (rules)
source: COBISS
Researchers (1)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  18930  PhD Ivan Šprajc  Archaeology  Head  1999 - 2001  499 
Organisations (1)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0618  Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts  Ljubljana  5105498000  62,976 
Abstract
The project is intended to study the applicability of remote sensing techniques (aerial photography, satellite images) in the reconnaissance of Maya archaeological sites in central part of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. The area is almost unknown from the archaeological point of view. Considering that specific characteristics of natural environment (tropical forest) make the field reconnaissance work extremely difficult, the application of remote sensing techniques may accelerate considerably the identification of sites and increase the efficiency of later systematic field surveys.
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