Archaeological Survey in Northeastern Syria:
Investigators:
Frank Hole, PI and Nicholas Kouchoukos:
Department of Anthropology
Description:
This project uses Landsat, SPOT and Space Shuttle imagery to characterize
regional hydrologic patters, land use practices, and routes of
communication in a region of the world for which accurate maps either do
not exist or are not available. This information may then be used in two
major ways. First, it helps prioritize regions of promising archaeological
potential, greatly increasing the efficiency of field reconnaissance. Second,
it provides a geographic context for interpreting archaeological sites once
they are found. Remotely sensed data, when combined with information
gathered in the field in this way, can be used to represent a region's
variability in agricultural potential and resource distribution.