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The Utility and Potential of Remote Sensing for Preservation of Archaeological Earthwork Sites in the Brazilian State of Acre, SW Amazonia

Sanna S*
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ISSN: 2639-2119  10.23880/aeoaj-16000108  Received: July 10, 2018  Published: July 20, 2018
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Abstract

Remote sensing forms a fundamental part of archaeological fieldwork today, and is extremely useful not only in the discovery and research, but also in the preservation of archaeological sites.

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Figure 1: Aerial remote sensing is a useful method to monitor the degradation of archaeological sites, as well as other changes in the landscape. As an example are the images of the Fazenda Colorada site, photographed first in 2002 and again 9 years later, in 2011. The processes of earthwork decay and erosion are clearly visible.
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Figure 1: Aerial remote sensing is a useful method to monitor the degradation of archaeological sites, as well as other changes in the landscape. As an example are the images of the Fazenda Colorada site, photographed first in 2002 and again 9 years later, in 2011. The processes of earthwork decay and erosion are clearly visible.

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  title   = {The Utility and Potential of Remote Sensing for Preservation of Archaeological Earthwork Sites in the Brazilian State of Acre, SW Amazonia},
  author  = {Sanna S},
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  year    = {2018},
  volume  = {1},
  number  = {2},
  doi     = {10.23880/aeoaj-16000108}
}
Sanna S (2018). The Utility and Potential of Remote Sensing for Preservation of Archaeological Earthwork Sites in the Brazilian State of Acre, SW Amazonia. Anthropology and Ethnology Open Access Journal, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.23880/aeoaj-16000108
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