An Overview of the Application of Remote Sensing to Archaeology During the Twentieth Century

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of the Temple of Athena in Poseidonia-Paestum (Southern Italy): New Geomorphological, Geophysical and Archaeological Data

Geosciences ◽

10.3390/geosciences9080324 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 324 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Marilena Cozzolino ◽

Fausto Longo ◽

Natascia Pizzano ◽

Maria Luigia Rizzo ◽

Ottavia Voza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Multidisciplinary Approach ◽

Southern Italy ◽

Geophysical Data ◽

Archaeological Data ◽

Multidisciplinary Study ◽

Late Nineteenth ◽

The Temple ◽

Archaeological Excavations

The Temple of Athena is one of the main sacred areas of the Greek–Roman settlement of Poseidonia-Paestum (southern Italy). Several archaeological excavations were carried out here between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Unfortunately, the locations of these excavations are only approximately known, as are the geomorphology and stratigraphy of the temple area. A multidisciplinary study, including stratigraphic, geomorphological, archaeological, and sedimentological investigations, remote sensing, and electromagnetic and geoelectrical tests, was therefore carried out, shedding new light on the geomorphology and stratigraphy of the SW and W temple sectors. The geophysical data obtained revealed anomalies in the subsoil that probably correspond to ancient structures and the cutting of the travertine deposits around the temple. The position and extension of the trenches of the early archaeological excavations were also established.

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Impact of land cover change on land surface temperature over Greater Beirut Area – Lebanon

Journal of Geoinformatics & Environmental Research ◽

10.38094/jgier2121 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 14-27

Author(s):

Ali Khyami

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Urban Growth ◽

Land Surface ◽

Bare Land ◽

The City

Remote sensing (RS) technology has been used together with geographic information systems (GIS) to determine the LC types, retrieve LST, and analyze their relationships. The term Greater Beirut Area (GBA) is used to refer to the city of Beirut and its suburbs which witnessed rapid urban growth, after the end of the civil war, in the last decade of the twentieth century, due to the increase in the number of its inhabitants, and the prosperity and development of sectors such as; industrial, trade, tourism, and construction. These factors led to a wide change in the land cover (LC) types and increased land surface temperature LST. The results showed an increase in built-up areas by 29.1%, and agricultural lands by 6%, while bare land, forests, and seawater decreased by 28.5%, 4.9%, and 1.9%, respectively. These changes caused large differences in the LST between built-up areas and other LC types. The highest LST recorded was in built-up areas (33.03°C in 1985, and 34.01°C in 2020), followed by bare lands (32.61 °C in 1985 and 33.49°C in 2020), cropland (31.23°C in 1985 and 32.17°C in 2020), forest (30.08°C in 1985 and 30.47°C in 2020), and water (24.97°C in 1985 and 28.15°C in 2020). Consequently, converting different LC types into built-up areas led to increases in LST and changed microclimate.

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Archaeology of the Contemporary Past vs Retrotopia in the Context of the Application of Remote Sensing Methods

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Archaeologica ◽

10.18778/0208-6034.34.04 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 59-70

Author(s):

Filip Wałdoch

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Field Research ◽

Zygmunt Bauman ◽

Best Response ◽

Remote Sensing Methods ◽

Contemporary Past

This paper considers the issue of the application of teledection methods in the archaeology of the contemporary past with reference to the concept of retrotopia proposed by Zygmunt Bauman. It is based on one of the components of retrotopia, namely the approach to heritage adopted by Lowenthal (1997). From this perspective, relics of the twentieth-century German settlement in Witkowski Młyn (Western Pomerania) are analysed. In order to identify and document them, ALS data was used and then supplemented with verification field research. As a result, extensive relics of the twentieth-century landscape were documented, including relics of homesteads, orchards and a cemetery. The research presented show that teledection methods cannot prevent retrotopia, but they are new tools for filling in the gaps in knowledge of the contemporary past. Thus, they can lead to a dialogue which, according to Z. Bauman, is the best response to retrotopia.

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Elements of Cartography: Tracing Fifty Years of Academic Cartography

Cartographic Perspectives ◽

10.14714/cp51.392 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 4-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Judith A. Tyner

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Major Change ◽

Gis And Remote Sensing ◽

History Of Cartography ◽

Standard Text ◽

History Of ◽

Late Twentieth ◽

Post War ◽

Late Twentieth Century

When Arthur Robinson published the first edition of Elements of Cartography in 1953, it marked a major change in academic cartography. Erwin Raisz’s General Cartography, first published in 1938 and revised in 1948, had been the standard text. Robinson’s book represented the metamorphosis in cartography after WWII and set the standard for the second half of the twentieth century. A review of the book’s contents through its 6 editions reveals the prevalent thinking in cartography during a dynamic period in the history of cartography. Through it we can trace changes from hand-drawn maps to the rise of GIS and remote sensing. Although Elements is no longer the major textbook, its impact was enormous. This paper traces the history of late twentieth century cartography through the pages of Elements of Cartography. A content analysis of all six editions of Elements of Cartography was done to determine the emphasis on various aspects of cartography. An analysis of Erwin Raisz’s two editions of General Cartography was also included in order to note the changes in content and philosophy from pre-war to post-war cartography.

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Capitalist Development in the Twentieth Century: An Evolutionary-Keynesian Analysis. By John Cornwall and Wendy Cornwall. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp. 269. $59.95.

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050703542462 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 927-928

Author(s):

GEOFFREY M. HODGSON

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Capitalist Development ◽

Cambridge University

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Some Polish Composers of To-Day

Tempo ◽

10.1017/s0040298200053596 ◽

1948 ◽

pp. 25-28

Author(s):

Andrzej Panufnik

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Fertile Soil ◽

Early Twentieth Century ◽

Progressive Group ◽

Karol Szymanowski

It is ten years since KAROL SZYMANOWSKI died at fifty-four. He was the most prominent representative of the “radical progressive” group of early twentieth century composers, which we call “Young Poland.” In their manysided and pioneering efforts they prepared the fertile soil on which Poland's present day's music thrives.

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