Drones over excavations – Enhancing the archaeologist’s eyes. An empirical case study into the deployment of UAS remote sensing as a research tool for archaeological excavation, in Veldhoven, the Netherlands

IF 1.5 2区历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI:10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105043

Jitte Waagen , Anne van Hilst

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In the context of archaeological excavation, drone remote sensing has predominantly been used to collect photographs. This paper demonstrates the potential drone remote sensing beyond visible-light imaging over an excavation of Iron Age and Roman period habitation in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. The result of two recording moments using visible-light, visible-light-near-infrared, and thermal infrared sensors, are archaeologically interpreted, validated, and correlated to the outcomes of a sedimentological analysis of collected sediment samples. This eventually lays bare the interaction between remote sensing visualised data models, expert analysis, reflection attributes of different sediment properties, and archaeological formation processes. The end result is a useful and empirically researched characterization of the causal mechanism that provides a firm base for a model to interpret future drone remote sensing results in excavation contexts.

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports ARCHAEOLOGY-

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3.10

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12.50%

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405

期刊介绍： Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at archaeologists and scientists engaged with the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of the application of scientific methods to archaeological problems and debates. It will provide a forum for reviews and scientific debate of issues in scientific archaeology and their impact in the wider subject. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports will publish papers of excellent archaeological science, with regional or wider interest. This will include case studies, reviews and short papers where an established scientific technique sheds light on archaeological questions and debates.