New Geospatial Technologies Leading to New Strategies: The Case of Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey

Branting, Scott

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“…Recent digital approaches to mapping microtopography have included ground-based data collection with total stations of various type, Geographic Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS), while Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS), also known widely as lidar, have also become well known [1][2][3][4]. The 'point clouds' of data collected by such methods are typically processed into digital surface models over which virtual light casts shadows, thereby highlighting, as it were, low-relief features; yet other 'scientific…”

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Mapping site-level microtopography with Real- Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK GNSS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry (UAVP)

Roosevelt

2014

Open Archaeology

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Microtopographic mapping has a long history in archaeology and has gained prominence recently owing to the proliferation of digital technologies. With such proliferation, it becomes necessary to compare and contrast different approaches based on a common set of criteria. This article compares the implementation and efficiency of two methods of mapping microtopography -ground-based Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System (RTK GNSS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry (UAVP) survey -assessing the pros and cons of each, including those related to data quality. 'Off-the-shelf' solutions for methods were used to create the comparative dataset of microtopographic maps of six Middle and Late Bronze Age sites over the course of four seasons between 2007 and 2013 in the study area of the Central Lydia Archaeological Survey in western Turkey. Comparison of results demonstrate that the methods are similar with respect to ease of implementation, cost efficiency, and the (in)significance of data defects, while, unsurprisingly, UAVP survey can be greater than one order of magnitude more labor efficient than RTK GNSS survey and over two orders of magnitude more detailed as measured by data density. The accuracy of both methods is high, within typical error budgets for site-level mapping, and comparable to other recent digital mapping approaches. Accordingly, the results suggest that, given site suitability, UAVP is the more labor and cost-efficient method in the long run, with significant data quality benefits.

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Mapping site-level microtopography with Real- Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK GNSS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry (UAVP)

Roosevelt

2014

Open Archaeology

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“…Located in the central region of the modern‐day Republic of Turkey (Figure ), in the province of Yozgat, the remains of the city sit on a granitic ridge on the northern edge of the Cappadocian plain, at approximately 1,240–1,450 m in altitude. Although the city is elevated, offering some protection, it is also surrounded by a 7‐km‐long stone wall, replete with seven gates to control the flow of traffic and to defend the city (Branting ) (Figure ). Within the city wall, the entire 271 ha of space were organized for an urban population to live and thrive.…”

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“…Despite all of the planning, after approximately seventy years, the city was destroyed in a cataclysmic fire and permanently abandoned (Branting ; Summers and Summers ). The fact that it was never substantially rebuilt is fascinating since it is atypical in the region.…”

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“…However, the site has been extensively mapped using a variety of remote sensing techniques (Branting ; Langis‐Barsetti ; Summers and Summers ) through which data are gathered either remotely (using aerial photography or satellite images) or with little physical contact with the object of research. At Kerkenes, archaeologists have created detailed maps of the city using a combination of aerial photography, differential GPS, magnetometry survey, and resistivity survey (Branting ; Langis‐Barsetti ). These maps include urban blocks with residential architecture and compounds, city streets, public buildings, reservoirs, and water channels (Figure ).…”

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“…It must have played a significant role in the daily life of those who lived in this part of the city. Branting (, 142) argues that this reservoir was actively and regularly used by the inhabitants because it was a high‐traffic area, based on his analysis of pedestrian traffic through the city. Imaging completed when the reservoir was completely dry revealed stone walls and lining present along the banks (Summers, Summers, and Stronach , 11).…”

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Production requires water: Material remains of the hydrosocial cycle in an ancient Anatolian city

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Marston

2019

Economic Anthropology

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Kerkenes is the largest pre‐Hellenistic city in Turkey. It covers 2.5 square kilometers and is enclosed by a 7‐km‐long stone wall. This Iron Age, Phrygian city was well planned, only inhabited for forty to sixty years, and then purposefully destroyed and abandoned. Not only were the city wall and architecture planned but interconnected water management features for the city were also part of how the city was conceived. While some might view the management of water in the city as an indication that the social elite wanted to control the water, the available evidence does not support this idea. Drawing on Linton and Budds's hydrosocial cycle, this article uses water as a lens to examine hydrosocial relations at Kerkenes, specifically instances where water is part of the dialectical and relational process in the production of food, crafts, health, and politics. This article argues that using water as a lens can help archaeologists find traces of sociocultural, economic, and political relationships and may not only reveal insights into water negotiations in the past but also inform contemporary water concerns.

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Rethinking the Landscape: Emerging Approaches to Archaeological Remote Sensing

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Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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An emerging arena of archaeological research is beginning to deploy remote sensing technologies—including aerial and satellite imagery, digital topographic data, and drone-acquired and terrestrial geophysical data—not only in support of conventional fieldwork but also as an independent means of exploring the archaeological landscape. This article provides a critical review of recent research that relies on an ever-growing arsenal of imagery and instruments to undertake innovative investigations: mapping regional-scale settlement histories, documenting ancient land use practices, revealing the complexity of settled spaces, building nuanced pictures of environmental contexts, and monitoring at-risk cultural heritage. At the same time, the disruptive nature of these technologies is generating complex new challenges and controversies surrounding data access and preservation, approaches to a deluge of information, and issues of ethical remote sensing. As we navigate these challenges, remote sensing technologies nonetheless offer revolutionary ways of interrogating the archaeological record and transformative insights into the human past. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Anthropology, Volume 50 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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New Geospatial Technologies Leading to New Strategies: The Case of Kerkenes Dağ, Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

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Mapping site-level microtopography with Real- Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK GNSS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry (UAVP)

Mapping site-level microtopography with Real- Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite Systems (RTK GNSS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry (UAVP)

Production requires water: Material remains of the hydrosocial cycle in an ancient Anatolian city

Rethinking the Landscape: Emerging Approaches to Archaeological Remote Sensing

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