The spatial distribution of Palaeolithic human settlements and its influence on palaeoecological studies: a case from Northern Iberia

Turrero, Pablo; Domínguez-Cuesta, María José; Jiménez-Sánchez, Montserrat; García‐Vázquez, Eva

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.06.003

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“…Lin et al, 2011). Geomorphometry has been used on radar and lidar data to identify such patterns (Kvamme, 1999) or to describe particular areas (Turrero et al, 2013). Similarly to what happens in marine geomorphometry, its use is often not being recognized as geomorphometry or terrain analysis.…”

Section: Underwater Archaeologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

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Dolan

Micallef

et al. 2016

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Geomorphometry, the science of quantitative terrain characterization, has traditionally focused on the investigation of terrestrial landscapes. However, the dramatic increase in the availability of digital bathymetric data and the increasing ease by which geomorphometry can be investigated using geographic information systems (GISs) and spatial analysis software has prompted interest in employing geomorphometric techniques to investigate the marine environment. Over the last decade or so, a multitude of geomorphometric techniques (e.g. terrain attributes, feature extraction, automated classification) have been applied to characterize seabed terrain from the coastal zone to the deep sea. Geomorphometric techniques are, however, not as varied, nor as extensively applied, in marine as they are in terrestrial environments. This is at least partly due to difficulties associated with capturing, classifying, and validating terrain characteristics underwater. There is, nevertheless, much common ground between terrestrial and marine geomorphometry applications and it is important that, in developing marine geomorphometry, we learn from experiences in terrestrial studies. However, not all terrestrial solutions can be adopted by marine geomorphometric studies since the dynamic, fourdimensional (4-D) nature of the marine environment causes its own issues throughout the geomorphometry workflow. For instance, issues with underwater positioning, variations in sound velocity in the water column affecting acousticbased mapping, and our inability to directly observe and measure depth and morphological features on the seafloor are all issues specific to the application of geomorphometry in the marine environment. Such issues fuel the need for a dedicated scientific effort in marine geomorphometry.This review aims to highlight the relatively recent growth of marine geomorphometry as a distinct discipline, and offers the first comprehensive overview of marine geomorphometry to date. We address all the five main steps of geomorphometry, from data collection to the application of terrain attributes and features. We focus on how these steps are relevant to marine geomorphometry and also highlight differences and similarities from terrestrial geomorphometry. We conclude with recommendations and reflections on the future of marine geomorphometry. To ensure that geomorphometry is used and developed to its full potential, there is a need to increase awareness of (1) marine geomorphometry amongst scientists already engaged in terrestrial geomorphometry, and of (2) geomorphometry as a science amongst marine scientists with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

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Section: Underwater Archaeologymentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

Lecours

Dolan

Micallef

et al. 2016

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

183

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“…By using aerial or non-aerial perspectives, many methods can be implemented in archaeological studies. Satellite-and other aerial-based digital elevation data sets offer archaeologists very valuable information platforms for analysis of archaeological areas [3][4][5][6]. These data sets give researchers opportunities to model terrain surfaces with greater accuracy than well-known surveying methods.…”

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Topographical Analyses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Very High-Resolution Digital Surface Models for Archaeological Sites

Susam

2019

Teh. vjesn.

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can provide very useful image data sets for exploring structures at archaeological sites. The digital surface model (DSM) is a type of data set that can be derived from UAV images by using photogrammetric materials and methods. The aim of this research is firstly to obtain a very high-resolution DSM and secondly, to perform geographic information system (GIS)-based topographical analyses of the archaeological site at Sebastopolis. The ancient city of Sebastopolis is in the Sulusaray district of the Tokat province in Turkey's Black Sea region; the site belongs to the Hellenistic/Roman period. This study shows that the multirotor type of UAV is particularly useful for applications that require flying at very low altitude above archaeological sites and that DSMs that can be derived in this way are very effective for analysing the topographical structure of archaeological sites in detail.

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“…The spatial distribution characteristics for building an archaeological prediction model could provide references, but most of them put more emphasis on the geographical or environmental aspects (slope, aspect, distance to water, elevation, etc.) in the location analysis under environmental determinism, and some spatial relations of archaeological sites are successfully discovered [13][14][15][16]. Other intrinsic factors, such as political, economic, or military considerations, also contribute to the location decision, but they are difficult to quantify [17][18][19][20][21].…”

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GIS-Based Visibility Network and Defensibility Model to Reconstruct Defensive System of the Han Dynasty in Central Xinjiang, China

Zhu

Nie

Gao

et al. 2017

IJGI

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Abstract:The Silk Road opened during the Han Dynasty, and is significant in global cultural communication. Along this route in the central part of Xinjiang, the archaeological sites with defensive characteristics once provided a safeguard for this area. Reconstructing the defensive system is an important way to explore the ancient culture's propagation and the organizational structure of these sites. In this research, the compound visibility network with complex network analysis (CNA) and the least-cost paths based on the defensibility models from linear and logistic regression methods constitute the principle defensive structure. As possible transportation corridors, these paths are considered to be mostly fitted to each other in general, and are different from normal slope-based paths. The sites Kuhne Shahr and Agra play important roles for information control according to the CNA measures, while the sites Kuhne Shahr and Kuyux Shahr are considered to be crucial cities due to their positions and structural shapes. Some other sites, including Uzgen Bulak, Shah Kalandar, Chuck Castle, Caladar, and Qiuci, as well as some beacons, have important effects on defending the transportation corridors. This method is proven efficient for the study of the historical role of archaeological sites with defensive characteristics.

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The spatial distribution of Palaeolithic human settlements and its influence on palaeoecological studies: a case from Northern Iberia

Cited by 25 publications

References 31 publications

A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

Topographical Analyses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Very High-Resolution Digital Surface Models for Archaeological Sites

GIS-Based Visibility Network and Defensibility Model to Reconstruct Defensive System of the Han Dynasty in Central Xinjiang, China

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