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CORONA satellite photography: an archaeological application from the Middle East

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

G. Philip ,
D. Donoghue ,
A. Beck  and
N. Galiatsatos
G. Philip
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England.
D. Donoghue
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England.
A. Beck
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England.
N. Galiatsatos
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England.
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Extract

The declassification of CORONA high-resolution space photography has made a valuable new resource available for the study of ancient landscapes. Using a recent case-study from Syria, examples are given of various ways in which CORONA imagery can significantly enhance regional survey work.

Keywords

Satellite imagery: CORONAarchaeological surveySyrialandscapes
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Antiquity , Volume 76 , Issue 291 , March 2002 , pp. 109 - 118
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2002

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