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A Prospection‐Led Archaeological Investigation of a Picenian and Roman Necropolis in Corinaldo (Marche, Italy)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an integrated archaeological and geophysical investigation conducted between 2018 and 2024 at the newly discovered Picenian and Roman necropolis of Contrada Nevola (Corinaldo, Marche, Central Italy), identified in the framework of development‐led archaeology. The research strategy combined aerial photography,
Federica Boschi
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Challenges and Opportunities in Multi‐Method Integrated Geophysical Prospection of Buried Building Remains at the Sanctuary of Olympia

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler, Dennis Wilken, Peter Fischer, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Birgitta Eder, Hans‐Joachim Gehrke, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Franziska Lang, Oliver Pilz, Andreas Vött   +10 more
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Sustainability in community archaeology

AP, 2017
This paper considers the rise of community archaeology in England and Wales, its relationships with other branches of archaeology, and its longterm sustainability.
Paul Belford
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Remote Roca: Integrating Data From Archaeological Survey, Remote Sensing and Geophysics in the Hinterland at the Long‐Lasting Mediterranean Site of Rocavecchia (Apulia, Italy)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino, Francesco Iacono, Giovanna Agostini, Davide Susini   +3 more
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Poseidon's Sanctuary at Samikon—The Discovery of an Ancient Temple Through an Integrated Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Survey Approach for Lagoonal and Swampy Environments

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Below the classical fortress of Samikon at the coast of the western Peloponnese, ancient writer Strabo mentioned a sanctuary of Poseidon which served as the centre of the religious association of the Triphylian cities. In this paper, we describe the discovery and investigation of a building structure by means of geophysical and ...
Dennis Wilken, Birgitta Eder, Sarah Bäumler, Elena Appel, Peter Fischer, Tina Georg, Federica Iannone, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Andreas Vött   +10 more
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Is archaeology useful? An archaeological dialogue [PDF]

Archaeological Dialogues, 2009
For a third time, Archaeological dialogues has organized a face-to-face dialogue at an international conference around a current and provocative question. At the annual meeting for the Society of American Archaeologists in Atlanta, USA, in April 2009, Archaeological dialogues invited a panel of leading scholars to participate in a discussion forum ...
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Leveraging Big Multitemporal Multisource Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Complex and Invisible Features: The Case of Extensive Irrigation Mapping

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The detection of buried or obscured archaeological features remains a central challenge in landscape archaeology, particularly in the irrigated floodplains of Mesopotamia where levees and canals formed the basis of complex agrarian systems. This study presents a deep learning–based approach for the large‐scale, automated detection of ancient ...
Nazarij Buławka, Hector A. Orengo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz, Iban Berganzo‐Besga, Ekta Gupta   +4 more
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Optimizing Strategies for Non‐Invasive Prospection of Settlements in the Intertidal Zone: A Case Study From the Centre of the Drowned Medieval Village of Tolsende (Scheldt Estuary, the Netherlands)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Medieval and early modern drowned villages in the intertidal zone of the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands) constitute intriguing yet largely understudied components of north‐western Europe's underwater cultural heritage. Despite their high archaeological potential as time capsules of past settlement landscapes, research has remained limited ...
Jan Trachet, Sarah Bäumler, Stefan Krojer, Jeroen Verhegge, Wim De Clercq, Philippe De Smedt, Wouter H. Maes, Bente S. Majchczack, Immo Trinks, Dennis Wilken   +9 more
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Scanning Parametric Sediment Echosounder as Tool for Underwater Archaeological Prospection

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater cultural heritage 3D prospection techniques, especially for remains that are partly buried in the ground, are only very rarely available and often can only be applied with considerable technical effort. To overcome this limitation, we evaluate a methodological adaption of widely used and available single channel parametric sediment ...
Dennis Wilken, Philipp Held, Jacob Geersen, Marcel Bradtmöller, Peter Feldens, Jens Schneider v. Deimling   +5 more
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Archaeology of Us and the Local Identity. An Interdisciplinary Context

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Archaeologica, 2019
In this paper, the Author presents the semantic and methodological scope and characteristics of a new field the archaeology of the contemporary past.
Olgierd Ławrynowicz
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