Archaeological research is increasingly embedding individual sites in archaeological
contexts and aims at reconstructing entire historical landscapes. In doing so, it benefits from …

This chapter will focus on state-of-the-art applications of remote sensing and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) for the archaeological investigation of the mountain environment. It will …

The complementary use of various archaeological prospection data sets offers a series of
new possibilities for the investigation of prehistoric settlements. In addition to the separate …

In this paper, we present the web-based, open source software OpenAtlas, which uses the
International Council of Museums' Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC CRM), and its …

As lidar becomes a regular part of surveying, ground-based platforms (handheld, mobile,
and terrestrial lidar) and airborne platforms (piloted aircraft) are being joined by unpiloted …

Rivers have always been a magnet for human settlement, providing resources, such as
water, food, and energy, and communication and travel routes. Climate-and human-made …

Big Data has become an increasingly cited buzzword in archaeological research over the
past decade. Archaeology is a discipline than spans both the sciences and the …

Lidar has become an essential tool for the mapping and interpretation of natural and
archaeological features within the landscape. It is also increasingly integrated and …

Human activities associated with agriculture and settlement have been a relief-shaping
element in landscape history for thousands of years. Different stages of these processes can …

Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and digital terrain models (DTM) revolutionized
archeological prospection in the last two decades. Using the new technique, comprehensive …