Eyes of the machine: AI-assisted satellite archaeological survey in the Andes

J Zimmer-Dauphinee, P VanValkenburgh, SA Wernke - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
Archaeological surveys conducted through the inspection of high-resolution satellite
imagery promise to transform how archaeologists conduct large-scale regional and supra …

Assessing the quality of citizen science in archaeological remote sensing: results from the Heritage Quest project in the Netherlands

Q Bourgeois, E Kaptijn, W Verschoof-van der Vaart… - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
Volunteers are a key part of the archaeological labour force and, with the growth of digital
datasets, these citizen scientists represent a vast pool of interpretive potential; yet, concerns …

[HTML][HTML] Andean Landscape Legacies: Comprehensive Remote Sensing Mapping and GIS Analysis of Long-Term Settlement and Land Use for Sustainable Futures …

M Lazzari, I Oltean, A Oyaneder Rodríguez… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Andes region has an exceptional record of high-altitude settlements integrated within
widespread regional chains of mobility and exchange. The Sierra de Aconquija (NW …

[HTML][HTML] Semantic Segmentation and Classification of Active and Abandoned Agricultural Fields through Deep Learning in the Southern Peruvian Andes

J Zimmer-Dauphinee, SA Wernke - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The monumental scale agricultural infrastructure systems built by Andean peoples during
pre-Hispanic times have enabled intensive agriculture in the high-relief, arid/semi-arid …

Late pre-Hispanic fog oasis settlements and long-term human occupation on the Peruvian central coast from satellite imagery

G Marcone, G Huertas, J Zimmer-Dauphinee… - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
Fog oases (lomas) present pockets of verdant vegetation within the arid coastal desert of
Andean South America and archaeological excavation within some of the oases has …

Managing pastoral landscapes: remote survey of herding infrastructure in Huancavelica, Peru

B Whitlock, P Van Valkenburgh, SA Wernke - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
Recent archaeological research in the Andes suggests that Indigenous herders carefully
managed their environments through the modification of local hydrology and vegetation …

A new view of hillforts in the Andes: expanding coverage with systematic imagery survey

E Arkush, LE Kohut, R Housse, RD Smith, SA Wernke - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
In the Andean highlands, hilltop fortifications known as pukaras are common. Dating
predominantly to the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000–1450), pukaras are important to …

Augmenting field data with archaeological imagery survey: mapping hilltop fortifications on the north coast of Peru

GS Morrow, P VanValkenburgh, C Wai, SA Wernke - Antiquity, 2024 - cambridge.org
The north coast of Peru is among the most extensively surveyed regions in the world, yet
variation in research questions, sampling strategies and chronological and geospatial …