Mapping the Roman Water Supply System of the Wadi el Melah Valley in Gafsa, Tunisia, Using Remote Sensing - Couverture souple

Bachagha, Nabil; Xinyuan, Wang; Lasaponara, Rosa

 
9786200615183: Mapping the Roman Water Supply System of the Wadi el Melah Valley in Gafsa, Tunisia, Using Remote Sensing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 6200615187 ISBN 13 : 9786200615183
Editeur : GlobeEdit, 2020

Synopsis

In recent years, very high-resolution satellite remote-sensing tools have been progressively used in archaeological prospecting to acquire information and improve documentation. Satellite remote sensing has also benefited from technical improvements, including better spectral and spatial resolution of sensors, which have facilitated the detection and discovery of unknown archaeological areas. This paper focuses on investigations conducted using multi-spectral satellite remote-sensing data of the ancient canal systems of the Wadi el Melah Valley (WMV) in Southern Tunisia. The area used to be part of a huge military defense system along the desert border. This paper describes the use of GeoEye-1 and Ziyuan-3 satellite remote-sensing data to reveal ancient Roman canals, which were part of an advanced hydraulic system devised to capture runo water and cope with the lack of water in the area. In general, this research provides new information on some essential sections of the Roman walled defense system Limes (Fossatum) in the southern part of the empire, where we study previously undetected sites.

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Éditeur
GlobeEdit
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
6200615187
ISBN 13 
9786200615183
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
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