Hiding in Plain Sight: The Discovery of a New Monumental Structure at Petra, Jordan, Using WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery

This article describes the discovery and mapping of a large, previously unknown monumental structure at Petra, Jordan, using Google Earth, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2, and drones. Petra represents one of the most well-known and surveyed archaeological parks in the world; yet significant structures w...

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Authors: Parcak, Sarah H. (Author) ; Tuttle, Christopher A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 2016
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2016, Issue: 375, Pages: 35-51
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Cultural landscapes
B DRONE aircraft
B Survey
B REMOTE-sensing images
B Petra
B Worldview
B monumental platform
B ARCHAEOLOGICAL parks
B Jordan
B Remote sensing
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