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Remote Sensing in Archaeology: From Visual Data Interpretation to Digital Data Manipulation Read chapter Read first chapter

2012 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Remote Sensing Study of the Ancient Jabali Silver Mines (Yemen): From Past to Present

Authors : Jean-Paul Deroin, Florian Téreygeol, Jürgen Heckes

Published in: Satellite Remote Sensing

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Archaeological research into the ancient Jabali silver mines in northern Yemen is a multidisciplinary project linking archaeologists, historians, and geologists, supported by remote satellite-based sensing. Mining companies are considering the development of the Jabali deposit for zinc ore. Some of the facilities, including a large open pit, will have a destructive impact on the old pits. Multispectral (Landsat TM, Terra ASTER, ALOS-AVNIR-2, etc.) and very high spatial resolution images such as QuickBird have been widely used for the geological setting and detail mapping of the different archaeological sites. The remote sensing data also provides a solid basis when it comes to detecting current operational sites.

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Metadata
Title
Remote Sensing Study of the Ancient Jabali Silver Mines (Yemen): From Past to Present
Authors
Jean-Paul Deroin
Florian Téreygeol
Jürgen Heckes
Copyright Year
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Satellite Remote Sensing

Print ISBN: 978-90-481-8800-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-90-481-8801-7

Copyright Year: 2012

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8801-7_10

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