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Air Photo Interpretation for Archaeologists
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #370322 in Books
- Published on: 2000-07-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
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From the Back Cover
Both the techniques and the scope of air-photography made great advances during the twentieth century. As a result, a mass of material is available to the archaeologist and the local historian. First published in 1982, this was the first comprehensive textbook to explain in detail how to identify archaeological and historical sites from the air. Unavailable for more than ten years, this new edition will be widely welcomed - not least for the addition of a section of colour photographs.
Accurate interpretation requires an understanding of the whole landscape. Archaeological sites are not always easily distinguished from geological features or from those produced by agriculture or by industrial, modern military or sporting activities. A wide selection of both archaeological and non-archaeological material is therefore illustrated in the book's 150 air-photographs. Close attention is paid to the nature of the physical remains in the ground and to the processes whereby they can appear on air-photographs. This requires an understanding of these processes - from the turning of the soil to the printing of the photograph. Throughout, the perils of misidentification receive as much consideration as the principles of correct interpretation.
The types of site covered in the book are those of the British Isles but the techniques are applicable throughout continental Europe and beyond.
About the Author
David Wilson was, until recently, Curator in Aerial Photography at the University of Cambridge.
Customer Reviews
Ideal book for anyone interested in archaeology.
This book is a very good introduction to air photographs for both students and anyone interested in archaeology. It has a very good section on the history of air photos, and how to interpret them. The best section is the one on false and modern sites, and how not to interpret a WWII site as a medieval one!
