31/08/2024
26/08/2024
From the hearth: Differentiating combustion surfaces from other hardened flat earthen fragments
26/08/2024
Hearths or plasters? A methodological proposal to interpret flat surface earthen remains from Mediterranean protohistoric secondary contexts
15/08/2024
Beyond grazing: A multi-isotope approach to investigate sheep feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC)
1/08/2024
GIAP Seminars 2024
Born in 2021, the GIAP Seminars are organised by our predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers as a reflection of their current research interests. We aim to provide glimpses of original and current research across the world, opening up new horizons in Landscape, Computational and Palaeoenvironmental Archaeology, and Bioarchaeology. Regardless of career stage or academic position, we […]
1/08/2024
UnderTheSands: investigating ancient irrigation landscapes in arid climates through remote sensing and deep learning methods
The study of ancient irrigation plays a pivotal role in the archaeological investigation of arid landscapes. It covers various topics, including irrigation’s role in empires or complex societies, agricultural intensification, communal irrigation practices, and water harvesting techniques. Moreover, each irrigation landscape is unique and requires a partiularly adapted set of methods. This paper outlines the […]
1/08/2024
S9: Between the Nile and the Brahmaputra: Computational methods to study ancient societies, landscapes and riverine systems straddling Asia and Africa
Abstract: The vast areas stretching from Egypt through Western Asia, Central Asia and South Asia are considered home to some of the earliest civilisations (Van De Mieroop 2016; Steadman and McMahon 2011; Magee 2014; Lyonnet and Dubova 2021, Possehl 1993). Notably, during the Middle and Late Bronze Age, there was extensive evidence of deep trade ties […]
1/08/2024
A comprehensive study of ancient irrigation landscapes in the arid climate through the application of remote sensing and machine learning methods
How complex societies shaped their environment and managed resources, particularly water in arid environments, can tell us about their development and decline. The main limitation of such studies is the creation of a uniform methodology, for instance, to detect irrigation features or study the landscape as a whole. As each area is different, it requires […]
1/08/2024
UnderTheSands: Ancient irrigation detection and analysis using advanced remote sensing methods
The paper presented the results of the application of remote sensing methods for the detection of palaeo-channels and irrigation canals and deep learning for the detection of underground systems (qanats).
1/08/2024
Workshop: Recent Advances in Water Management Studies in the Archaeology of Arid Landscapes
The workshop aims to bring together researchers specialising in archaeology and water management in arid landscapes. Water management plays a vital part in archaeological research related to the emergence of complex societies, ancient economies, population dynamics, and the role of agriculture in early empires. Irrigation is also among the earliest examples of large-scale human modification […]
