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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

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 […]
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