TESTING THE REGIONAL RELIABILITY OF SATELLITE-BASED CHANGE DETECTION METHODOLOGY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA: A MODEL OF DYNAMIC MONITORING

Title:	TESTING THE REGIONAL RELIABILITY OF SATELLITE-BASED CHANGE DETECTION METHODOLOGY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA: A MODEL OF DYNAMIC MONITORING
Author:	MAGEE, KEVIN S.
Description:	Building off the extensive survey database of the Upper Basin Archaeological Research Project, this thesis details the theory behind satellite remote sensing applications in archaeology, explains current standards in change detection methodology, and explores both indirect and direct change-predicting model building. By using a widely employed NDVI-based forest disturbance analysis to examine forest land coverage and incidents of illegal wood harvesting, areas of predicted forestry alteration are used as proxies to indirectly identify locations where archaeological phenomena are more likely to be threatened. A direct predictive methodology is also used to identify the spectral signature of known archaeological disturbance using excavated areas as training data and to probabilistically match that signature to other areas, thereby ascertaining areas of direct archaeological change. By combining both models it is possible to determine not only the environmental impact of contemporary human activity, but also what those effects are upon the heritage sites therein.
Permanent Link:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1189535419 http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/9981
Date:	2007

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