Durham University - Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa
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Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa
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Gain a deeper understanding of how satellite imagery can be used to identify and protect archaeological sites.
Duration | 6 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa at FutureLearn Highlights
Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa
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- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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- The Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project uses satellite imagery and remote sensing to identify and monitor threats to heritage sites across the MENA region.
- On this six-week advanced course from Durham University, you will deepen your understanding of remote sensing technology and its uses for the protection of cultural heritage. Focusing on the Middle East and North Africa, you will be trained to visualise and analyse remote sensing imagery.
- Accessing satellite imagery is the first step in exploring archaeological sites and landscapes.
- In the first week of the course, you will gain a comprehensive overview of satellite imagery, learning how it can be used to gather data about features on the earth surface.
- Satellite remote sensing often uses multispectral imaging. In Week 3, you will learn how to carry out simple analyses on multispectral images, and what the value of this data is for analysing archaeology.
- You will also examine satellite radar data, and learn about the digital elevation models that can be generated from it.
- In the final two weeks of the course, you will develop a toolkit for processing data sourced through satellite remote sensing. You will discuss the most effective ways of mapping, georeferencing, and digitising historic maps and imagery, so that data is presented clearly and accurately.
- You will finish the course with an in-depth knowledge of the uses of satellite remote sensing for cultural heritage protection, and the technical skills you need to conduct your own archaeological analysis.
Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa at FutureLearn Curriculum
Advanced Archaeological Remote Sensing: Site Prospection, Landscape Archaeology and Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa
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Remote sensing and archaeology
Introduction
Understanding remote sensing
Applications of remote sensing
Making the most of remote sensing data
Introduction to satellite imagery
How does satellite imagery work?
Downloading our first satellite imagery
Displaying our first satellite imagery
Multispectral satellite imagery
Seeing beyond visible light
Multispectral imagery and archaeology
Working with multispectral imagery
Multispectral imagery indices
Radar, elevation data and topographical analysis
Radar and remote sensing
Mapping the Earth's topography
Working with elevation data
Historical imagery and maps
Why historical data?
Working with Corona spy photography
Working with historical maps
Putting it all together!
Lake Hamrin: an example workflow
Making maps and citing sources
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