Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7443760 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2014 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper we focus on the use of GeoEye and Google Earth imagery to quantitatively assess looting in Ventarron (Lambayeque, Peru) that is one of most important archaeological sites in Southern America. Multitemporal satellite images acquired for the study area have been processed by using both autocorrelation statistics and unsupervised classification to highlight and extract looting patterns. The mapping of areas affected by looting offered the opportunity to investigate such areas not previously systematically documented. To this purpose Ground Penetrating Radar prospections were conducted in some looted sites.
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Authors
Rosa Lasaponara, Giovanni Leucci, Nicola Masini, Raffaele Persico,