Nabil Bachagha, Wang Xinyuan, Rosa Lasaponara

Mapping the Roman Water Supply System of the Wadi el Melah Valley in Gafsa, Tunisia, Using Remote Sensing

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Produktbeschreibung

In recent years, very high-resolution satellite remote-sensing tools have been progressively used in archaeological prospecting to acquire information and improve documentation. Satellite remote sensing has also benefited from technical improvements, including better spectral and spatial resolution of sensors, which have facilitated the detection and discovery of unknown archaeological areas. This paper focuses on investigations conducted using multi-spectral satellite remote-sensing data of the ancient canal systems of the Wadi el Melah Valley (WMV) in Southern Tunisia. The area used to be part of a huge military defense system along the desert border. This paper describes the use of GeoEye-1 and Ziyuan-3 satellite remote-sensing data to reveal ancient Roman canals, which were part of an advanced hydraulic system devised to capture runo water and cope with the lack of water in the area. In general, this research provides new information on some essential sections of the Roman walled defense system Limes (Fossatum) in the southern part of the empire, where we study previously undetected sites.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GlobeEdit
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 96g
• ISBN-13: 9786200615183
• ISBN-10: 6200615187
• Artikelnr.: 60655667

Autorenporträt

I'm Nabil Bachagha, from Tunisia. I'm a doctor of  remote sensing and GIS  in archaeology graduate from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese academy of science. My research interests include mainly Remote sensing, Climate change , Space archaeology , Analysis of Earth observations, Environmental Impact Assessment, Satellite Image.