Showing papers by "David Kennedy published in 2009"
TL;DR: The authors have provided some of Antiquity's most stunning frontispieces since we introduced them in 2006 as mentioned in this paper, and we asked them to show how aerial archaeology has developed in Jordan over some 90 years, tell us about the techniques and approaches used and its potential here and in other desert and mountainous lands.
Abstract: The authors have provided some of Antiquity's most stunning frontispieces since we introduced them in 2006. We asked them to show how aerial archaeology has developed in Jordan over some 90 years, tell us about the techniques and approaches used and its potential here and in other desert and mountainous lands.
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TL;DR: A significant grant from the Packard Humanities Institute has allowed the development of a long-standing project of Aerial Archaeology in Jordan as discussed by the authors, where the number of flying hours, sites recorded and associated ground-work time trebled.
Abstract: A significant grant from the Packard Humanities Institute has allowed the development of a long-standing project of Aerial Archaeology in Jordan. In 2008 the number of flying hours, sites recorded and associated ground-work time trebled. Hundreds of sites, not previously recorded, have been added to the database. A web-based archive of the entire collection of aerial photos taken since 1997 is now under construction.
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TL;DR: The Jarash Hinterland survey as mentioned in this paper was initiated to explore and record in an area of 10 sq km around Jarash, and the first small season in 2005 has now been followed by a larger one in 2008 and there are plans for a third in 2010.
Abstract: The ruins of ancient Gerasa are a stunning evocation of the splendour of the Graeco-Roman world. Yet only half the area within the ancient walls of the city is actively preserved as an Archaeological Park and very little of the extra-mural remains has been recorded much less explored. The latter is now under intense threat as the modern town grows rapidly all around the area beyond the walls and often over the roads, cemeteries, workshops and suburban settlement. It is not just archaeological evidence being lost; a rare opportunity to view the life of an ancient city in the context of its immediate hinterland is disappearing. The Jarash Hinterland Survey was initiated to explore and record in an area of 10 sq km around Jarash. The first small season in 2005 has now been followed by a larger one in 2008 and there are plans for a third in 2010.
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