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Books Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology Edited by Deodato Tapete Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Geosciences www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences MDPI Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology Books Special Issue Editor Deodato Tapete MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade MDPI Special Issue Editor Deodato Tapete Italian Space Agency (ASI) Italy Editorial Office MDPI AG St. Alban-Anlage 66 Basel, Switzerland This edition is a reprint of the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) from 2017–2018 (available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/archaeology). For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: Books Lastname, F.M.; Lastname, F.M. Article title. Journal Name Year, Article number, page range. 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MDPI Table of Contents About the Special Issue Editor ..................................................................................................................... vii Preface to “Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology” ........................................................... ix Deodato Tapete Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology Reprinted from: Geosciences 2018, 8(2), 41; doi: 10.3390/geosciences8020041 ....................................... 1 Michael Danti, Scott Branting and Susan Penacho The American Schools of Oriental Research Cultural Heritage Initiatives: Monitoring Cultural Heritage in Syria and Northern Iraq by Geospatial Imagery Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 95; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040095 ....................................... 11 Louise Rayne, Jennie Bradbury, David Mattingly, Graham Philip, Robert Bewley and Andrew Wilson From Above and on the Ground: Geospatial Methods for Recording Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 100; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040100 ..................................... 32 Julia M. Chyla How Can Remote Sensing Help in Detecting the Threats to Archaeological Sites in Upper Egypt? Books Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 97; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040097 ....................................... 63 Sarah Parcak, Gregory Mumford and Chase Childs Using Open Access Satellite Data Alongside Ground Based Remote Sensing: An Assessment, with Case Studies from Egypt’s Delta Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 94; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040094 ....................................... 75 Athos Agapiou, Vasiliki Lysandrou and Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis Optical Remote Sensing Potentials for Looting Detection Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 98; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040098 ....................................... 99 Eva Savina Malinverni, Roberto Pierdicca, Carlo Alberto Bozzi, Francesca Colosi and Roberto Orazi Analysis and Processing of Nadir and Stereo VHR Pleiadés Images for 3D Mapping and Planning the Land of Nineveh, Iraqi Kurdistan Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 80; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030080 ....................................... 116 Geert J. Verhoeven Are We There Yet? A Review and Assessment of Archaeological Passive Airborne Optical Imaging Approaches in the Light of Landscape Archaeology Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 86; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030086 ....................................... 134 iii MDPI Martin Gade, Jörn Kohlus and Cornelia Kost SAR Imaging of Archaeological Sites on Intertidal Flats in the German Wadden Sea Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 105; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040105 ..................................... 167 Susanne Rutishauser, Stefan Erasmi, Ralph Rosenbauer and Ralf Buchbach SARchaeology—Detecting Palaeochannels Based on High Resolution Radar Data and Their Impact of Changes in the Settlement Pattern in Cilicia (Turkey) Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 109; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040109 ..................................... 181 Douglas C. Comer, Bruce D. Chapman and Jacob A. Comer Detecting Landscape Disturbance at the Nasca Lines Using SAR Data Collected from Airborne and Satellite Platforms Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 106; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040106 ..................................... 201 Till F. Sonnemann, Douglas C. Comer, Jesse L. Patsolic, William P. Megarry, Eduardo Herrera Malatesta and Corinne L. Hofman Semi-Automatic Detection of Indigenous Settlement Features on Hispaniola through Remote Sensing Data Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 127; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040127 ..................................... 220 Arianna Traviglia and Andrea Torsello Landscape Pattern Detection in Archaeological Remote Sensing Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 128; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040128 ..................................... 235 Lev Eppelbaum Books Quantitative Examination of Piezoelectric/Seismoelectric Anomalies from Near-Surface Targets Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 90; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030090 ....................................... 251 Ekhine Garcia-Garcia, James Andrews, Eneko Iriarte, Roger Sala, Arantza Aranburu, Julian Hill and Juantxo Agirre-Mauleon Geoarchaeological Core Prospection as a Tool to Validate Archaeological Interpretation Based on Geophysical Data at the Roman Settlement of Auritz/Burguete and Aurizberri/Espinal (Navarre) Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 104; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040104 ..................................... 263 Roman Křivánek Comparison Study to the Use of Geophysical Methods at Archaeological Sites Observed by Various Remote Sensing Techniques in the Czech Republic Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 81; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030081 ....................................... 282 Athos Agapiou, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Apostolos Sarris, Nikos Papadopoulos and Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis Fusion of Satellite Multispectral Images Based on Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) Data for the Investigation of Buried Concealed Archaeological Remains Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(2), 40; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7020040 ....................................... 296 Tuna Kalayci, François-Xavier Simon and Apostolos Sarris A Manifold Approach for the Investigation of Early and Middle Neolithic Settlements in Thessaly, Greece Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 79; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030079 ......................................... 315 iv MDPI Juan Corso, Josep Roca and Felipe Buill Geometric Analysis on Stone Façades with Terrestrial Laser Scanner Technology Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 103; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040103 ..................................... 339 Gabriele Guidi, Sara Gonizzi Barsanti, Laura Loredana Micoli and Umair Shafqat Malik Accurate Reconstruction of the Roman Circus in Milan by Georeferencing Heterogeneous Data Sources with GIS Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(3), 91; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7030091 ....................................... 351 Florent Poux, Romain Neuville, Line Van Wersch, Gilles-Antoine Nys and Roland Billen 3D Point Clouds in Archaeology: Advances in Acquisition, Processing and Knowledge Integration Applied to Quasi-Planar Objects Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 96; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040096 ....................................... 369 Pierre Drap, Odile Papini, Elisa Pruno, Micchele Nucciotti and Guido Vannini Ontology-Based Photogrammetry Survey for Medieval Archaeology: Toward a 3D Geographic Information System (GIS) Reprinted from: Geosciences 2017, 7(4), 93; doi: 10.3390/geosciences7040093 ....................................... 401 Books v MDPI Books MDPI About the Special Issue Editor Deodato Tapete is a Researcher in Earth Observation in the Scientific Research Division of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). With more than 10 years of research experience in Earth Sciences and Remote Sensing applied to the study and conservation of cultural heritage, Dr Tapete is specialized in Synthetic Aperture Radar imaging and interferometry for deformation monitoring, hazard assessment and archaeological prospection. His publications in top-ranked journals (e.g., Remote Sensing of Environment and Journal of Archaeological Science) are highly cited across the community. He has led projects focused on advanced technologies to study renowned UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the historic centers of Rome, Florence and Naples in Italy, Valletta in Malta, the Complex of Koguryo Tombs in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa and the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Peru. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Books vii MDPI Books MDPI Preface to “Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology” The use of remote sensing techniques, by means of either ground-based instrumentations or airborne or space-borne sensors, for archaeological studies, namely, archaeological remote sensing, already