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REMOTE SENSING A Bibliography of Cultural Resource Studies Supplement No. 0 REMOTE SENSING Aerial Anthropological Perspectives: A Bibliography of Remote Sensing in Cultural Resource Studies Thomas R. Lyons Robert K. Hitchcock Wirth H. Wills Supplement No. 3 to Remote Sensing: A Handbook for Archeologists and Cultural Resource Managers Series Editor: Thomas R. Lyons Cultural Resources Management National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 1980 Acknowledgments This bibliography on remote sensing in cultural Numerous individuals have aided us. We es­ resource studies has been compiled over a period pecially wish to acknowledge the aid of Rosemary of about five years of research at the Remote Sen­ Ames, Marita Brooks, Galen Brown, Dwight Dra- sing Division, Southwest Cultural Resources Cen­ ger, James Ebert, George Gumerman, James ter, National Park Service. We have been aided Judge, Stephanie Klausner, Robert Lister, Joan by numerous government agencies in the course Mathien, Stanley Morain and Gretchen Obenauf. of this work, including the Department of the In­ Douglas Scovill, Chief Anthropologist of the Na­ terior, National Park Service, the U.S. Geological tional Park Service has also encouraged and sup­ Survey EROS Program, and the National Aero­ ported us in the pursuit of new research directions. nautics and Space Administration (NASA). Fi­ Christina Allen aided immeasurably in the com­ nancial support has been provided by these pilation of this bibliography, not only in procuring agencies as well as by the National Geographic references (especially those dealing with under­ Society (Grant No. 1177). The Department of An­ water remote sensing), but also in proofreading the thropology, University of New Mexico, and the entire manuscript. To all of these people, and many administration of the University of New Mexico others not specifically singled out here, we wish have been very helpful to us in our work. to extend our thanks. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Remote sensing supplement. Supplements to Remote sensing: a handbook for archeologists and cultural resource managers by T.R. Lyons and T.E. Avery. 1. Aerial photography in archeology Collected works. 2. Photography in archeology—Collected works. I. Lyons, Thomas R. Remote sensing. CC76.4.L96 Suppl 3 930.1'028 80-81 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 2 Preface The overall field of Remote Sensing is growing mailing list N-557. rapidly and there is an ever increasing number of This is the fourth volume in the series which applications of remote sensing techniques in the includes: study of cultural resources. More and more books 1. LYONS, THOMAS R. AND THOMAS EUGENE and reports are being published on this topic in AVERY archeology, ethnology and related disciplines. 1 977 Remote Sensing: A Handbook for Ar­ Consequently an updated and extensive—insofar cheologists and Cultural Resource as possible—bibliography of the relevant literature Managers. is needed from time to time to assist investigators. 2. AVERY, THOMAS EUGENE AND THOMAS R. This supplement is the first edition in what is LYONS planned to be a continuing and expanding effort 1978 Practical Exercises on Remote Sen­ to that end. sing in Archeology. This supplement is designed for use with Re­ 3. MORAIN, STANLEY A. AND THOMAS K. BUDGE mote Sensing: A Handbook for Archeologists and 1978 Instrumentation for Remote Sensing in Cultural Resource Managers, by Thomas R. Archeology. Lyons and Thomas Eugene Avery. The handbook may be obtained by writing the Superintendent of 4. LYONS, THOMAS R., ROBERT K. HITCHCOCK, AND Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, WIRT H. WILLS Washington, DC 20402. 1980 Aerial Anthropological Perspectives: Within the next several months, the National A Bibliography of Remote Sensing in Park Service will publish other supplements to the Cultural Resource Studies. handbook dealing with regional applications of re­ mote sensing for archeologists and cultural re­ source managers. The reader may receive notification of these publications as they become DOUGLAS H. SCOVILL available by writing the Superintendent of Docu­ Chief Anthropologist ments (address above) and asking to be placed on National Park Service 3 Bibliography ACKERMAN, J.S., AND R. CARPENTER 1967 Recherche des Moments Favorable a la Mise en Evi­ 1963 Art and Archaeology. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice- dence des Vestiges Archeologiques Arases par Hall. l'Agriculture dans le Nord de la France. Secretariat ADAMESTEANU, D. de la Commission 14: 9-18. 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