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Using Shuttle Radar Topography to map ancient water channels in Mesopotamia

2006; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 80; Issue: 308 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0003598x00093728

1745-1744

Carrie Hritz, T. J. Wilkinson,

Archaeological Research and Protection

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is currently producing a digital elevation model of most of the world's surface. Here the authors assess its value in mapping and sequencing the network of water channels that provided the arterial system for Mesopotamia before the petrol engine.