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Aerial reconnaissance in eastern Slavonia in 2016

Bartul Šiljeg orcid.org/0000-0003-2286-7775 ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Kalafatić ; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The basis of the research was a comparative image study of 4 cyclic photogrammetric surveys made by Republic of Croatia State Geodetic Administration from 1997 to 2015. Satellite imagery and Internet geographic services, such as Google Earth, Bing maps, Croatian Internet geodetic and agricultural map services, were also extensively used in this research. Spatial analysis of aerial images was combined with Internet historical map and image. A valuable resource is also the digitalized vertical images originated before 1968, available since 2015 (Produced by Military Geographical Institute, Belgrade). Sites were selected according to the results of the above mentioned analysis, to conduct of aircraft photographic surveys in 2013 to 2016. UAVs have been used to record target areas and sites, which significantly increased the number of newly discovered sites. The satellite imagery and aerial photography data were compared with results of the systematic field survey. Consequently, more than 200 (new 50 in 2016) archaeological sites were identified throughout the area.

Keywords

eastern Slavonia; aerial archaeology; field survey

Hrčak ID:

189499

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/189499

Publication date:

21.11.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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