Landscape Archaeology by Using Remote Sensing Data

Dear Colleagues,

Landscape changes and evolves over time, and archaeologists study how humans have influenced these changes in the past. Indeed, there is a mutual influence between the landscape and humans: the landscape is affected by natural and anthropogenic factors, and human behavior is conditioned by the surrounding landscape.

Landscape archaeologists have been increasingly supported in their studies by geomatic technologies and approaches, starting from the use of geographic information systems (GIS), since most factors influencing the landscape can be deeply characterized in space and time. Moreover, in the last two decades, satellite technologies for positioning and remote observation of the Earth's surface have supported a great deal of research in the archaeological field.

Today, more than in the recent past, many new technologies offer support for acquiring and processing data with spatial and temporal reference aimed to study the deep interaction between people and territory.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect recent experiences and studies in landscape archaeology supported by geomatic approaches, in particular with GIS and remote sensing, with the aim of recognizing and empathizing with the complexity of culturalized places and how they have changed and evolved over time.

The expected manuscripts should address the joint use of remote sensing and GIS to support landscape archaeology studies and help preserve and manage cultural heritage.

We will appreciate the submission of contributions that highlight how the joint use of remote sensing techniques and GIS processing can contribute to investigate archaeology landscape and to preserve and manage cultural heritage, even in digital and virtual environments.

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Mussumeci
Prof. Dr. Orazio Palio
Dr. Michele Mangiameli
Dr. Deodato Tapete
Guest Editors

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