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Using Shuttle Radar Topography to map ancient water channels in Mesopotamia

2006/06/01 by Carrie Hritz, T. J. Wilkinson · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Maritime and Coastal Archaeology #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Archaeological Research and Protection

paper · doi:10.1017/s0003598x00093728

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Abstract

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.

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