<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Jezreel Valley Regional Project (JVRP) is a long-term multidisciplinary project investigating human activity in the Jezreel Valley through all periods through the modern era. This research incorporates extensive and intensive archaeological survey and excavation at several spatial scales, and utilizes a number of methodological approaches to documentation and spatial analysis. One of the major challenges of this project has been coping with a high volume of data, and integrating cutting-edge technology into our workflow to solve the problems that many archaeologists face. This paper will present an overview of our field-based methods of data acquisition, particularly by means of 3D photogrammetry, remote sensing, and high-precision ground control. When integrated through our data management system and used in GIS applications, these data not only produce plans and imagery far more precise than conventional approaches, but the methods used are incredibly time-efficient, cost-effective, and produce archival digital data. Furthermore, we will report on results of spatial analysis of archaeological activity in the Jezreel Valley in conjunction with digital terrain and hydrological modelling of the landscape. These digital techniques allow us to study human and environmental changes in the landscape like never before.</p></abstract>

The Jezreel Valley Regional Project (JVRP) is a long-term multidisciplinary project investigating human activity in the Jezreel Valley through all periods through the modern era. This research incorporates extensive and intensive archaeological survey and excavation at several spatial scales, and utilizes a number of methodological approaches to documentation and spatial analysis. One of the major challenges of this project has been coping with a high volume of data, and integrating cutting-edge technology into our workflow to solve the problems that many archaeologists face. This paper will present an overview of our field-based methods of data acquisition, particularly by means of 3D photogrammetry, remote sensing, and high-precision ground control. When integrated through our data management system and used in GIS applications, these data not only produce plans and imagery far more precise than conventional approaches, but the methods used are incredibly time-efficient, cost-effective, and produce archival digital data. Furthermore, we will report on results of spatial analysis of archaeological activity in the Jezreel Valley in conjunction with digital terrain and hydrological modelling of the landscape. These digital techniques allow us to study human and environmental changes in the landscape like never before.

New Directions with Digital Archaeology and Spatial Analysis in the Jezreel Valley

W.F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The Jezreel Valley Regional Project (JVRP) is a long-term multidisciplinary project investigating human activity in the Jezreel Valley through all periods...

New Directions with Digital Archaeology and Spatial Analysis in the Jezreel Valley

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 154 - 164

Received: May 01, 2017

Accepted: Dec 30, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0031

Keywords
Jezreel Valley, Archaeology, Landscape Survey, GIS, Structure from Motion

© 2017 Robert S. Homsher et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New Directions with Digital Archaeology and Spatial Analysis in the Jezreel Valley

Published Online: Feb 06, 2018

Page range: 154 - 164

Received: May 01, 2017

Accepted: Dec 30, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0031

KeywordsJezreel Valley, Archaeology, Landscape Survey, GIS, Structure from Motion

© 2017 Robert S. Homsher et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Jezreel Valley, Archaeology, Landscape Survey, GIS, Structure from Motion