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Remote-Sensing Satellites To Aid Archaeological Excavations In Dubai

Remote-Sensing Satellites To Aid Archaeological Excavations In Dubai

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has signed a deal with Khalifa University of Science and Technology to work together on archaeological excavations in Dubai. This means they will share expertise and use advanced technology, like remote-sensing satellites, to find buried structures, tombs or other remains at two important sites — Saruq Al Hadid ...
gulfnews.com
Satellite Imagery May Provide A Missing Puzzle Piece In Easter Island Saga

Satellite Imagery May Provide A Missing Puzzle Piece In Easter Island Saga

Hundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Settled by a small group of Polynesian seafarers about 900 years ago, it’s a fascinating place that has been the subject of fierce debate about how complex societies can sometimes ruinously fail. Some experts, such as ...
edition.cnn.com
Investigadores De La UJA Evalúan El Estado De Conservación Del Castillo De Puerta De Arenas Mediante El Uso De Drones

Investigadores De La UJA Evalúan El Estado De Conservación Del Castillo De Puerta De Arenas Mediante El Uso De Drones

Investigadores de la Universidad de Jaén pertenecientes al Grupo Tecnologías Avanzadas en Ingeniería Civil: Construcción y Transporte Terrestre (TEP-980), en colaboración con el grupo Informática Gráfica y Geomática (TIC-144), han realizado una serie de campañas en el Castillo de Puertas Arenas (Campillo de Arenas, Jaén) con el objetivo de evaluar su estado de conservación para ...
ondacerojaen.es

New SLU And NGA Research Aims To Create The Authoritative Map Of Cahokia Mounds

New research from St. Louis University and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency aims to create the most authoritative 3D map of Cahokia Mounds in order to better inform future studies of the famed prehistoric site. The researchers are using drones and Light Detection and Ranging technology, known as lidar, to better identify previously unmapped portions of ...
stlpr.org
Brown Anthropologist’s Mapping Project Shows How Peru Transformed After Colonization

Brown Anthropologist’s Mapping Project Shows How Peru Transformed After Colonization

Parker VanValkenburgh has dedicated more than a decade of research to understanding how colonialism impacted Peru’s Indigenous people in the 16th century. That time marked a turning point in the region: Spanish forces conquered the Inca Empire, initiating a period of social violence and upheaval that included the forced resettlement of more than 2 million ...
brown.edu

Museu De Arqueologia E Etnologia Da USP Usa Startup De Blockchain Para Registrar Areas Em São Paulo

O Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da USP (MAE) está usando soluções de uma startup baseada em tecnologia blockchain no mapeamento e registro do patrimônio arqueológico de São Paulo. A solução foi desenvolvida para Museu pela Quipo Tech, empresa residente na Incubadora do Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC), ligado ao Ministério de Ciências Tecnologias ...
br.cointelegraph.com
El INAH Y El Instituto Nacional Del Patrimonio Cultural De Ecuador Signan Convenio De Colaboración

El INAH Y El Instituto Nacional Del Patrimonio Cultural De Ecuador Signan Convenio De Colaboración

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México, a través del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), firmó un convenio de colaboración con el Instituto Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural (INPC) de la República del Ecuador, para coadyuvar en la protección, preservación, promoción y administración de la herencia cultural de ambos países. Los intercambios de ...
inah.gob.mx
Roman Road Network Spanning The South West Identified In New Research

Roman Road Network Spanning The South West Identified In New Research

Archaeologists at the University of Exeter have used laser scans collected as part of the Environment Agency’s National LiDAR Programme to identify new sections of road west of the previously understood boundary. Among the things it reveals is that far from Exeter being the main nerve centre of the network, it was North Tawton that ...
sciencedaily.com
Digital Twin Technology Brings Pompeii To Life

Digital Twin Technology Brings Pompeii To Life

Researchers have been using GIS and 3D modelling techniques to create highly accurate maps of Pompeii. This has led to the development of a digital twin of the ancient Italian city, which was buried by ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. According to an article in Geosmart Magazine, a team of ...
gim-international.com
Brasileiros Recriam Rosto Do Homo Sapiens Mais Antigo Do Egito; Veja

Brasileiros Recriam Rosto Do “Homo Sapiens” Mais Antigo Do Egito; Veja

Uma dupla de pesquisadores brasileiros conseguiu reconstituir, a partir de técnicas de aproximação forense, o rosto de um fóssil com aproximadamente 35 mil anos de idade. O exemplar foi inicialmente descoberto em 1980, no Vale do Nilo, e é considerado como o Homo sapiens mais velho já registrado no Egito. “Esse fóssil passa por estudos ...
revistagalileu.globo.com