Cropmark - Wikipedia
Cropmarks or crop marks are a means through which sub-surface archaeological, natural and recent features may be visible from the air or a vantage point on higher ground or a temporary platform. Such marks, along with parch marks, [1] soil marks and frost marks, can reveal buried archaeological sites that are not visible from the ground.
The Formation of Cropmarks - Historic England
The Formation of Cropmarks. How do cropmarks form? What might they represent? The following sequence of illustrations is intended to highlight some key general points. It doesn’t cover all possibilities – archaeological sites come in an incredible variety of shapes and sizes.
Cropmarks in Aerial Archaeology: New Lessons from an Old Story …
2021年3月16日 · Cropmarks are a major factor in the effectiveness of traditional aerial archaeology. Identified almost 100 years ago, the positive and negative features shown by cropmarks are now well understood, as are the role of the different cultivated plants and the importance of precipitation and other elements of the physical environment.
An archaeologist's guide to classification of cropmarks and soilmarks ...
2015年1月2日 · The classification of man-made features recorded on aerial photographs depends on a combination of morphological comparison and functional interpretation. Here, a computer-based method of morphological recording and classification is described, and its …
Cropmarks in Aerial Archaeology: New Lessons from an Old Story
2021年3月16日 · Cropmarks are a major factor in the effectiveness of traditional aerial archaeology. Identified almost 100 years ago, the positive and negative features shown by cropmarks are now well...
Near-Infrared Aerial Crop Mark Archaeology: From its ... - Springer
2011年3月25日 · The phenomenon of crop marks being clearly visible from one specific direction of view is widely known among aerial archaeologists. Concerning this, the less critical angular view characteristic for the digital NIR approach might prove very useful, certainly in cases one would opt to fly a vertical coverage, trying to detect archaeological ...
On the characterization of temporal and spatial patterns of ...
2018年7月1日 · Crop-marks are the most important proxy indicators of the presence of archaeological buried remains. Their characteristics and information provided on human past depend on the nature of expected features, land use, meteorological parameters, soil and vegetation types.
Cropmarks in Aerial Archaeology: New Lessons from an Old Story
Cropmarks are a major factor in the effectiveness of traditional aerial archaeology. Identified almost 100 years ago, the positive and negative features shown by cropmarks are now well understood, as are the role of the different cultivated plants and the importance of precipitation and other elements of the physical environment.
Crop marks and soils at two archaeological sites in Britain
1977年3月1日 · The factors which create crop marks at two archaeological sites, at Glenlochar, Kirkcudbrightshire and at Fisherwick, Staffordshire, are examined in some detail. Marks are best recorded at these places in cereals and show earliest over the shallowest soils.
Near-Infrared Aerial Crop Mark Archaeology: From its Historical …
2012年3月1日 · To overcome the constraints of detecting and interpreting only the varying visible colors in vegetation (the so-called crop marks), while still maintaining the flexible and low-cost approach characteristic for aerial archaeology, a consumer digital still camera was modified to capture NIR radiation.