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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/tools/: “The Sky’s Eyes: Remote Sensing in Archaeology”. A PBS website that gives a brief history of remote sensing in archaeology, especially the early years.

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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/mayan_ruins.html: “NASA, University Scientists Uncover Lost Maya Ruins”. A NASA website that gives an example of how remote sensing was used to located ancient Mayan ruins deep within the Central American jungle. This article also notes that remote sensing can be used to study the effect of deforestation on an ancient culture.

 

http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/space_archaeology/space_satellite_archaeology.html: “Space Satellite Archaeology: Remote Sensing from Space”. This website is primarily about how remote sensing was used to locate undiscovered and misidentified archaeologically significant locations in Egypt.

 

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120827-the-laser-archaeologists: “Lidar Archaeology Shines a Light on Hidden Sites”. A BBC article that gives numerous examples of how remote sensing, particularly LIDAR, was used to uncover historical sites around the world.

 

https://www.gislounge.com/lidar-archaeology-revolution/: “LIDAR and the Archaeological Revolution”. A GIS website that gives further examples of how LIDAR was used to determine archaeologically significant locations from New England to England.

 

http://www.pbs.org/time-team/experience-archaeology/why-lidar/: “Why Lidar?”. A PBS website that gives an understanding as to how LIDAR works and why it is so effective in Archaeology.

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http://researchfrontiers.uark.edu/2015/revealing-the-secrets-of-machu-picchu/: “Revealing the Secrets of Machu Picchu”. This article focuses on remote sensing within Machu Picchu by the University of Arkansas. This article explains how they 3D mapped the site. There are also videos and images.

 

https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery.asp?catid=80: “ASTERs Satellite Imagery Gallery”. This site hosts satellite images of archaeological important sites around the world.

 

http://visions-of-earth.com/our-changing-world-satellite-images-for-monitoring-ancient-sites-and-civilizations/: “Satellite Images of Ancient Sites and Civilizations”. This website also hosts high definition images of archaeological significant locations.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420181/: “Geospatial Revolution and Remote Sensing LIDAR in Mesoamerican Archaeology”. This is a scholarly article that gives an understanding of what LIDAR can do and how it is applied to the archaeological field.

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