Haricharan, Smriti and Nagabhushana, and Srinivasan, Sharada and Rajani, MB and Ranganathan, S
(2016)
Locating iron production sites in Telangana, India using satellite imagery.
Current Science, 111 (9).
pp. 1536-1543.
ISSN 0011-3891
| Abstract: |
The use of satellite imagery is explored in mapping the
distribution of archaeometallurgical sites for iron and
steel production and as a tool for potential reconnaissance
in northern districts of Telangana. Travellers’
accounts from at least the seventeenth century suggest
that this was an area where pre-industrial iron and
steel production flourished, which is also testified by
the vast amount of archaeometallurgical debris in the
region. The geographical distribution of ferrous metal
production sites within this landscape has been documented
by integrating data from surface surveys on
over 100 archaeometallurgical sites with satellite
imagery. Despite the constraints that the surface sites
could not be dated by archaeological excavation, this
pilot study explores how satellite imagery and related
experimental procedures may be used to complement
surface archaeometallurgical surveys and reconnaissance
efforts. |
| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Additional Information: |
Copyright belongs to the Publisher |
| Keywords: |
GPS survey, iron, satellite imagery, Telangana,
wootz steel. |
| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Archaeology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
01 Dec 2016 04:53 |
| Last Modified: |
01 Dec 2016 04:53 |
| Official URL: |
http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/111/09/153... |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1199 |
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