GIS and remote sensing for post-dictive analysis of archaeological features: a case study from the Etnean region (Sicily)

• Andrea Gennaro ^[1] ; Alessio Candiano ^[2] ; Gabriele Fargione ^[2] ; Giuseppe Mussumeci ^[2] ; Michele Mangiameli ^[2]
  1. [1] Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Reggio Calabria e la provincia di Vibo Valentia
  2. [2] Università di Catania
• Localización: Archeologia e calcolatori, ISSN 1120-6861, Nº. 30, 2019, págs. 309-328
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article illustrates the potential of multispectral satellite data for archaeological scope in the volcanic area of Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy). In particular, by adopting a post-dictive approach, GIS and FOSS technology was used to analyse different indices derived from World-View-2 multispectral data. The selected examples (two circular buildings and a wall-structure) illustrate successes and challenges of our method. The results indicate that NIR-1 and RED-EDGE are undoubtedly the most useful, while NDVI and SRI are the best performing indices.