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Jan 29, 2004

Putting Angkor on the Map

Putting Angkor on the Map Vendredi 30 janvier 2004 / January, Friday 30th, 2004 Vous êtes cordialement invités ?Ela présentation informelle You are cordially invited to attend the following informal presentation: Putting Angkor on the Map: The Discovery and Analysis of Settlement Structure Using Remote Sensing and GIS Damian Evans Archaeologist, University of Sydney Survey work undertaken over the last fifteen years by the EFEO and the Greater Angkor Project has changed our understanding of Angkor as a lived-in space. Using a variety of remote sensing techniques, from aerial photo interpretation to imaging radar systems, researchers have found and mapped a dispersed urban landscape stretching between and also far beyond the main temple complexes, as well as an extensive network of roads, canals, dykes and reservoirs across most of the Angkor plain. Far from being just a collection of state temples and reservoirs, Angkor is increasingly being recognized as one of the largest ?Eperhaps even the largest ?Eof the world?s pre-industrial settlements. Given these outcomes, it is clear that remote sensing provides a powerful method of deriving settlement pattern information for dispersed, low-density urban complexes where visibility, accessibility and the sheer scale of the study area make conventional ground survey impractical, and further airborne radar acquisitions are planned for a number of settlements worldwide. However, there are many methodological issues surrounding the mapping process that need to be understood in order to assess and correctly interpret the new maps thus produced. With an emphasis on imaging radar systems and their application at Angkor, this presentation deals with some of the issues involved with the mapping of archaeological landscapes, including the integration of historical and art-historical interpretations, the representation of spatial and temporal uncertainty and the problem of ground verification. Damian Evans is a doctoral student in the Archaeology Department at the University of Sydney, and is preparing a dissertation on the application of remote sensing techniques to the problem of urban decline at Angkor. He is also on staff in the University?s new Spatial Science Innovation Unit, specializing in spatio-temporal mapping and the archaeological interpretation of radar imaging data. He has participated in fieldwork at Angkor since 1999, and has coordinated the geospatial data component of the Greater Angkor Project (EFEO, APSARA, Univ. of Sydney) for the previous three years. The presentation will take place on January, Monday 12th, at 6:30 pm at the EFEO center. La présentation se tiendra ?E18 h 30, lundi 12 janvier 2004, au centre de l'EFEO. Presentation will be in English Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) Siem Reap Phum Beng Don Pa, Khum Sl?EKram, Siem Reap, Cambodge Tel: (885) (16) 635 037 / (63) 964 630 / 760 525 Tel/Fax: (855) (63) 964 226 Email: efeo.angkor@camintel.com / efeo.rep.bib@camintel.com / www.efeo.fr / http://www.efeo.fr/ __________________________________________________ save up to 70% on calls, get voicemail & send SMS ekno - more than a phonecard http://www.ekno.lonelyplanet.com

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