What a great use of drones.
Jordan archaeologists use drones
Sam McNeil
April 4, 2015, 7:00 am
Archaeologists in Jordan are using drones in a bid to combat looting at a Bronze Age cemetery.
At a sprawling Bronze Age cemetery in southern Jordan, archaeologists have developed a unique way of peering into the murky world of antiquities looting - with aerial photographs taken by a homemade drone.
Based on such images, archaeologists try to follow the trail of stolen pots and other artefacts to traders and buyers. They hope to get a better understanding of the black market and perhaps stop future plunder.
It's sophisticated detective work that stretches from the site, not far from the famed Dead Sea in Jordan, to collectors and buyers the world over.
The aerial photography detects spots where new looting has taken place at the 5000-year-old Fifa graveyard, which can then sometimes be linked to Bronze Age pots turning up in shops of dealers, said Morag Kersel, an archaeologist at DePaul University in Chicago.
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Jordan archaeologists use drones - The West Australian?
Jordan archaeologists use drones
Sam McNeil
April 4, 2015, 7:00 am
Archaeologists in Jordan are using drones in a bid to combat looting at a Bronze Age cemetery.
At a sprawling Bronze Age cemetery in southern Jordan, archaeologists have developed a unique way of peering into the murky world of antiquities looting - with aerial photographs taken by a homemade drone.
Based on such images, archaeologists try to follow the trail of stolen pots and other artefacts to traders and buyers. They hope to get a better understanding of the black market and perhaps stop future plunder.
It's sophisticated detective work that stretches from the site, not far from the famed Dead Sea in Jordan, to collectors and buyers the world over.
The aerial photography detects spots where new looting has taken place at the 5000-year-old Fifa graveyard, which can then sometimes be linked to Bronze Age pots turning up in shops of dealers, said Morag Kersel, an archaeologist at DePaul University in Chicago.
Continue reading at:
Jordan archaeologists use drones - The West Australian?
