Progetti di ricerca Geomatica

WHY - Why did people settle in that place? An integrated and comparative approach to the study of environment history and settlement choices in the island highlands: the case study of Priniàs (Crete) and Alcantara valley (Sicily).

In this project we propose a post-dictive approach based on optical remote sensing data to detect archaeological features and ancient water bodies in the Alcantara river area in Sicily.

The selected area lies in the Estern slope of Etna. Where, the archaeological research is affected by vegetation and geology of this fascinating environment. Specific software for thematic classification will be used to analyze and to evaluate different vegetation indices derived from the optical remote sensing data.

The application and experimentation of remote sensing techniques conducted in recent studies has allowed to highlight the potential of this discipline for archaeological research, both as a support to traditional methods and as an indirect low-cost method of investigation based on satellite images freely usable thanks to Copernicus EU program.

The investigations will be also supported by UAVs equipped with multispectral and lidar sensors.

Finanziamento: Progetti di ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) da finanziare

nell’ambito del PNRR – Missione 4 “Istruzione e Ricerca” - Componente C2 Investimento 1.1 “Fondo per il Programma Nazionale di Ricerca e Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN)” – CUP:E53D23000160006.

Partner: University of Catania (Italy), CNR – ISPC

PI: Antonella Pautasso (CNR – ISPC)

RU: Eleonora Pappalardo (UNICT)

Durata: 2 anni

Settore ERC: SH6