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Publication details for Professor Tony Wilkinson
Hritz, C. & Wilkinson, T.J. (2006). Using Shuttle Radar Topography to map ancient water channels in Mesopotamia. Antiquity 80(308): 415-424.- Publication type: Journal papers: academic
- ISSN/ISBN: 0003 598X
- Keywords: Mesopotamia, Bronze Age, Sasanian, Irrigation, Digital mapping
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- Durham research online: DRO record
Author(s) from Durham
Abstract
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) is currently producing a digital elevation model of most of the world's surface. Here the authors assess its value in mapping and sequencing the network of water channels that provided the arterial system for Mesopotamia before the petrol engine.
