Archaeological sites interpretation based on segmentation of multispectral aerial data

Remote sensing
UDC: 
528.88+004.932
DOI: 
10.22389/0016-7126-2023-995-5-52-63
1 Zhurbin I.V.
2 Zlobina A.G.
3 Shaura A.S.
4 Bazhenova A.I.
Year: 
2023
№: 
5
995
Pages: 
52-63

Udmurt Federal Research Center of the UB RAS

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Abstract:
Comprehensive study of a large territory is necessary for a reliable assessment of the boundaries of archaeological sites, the territory of which has been used as agricultural land for a long time. Multispectral remote sensing data are an effective tool for identifying areas of the cultural layer of different thickness and structure. The considered algorithm of multispectral data processing includes three main stages: calculation of Haralick`s textural features; reducing the number of features by the principal components analysis; image segmentation by k-means method. Interpretation of obtained coordinate-referenced segments of diverse vegetation is based on a comprehensive analysis of location segments and its configuration, correlation with reference data (geophysics, soil research and archeology). The region of interest is located in the northern part of the Udmurt Republic and includes the medieval settlement of Guryakar of the 9th–13th centuries AD and the surrounding area. Image processing by the considered statistical analysis algorithm made it possible to propose a reconstruction of the original cultural layer on various structural parts of the settlement and to determine the boundaries of the archaeological site. Thus proposed algorithm of statistical analysis allows us to identify areas of diverse vegetation in anthropogenically transformed territories. In particular, the application of this algorithm makes it possible to estimate the boundaries of the distribution of the cultural layer for archaeological sites destroyed by late plowing. It is necessary to ensure targeted scientific research and preserve objects of the historical and cultural heritage of Russia.
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Citation:
Zhurbin I.V., 
Zlobina A.G., 
Shaura A.S., 
Bazhenova A.I., 
(2023) Archaeological sites interpretation based on segmentation of multispectral aerial data. Geodesy and cartography = Geodezia i Kartografia, 84(5), pp. 52-63. (In Russian). DOI: 10.22389/0016-7126-2023-995-5-52-63
Publication History
Received: 26.12.2022
Accepted: 22.05.2023
Published: 20.06.2023

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