demonstrated through raster-based digital elevation
models (DEM) using the case-study of the Helike
Delta, Gulf of Corinth, Greece. In the Classical
Period, Helike was the seat of the Achaean League
and the worship centre of the god Helikonian
Poseidon. With the focus on the earthquake and
tsunami of 373BC, DEMs are generated using
dynamic models of sea level rise, tectonic and pulse
tectonic uplift, subsidence, and sediment deposition.
Starting with a DEM from the present day
landscape, simulated DEM models are generated for
the Early Helladic (2500-2100BC), Classical (480-
323BC), Hellenistic (323-1st Century BC), and
Roman (1st Century BC – 4th Century AD) periods...."
This presentation was the first which I saw. Landscape reconstruction is a very popular research direction. We try to create new digital terrain models with surface analysis. After this step, it is possible to visualize the environment changes.
That was a great presentation from Mariza Kormann and Gary Lock, University of Oxford.
2 comments:
Interesting indeed. Would you also know about additional areas where they have applied DEM for historic events' reconstruction. Thanx D.
Hallo Daniel!
thank you for your comment.
The surface analysis is a very important archaeological prospection method. The resolution of the DTMs is now less than one meter (for example from LiDAR dataset). It is possible to document the previous mining activities in the mountain region, even under dense vegetation.
Great research potential, I will write more applications in the blog in the next days.....
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