On the 4th-5th November 2020, RESEARCH was in Cyprus at the EUROMED 2020 Conference (https://www.euromed2020.eu). Despina Makri (CUT) presented a short paper titled “Land movements estimation in Amathus archaeological site in Limassol district with In- SAR DIn-SAR methodologies”
Amathus archaeological site is one of the most important monuments (memorials), which remains for up to 2300 years. Last decades, archaeological sites, face anthropogenic and natural disturbances. One of those is the land movements that come from landslides or earthquakes. Improved remote-sensing techniques and new data more contemporary can assist in archaeology because it provides extensive area coverage and access in difficult-to-reach archaeological sites. In the present study, we investigate the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) in land movement estimation near archaeological sites. We applied the D-InSAR (Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry) methodology in Sentinel-1 data. These data are free and available from Copernicus Open Access Hub. The methodological framework was implemented in SNAP software (Sentinel Applications Platform), which is free and available from the European Space Agency. The analysis had three main steps: a) to prepare the data and check the suitability, b) the production of the interferogram, and c) the production of displacement map in meter units. The results have shown that in the area of interest, the hazard of land movement is low.
On the 16th of October RESEARCH participated in the conference ArcheoFOSS 2020 (2020.archeofoss.org), presenting the paper “Valutazione integrata delle dinamiche di rischio di erosione del suolo in presenza di depositi archeologici. Il metodo proposto dal Progetto RESEARCH (REmote SEnsing techniques for ARCHaeology)”, which will be published as part of the conference proceedings.
RESEARCH thanks ArcheoFOSS 2020 for great organization of the event and the opportunity.
To check the program, download the book of abstracts and watch the conference, visit the official website at https://2020.archeofoss.org.
RESEARCH will participate in the XIV edition of the conference ArcheoFOSS 2020, Open software, hardware, processes, data and formats in archaeological research. The conference will be held online from the 15th to the 17th of October 2020. To check the program, download the book of abstracts and watch the conference, visit the official website at 2020.archeofoss.org.
RESEARCH will participate to the online conference Florence HERI-TECH, The Future of Heritage Science And Technologies Conference (14-16 October 2020), presenting the paper “The RESEARCH project. Soil-related hazards and archaeological heritage in the challenge of climate change”. The contribution will be published as part of the open-access IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering outgoing within the month of November 2020. To check the program and follow the online events, visit https://www.florenceheritech.com.
On the 27th of September 2020, UNITUS and ALMA conducted a site inspection in Itanos, one of Project case studies. Archaeologists from Università della Tuscia and staff from Alma paid particular attention to archaeological structures and features, from the perspective of the major issues related to the risk assessment of land movement to the site.
From the 21st to the 26th of September 2020, the Second Summer School of RESEARCH, organized and hosted by the Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas (IMS-FORTH) took place in Rethymno. The program includes lectures, workshops and a field trip. Although the Covid-19 Pandemic situation, the participation to the Summer School, both in presence and on-line, was significant.
The Summer School ended, for in-presence participants, with the visit to the submerged site of Olous (Elounda, Crete), which provided a unique experience of an archaeological site visit, by group swimming among submerged archaeological structures.
We thank all the participants and especially all those who made possible the realization of the Second Summer School of RESEARCH and we wait for you all for the Third Summer School of RESEARCH, which will be organized by Università degli Studi della Tuscia (UNITUS) in Viterbo (Italy) in September 2021.
The 24th of September RESEARCH Partners met in Rethymno for the Second Annual Meeting of RESEARCH project to discuss the main achievement of the first reporting period (2018-2020) and future research steps, also in the light of Covid-19 pandemic situation, which is determining delays in secondments implementations.
The rich agenda included the Coordinator’s report on deliverables status, milestones, management issues, dissemination activities, and project implementation activities. A specific session has been dedicated to the implementation of secondments in time of Covid-19 pandemic, looking at defining recovery strategies and future steps in planning. The REA Project Officer participated in the meeting.
The scientific session was dedicated to seconded staff presenting the results of the activities carried out at hosting institutions. Presentations were related to advancements in WP1 (Land Movement), WP2 (Soil erosion), WP3 (Land use change), and WP4 (RESEARCH platform and Web-GIS).
The meeting was concluded at 7 pm followed by a social dinner.
The next appointment for the Consortium will be in Italy (Rome/Viterbo) in September 2021, for the Third Summer School and the Intermediate conference.
The 24th and 25th of September will be held in Rethymno the second Annual Meeting of RESEARCH. The event is reserved to the Consortium. Partners will discuss main achievement of the first reporting period (2018-2020) and future research steps. Considering travel limitations and other issues related to Covid-19 pandemic, Partners will be able to participate in the Meeting also on-line.
The Second Summer School of RESEARCH project will be held in Rethymno (Crete) during the period September 21-26, 2020.
The Summer School is organized by the Laboratory of Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeoenvironment of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies-Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), and it is designed to train young scholars and researchers, promote collaboration, bring closely the various techniques of RS for archaeological sites mapping, exchange knowledge between the different fields of remote sensing and cultivate a dynamic dialogue between academia and the private sector.
Please register by stating your preference for physical or online participation. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, physical seating is limited and will be given on a first come first basis. Online participation will be available for every registration.
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