2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developing Database of Archaeological Sites in West Asia : An Investigation through the Analysis of Satellite Images
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17063012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Review Section |
Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Research Institution | Kokushikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Ken Kokushikan University, イラク古代文化研究所, 教授 (00103672)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HASEGAWA Hitoshi 国士舘大学, 文学部, 教授 (80208496)
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| Research Collaborator |
GOTO Tomoya 国士舘大学, 大学院・人文科学研究科, 博士課程院生
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2009
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| Keywords | 西アジア / 考古遺跡 / データベース / 文化遺産 / 衛星画像 |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted the research of compiling the database that contains information about ancient archaeological sites in Mesopotamian region in Western Asia by the Analysis of satellite image. The adoption of the analysis of satellite image enabled to research the wider area in faster speed, especially the area where the field investigation is not possible such as in Iraq. It achieved the precise interpretation of the distributional survey. The first purpose of the research was to compiling the database. Nevertheless, it also contributed the protection of cultural heritage in Iraq which in severe situation by providing the outcomes of database research to specialists in Iraq.
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Research Products
(26 results)
