Study of location and plan of historical settlements in Central and Western Asia

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370921
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Ogata Noboru 京都大学, 人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (30160740)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 歴史的集落 / テパ / 衛星画像 / CORONA衛星写真 / DEM / ウズベキスタン / ヨルダン / キプロス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In historico-geographical studies of cities and settlements in Central and Western Asia, researchers face difficulties of availability of topographical maps and geographic data. For complementing this lack, we utilized satellite imagery and digital elevation models based on satellite observation. After examining satellite data, we made research trips in Jordan, Cyprus and Uzbekistan. The major research results include finding about plans of city remains of Er-kurgan and Odirma-shahar. The latter is a newly discovered archaeological site dating back into the Hellenistic Ages.

Free Research Field

人文地理学