Locating iron production sites in Telangana, India using satellite imagery

Haricharan, Smriti and Nagabhushana, Nagabhushana and Srinivasan, Sharada and Rajani, MB and Ranganathan, S (2016) Locating iron production sites in Telangana, India using satellite imagery. In: CURRENT SCIENCE, 111 (9). pp. 1536-1543.

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Abstract

The use of satellite imagery is explored in mapping the distribution of archaeometallurgical sites for iron and steel production and as a tool for potential reconnaissance in northern districts of Telangana. Travellers' accounts from at least the seventeenth century suggest that this was an area where pre-industrial iron and steel production flourished, which is also testified by the vast amount of archaeometallurgical debris in the region. The geographical distribution of ferrous metal production sites within this landscape has been documented by integrating data from surface surveys on over 100 archaeometallurgical sites with satellite imagery. Despite the constraints that the surface sites could not be dated by archaeological excavation, this pilot study explores how satellite imagery and related experimental procedures may be used to complement surface archaeometallurgical surveys and reconnaissance efforts.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CURRENT SCIENCE
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES, C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B #8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > High Voltage Engineering (merged with EE)
Date Deposited:	30 Dec 2016 07:08
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2018 14:22
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/55642

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