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Practical Aerial Photography for Archaeologists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Ralph S. Solecki
Ralph S. Solecki*
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Columbia University New York, N.Y.
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The advantages of aerial photography to the archaeologist have been expertly described in the literature, especially by O. G. S. Crawford (1928, 1954), the English pioneer in this field. Wessex from the Air, by Crawford and Keiller (1928), is still a classic study in aerial archaeological photography. An aerial view of an archaeological site, especially before excavation, will furnish invaluable leads to the appraisal of the site. A good aerial photograph tells the story at a glance. With its added intelligence the archaeologist can better apportion his work. The purpose of this paper is to show the interested archaeologist how to get good aerial photographs himself at little cost.

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Research Article
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American Antiquity , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , April 1957 , pp. 337 - 351
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1957

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