The contribution of artificial intelligence to aerial photointerpretation of archaeological sites: a comparison between traditional and Machine Learning methods

Cacciari, I. and Pocobelli, G. (2021) The contribution of artificial intelligence to aerial photointerpretation of archaeological sites: a comparison between traditional and Machine Learning methods. Archeologia e Calcolatori, 32 (1). pp. 81-98. ISSN 1120-6861

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Abstract

On the basis of the research activity carried out as part of the Archeo 3.0 project ‘Integration of key enabling technologies for the efficiency of preventive archaeological excavations’, the authors explore the feasibility and limits of the automated approach for the recognition of archaeological marks. This approach is mainly motivated by the relevance that aerial photographs play in the reconstruction of ancient topography of human settlements. For this aim, a collection of historical aerial photographs of both the city and the necropolis of Vulci has been considered. These photographs, in colour and B/W, have been previously used in a PhD thesis in Ancient Topography in which the traditional methodology (photointerpretation and cartographic restitution) has been fully exploited. In this work, a systematic study is presented in order to compare the results obtained with Machine Learning techniques vs traditional ones. This comparison allows us to discuss the strengths and limits of both methodologies.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Simulation AI; Survey and excavations
Subjects: 900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 930.1 Archeologia (Classificare qui la Storia fino al 4000 a.C., l'Archeologia preistorica, le opere interdisciplinari sull'Archeologia) > 930.102 Archeologia - Opere miscellanee > 930.1028 Archeologia – Tecniche, metodologie, apparecchi e strumenti (comprende: Archeometria) > 930.10285 Archeologia – Applicazioni informatiche (comprende: tecniche di datazione)
Depositing User: Dott.ssa Paola Moscati
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2024 14:47
Last Modified: 08 Apr 2024 14:47
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/22792

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