A Prospection‐Led Archaeological Investigation of a Picenian and Roman Necropolis in Corinaldo (Marche, Italy) This paper presents the results of an integrated archaeological and geophysical investigation conducted between 2018 and 2024 at the newly discovered Picenian and Roman necropolis of Contrada Nevola ....

New in ARP: "A Prospection-Led Archaeological Investigation of a Picenian and Roman Necropolis in Corinaldo (Marche, Italy)."

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Coherence‐Gated Wrapped‐Phase InSAR With Matrix‐Based Uncertainty Diagnostics for Burial‐Mound Hotspot Ranking (Sicily, Italy) Burial mounds are key elements of Mediterranean funerary landscapes, but in intensively cultivated coastal plains their low-relief expression is easily obscured by ploughing, levelling and rapidly ch....

New in ARP: "Coherence-Gated Wrapped-Phase InSAR With Matrix-Based Uncertainty Diagnostics for Burial-Mound Hotspot Ranking (Sicily, Italy)"

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The Future of Archaeological Prospection This editorial marks the transition of editorial leadership at Archaeological Prospection and outlines priorities for the journal's next phase. We review the journal's 30-year history and assess oppo...

New in ARP: "The Future of Archaeological Prospection". In this editorial, the new co-editors in Chief review the history of the journal and present new publishing initiatives and guidelines for submissions. This includes new reproducibility standards for all new articles.

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Uncovering a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Structure: Technical Report on Archaeological Excavations Guided by Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys in the Upper Robert H. Treman State Park, New York This article presents the methodology, results and interpretation of ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys and archaeological ground-truthing conducted in the Upper Park area of Robert H. Treman Sta...

New in ARP: "Uncovering a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Structure: Technical Report on Archaeological Excavations Guided by Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys in the Upper Robert H. Treman State Park, New York"

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Understanding Fortress‐Cities: High‐Resolution LiDAR Mapping of Samshvildé, South Caucasus, Republic of Georgia From the 5th through 14th century, fortress-cities dominated the landscape along the South Caucasus, including the Republic of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iran and eastern Turkey. Drawing ...

New Short Report in ARP: "Understanding Fortress‐Cities: High‐Resolution LiDAR Mapping of Samshvildé, South Caucasus, Republic of Georgia"

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Prospecting of Architectural Features Using LiDAR‐UAV Technology, Deep Neural Networks and Visualization Techniques: A Case Study in Kuélap and Cambolín (NW Peru) High-resolution and accurate synoptic images of terrestrial topography, even in densely forested areas, have proven valuable for archaeology by enabling the identification and characterization of rel...

New in ARP: "Prospecting of Architectural Features Using LiDAR‐UAV Technology, Deep Neural Networks and Visualization Techniques: A Case Study in Kuélap and Cambolín (NW Peru)"

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Reassessing Megalithic Spatial Densities in Southwestern Iberia Through Airborne Laser Scanning‐Based Landscape Analysis Megalithic landscapes in southwestern Iberia have long been reconstructed from heterogeneous regional inventories, often treating megalith spatial density as a proxy for demographic intensity. Here w...

New in ARP: "Reassessing Megalithic Spatial Densities in Southwestern Iberia Through Airborne Laser Scanning-Based Landscape Analysis."
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A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru Rain-induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to season...

New in ARP: "A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru."
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New in ARP: "Geophysical Research 3D ERT at the Archaeological Site of the Early Iron Age ‘Boralday Necropolis’, Almaty (Kazakhstan—Eurasia)"
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Studying the Unseen: The Use of Non‐Invasive Geophysics for the Detection and Characterization of Interwar Warsaw Housing Destroyed in WW2 This study aimed to investigate and characterize the subsurface geophysical signatures associated with 20th-century interwar housing developments in the Koło district of Warsaw, Poland, to provide ne...

New in ARP: "Studying the Unseen: The Use of Non-Invasive Geophysics for the Detection and Characterization of Interwar Warsaw Housing Destroyed in WW2."
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The Layout and Size of an Early Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B Small Settlement Revealed by Geophysical Prospection at Harbetsuvan Tepesi in Southeastern Anatolia In Upper Mesopotamia, the transition from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) to Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) period, ca. 10 800–10 600 cal. BP, is marked by a series of changes in chipped stone ind...

New in ARP: "The Layout and Size of an Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Small Settlement Revealed by Geophysical Prospection at Harbetsuvan Tepesi in Southeastern Anatolia."
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Multi‐Method Geophysical Surveys Between and Around the Kerlescan and the Manio Megalithic Alignments in Carnac (Morbihan, France) The Carnac alignments in Morbihan (France) are among the most famous Neolithic sites of the world. Paradoxically, they have benefited little from a thorough renewal of archaeological data over the pa...

New in ARP: "Multi-Method Geophysical Surveys Between and Around the Kerlescan and the Manio Megalithic Alignments in Carnac (Morbihan, France)."
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“Hidden” Landscape of Prehistoric Burial Monuments: The Use of Remote Sensing in the Detection of Neolithic Long Barrows in Bohemia (Czech Republic) Neolithic long barrows are among the earliest monumental structures in Europe, yet in many parts of Central Europe their surface expression has been largely erased by long-term agricultural activity....

New in ARP: “Hidden” Landscape of Prehistoric Burial Monuments: The Use of Remote Sensing in the Detection of Neolithic Long Barrows in Bohemia (Czech Republic).
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Book Review: Non‐Intrusive Methodologies for Large Area Urban Research, Edited by I.P. Haynes, T. Ravasi, S. Kay, S. Piro, and P. Liverani, Archaeopress Archaeology, 2023. ISBN: 978‐1‐80327‐446‐1 £30 Paper back book or free PDF: https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803274461. Click on the article title to read more.

New Book Review in ARP: "Book Review: Non-Intrusive Methodologies for Large Area Urban Research, Edited by I.P. Haynes, T. Ravasi, S. Kay, S. Piro, and P. Liverani, Archaeopress Archaeology, 2023."

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A Methodology for Imaging Early Bronze Age Structures Buried in Mounds at Al‐Tikha, Oman Since 2022, integrated surveys by researchers from the Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, the Technical University of Crete, Greece, and the University of Pisa in Italy combine geophysical and archaeo...

New in ARP: "A Methodology for Imaging Early Bronze Age Structures Buried in Mounds at Al-Tikha, Oman."

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Multi‐Geophysical Investigations to Characterize a 6th–7th Century AD Dakhma ‘Tower of Silence’, Loylagan Burial Ground, Surkhandarya, South Uzbekistan In Central Asia, by the end of the Bronze Age, a fundamental change in funeral tradition occurred, from traditional kurgans or burial mounds to Zoroastrian belief in dakhmas or Towers of Silence, for...

New in ARP: "Multi‐Geophysical Investigations to Characterize a 6th–7th Century AD Dakhma ‘Tower of Silence’, Loylagan Burial Ground, Surkhandarya, South Uzbekistan."
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Identification of Burials via GPR Signal Classification and Spatial Cluster Analysis at a Prehistoric Thai Site Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) methods are particularly effective at detecting subsurface features with contrasting electromagnetic properties in archaeological contexts. At the undeveloped prehistor...

New in ARP: "Identification of Burials via GPR Signal Classification and Spatial Cluster Analysis at a Prehistoric Thai Site."
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Automated Feature Extraction and Classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets in the Puck Lagoon via Multisensor Remote Sensing This study presents a strong framework for the detection and classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets (SCHA) in shallow marine environments using the integration of multibeam echosounder ...

New in ARP: "Automated Feature Extraction and Classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets in the Puck Lagoon via Multisensor Remote Sensing."

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Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a sa....

New in ARP: "Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria."

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Selecting the Optimal Spectral Band for Humid‐Tropical Archaeological Prospection in Bujang Valley: A Band‐Sum Normalization of SPOT and UAV Imagery at Sungai Batu Archaeological remnants rarely exhibit distinctive structural or spectral characteristics, which makes their detection via remote sensing in tropical environments challenging due to significant fluct...

New in ARP: "Selecting the Optimal Spectral Band for Humid-Tropical Archaeological Prospection in Bujang Valley: A Band-Sum Normalization of SPOT and UAV Imagery at Sungai Batu."

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Effectiveness and Limitations of Low‐Cost Aerial Survey of Archaeological Stone Architecture in Arid Andean Contexts (La Rioja, Northwest Argentina) Stone building or stonemasonry was a distinctive phenomenon in most of the agropastoral societies of northwestern Argentina. Previous studies have documented residential architecture through various ....

New special issue article in ARP: "Effectiveness and Limitations of Low-Cost Aerial Survey of Archaeological Stone Architecture in Arid Andean Contexts (La Rioja, Northwest Argentina)."
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Cutting Through the Green: A Case for Grassland Archaeology Using UAV Multispectral Data Advances in low-altitude remote sensing are needed to improve the effectiveness of archaeological prospection in the Netherlands. The geomorphological situation and land use history make applying var....

New in ARP: "Cutting Through the Green: A Case for Grassland Archaeology Using UAV Multispectral Data."

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Magnetometry of Corded Ware Culture Barrows in Western Ukraine: The Multiproxy Analysis of Burial Mounds in Volytsia Cemetery as a Key to Identify the Chronological Affinity This study presents the results of a multiproxy geoarchaeological analysis of Corded Ware culture (CWC) barrows from the 3rd millennium bc in Volytsia, Western Ukraine. Combining magnetometry surveys...

New in ARP: "Magnetometry of Corded Ware Culture Barrows in Western Ukraine: The Multiproxy Analysis of Burial Mounds in Volytsia Cemetery as a Key to Identify the Chronological Affinity."

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Archaeological Prospection: Vol 32, No 4 Archaeological Prospection is an interdisciplinary archaeological journal covering all urban, rural and marine environments, and promoting international collaboration.

The latest issue of Archaeological Prospection is now published! It features 15 research articles and 1 review paper covering topics that range from thermal imaging and SAR, to machine learning assisted geophysical data analysis.

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Evaluation of GPR Data Attributes to Investigate a Mud‐Wall Building at a First Millennium ad Village, Catamarca, Argentina Detecting and mapping mud structures by using ground penetrating radar (GPR) is often challenging because of low target to background contrast and irregular surfaces of the targets. These characteris....

New in ARP: "Evaluation of GPR Data Attributes to Investigate a Mud-Wall Building at a First Millennium ad Village, Catamarca, Argentina."
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Roman Forts in the Northern Black Sea Area Through the Lens of Drone‐Based Magnetometry Drone-based magnetometry has demonstrated high effectiveness in verifying satellite observations and detecting new archaeological features. In this study, we evaluate its application for archaeologic....

New in ARP: "Roman Forts in the Northern Black Sea Area Through the Lens of Drone-Based Magnetometry."

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Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain) Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by ap...

New in ARP: "Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain)."
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Assessing the Effectiveness of UAV Photogrammetry, Terrestrial Laser Scanning and iPad LiDAR for Complex Cultural Heritage Sites Documentation and WEB‐Based VR Visualization Avdalaz Castle, carved by the Phrygians around the 2nd–3rd century bc in Afyonkarahisar, western Türkiye, and later reused during the Roman and Byzantine periods, represents one of the earliest known...

New in ARP: "Assessing the Effectiveness of UAV Photogrammetry, Terrestrial Laser Scanning and iPad LiDAR for Complex Cultural Heritage Sites Documentation and WEB-Based VR Visualization."

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Google Earth Engine as a Base for Developing Microregional Pre‐Hispanic Occupation Predictive Models: The High Valleys of Catamarca as a Case Study The use of satellite remote sensing data has become one of the most employed methodologies for the initial stages of prospections and detection of archaeological features, especially considering the ....

New in ARP: "Google Earth Engine as a Base for Developing Microregional Pre-Hispanic Occupation Predictive Models: The High Valleys of Catamarca as a Case Study."

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