Talk:Aerial archaeology

Poor choice of photographs

The aerial photos (APs) chosen to illustrate aerial archaeology aren't really representative, in my opinion. Okay, the first one shows an amphitheatre, giving us its ground plan - but this is an already excavated feature, so already known to archaeology. The great thing about aerial archaeology is its use as a tool for discovering sites and identifying previously obscure features not readily apparent from ground level. The second shot merely shows an aerial view of a town - albeit an old, historic town. Again, not representative of what aerial archaeology can show most usefully. How about some photos of earthworks, lynchets, soilmarks, cropmarks etc - the common forms of archaeological features that APs are good at showing? 86.148.48.248 (talk) 09:34, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

I know this comment is ten years old, but I had the same thought when visiting this article. I added several new images and deleted the one of the amphitheater. Netherzone (talk) 13:57, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Improvements are needed

Needs a primary reference, orginal source unknown, needs headings and improved format, and improved photos. What specific professional or avocational groups use this technigue?? I done some work and cleanup, but much more is needed to improve this article. Cheers.LanceBarber (talk) 15:06, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

History

There definitely needs to be a section on the history of AA. See, e.g., http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/flyingpast/images/PDF_downloads/aerial%20photos%20and%20archaeology/History%20of%20Aerial%20Archaeology.pdf or M. Barber's book, A History of Aerial Photography and Archaeology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.53.191.77 (talk) 16:52, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

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