As part of our research results: implying the integration between K-Ar dating and remote sensing :

 Prospective of using the geological data in archeological investigation:

Several archaeological sites are situated at Al-lajat Plateau (south Syria, ~50Km south of Damascus),built on the basaltic sheets using heterogeneous basaltic stones. It is interesting to characterize the interdependence of cultural and natural of the landscape for this UNESCO’s world biosphere reserve.

 The keynotes of this part:

• Coupling images satellite analysis with K-Ar ages provides an accurate map for the landscape.

• Basalt fractures correlated to the water sources.                                                                                                                                                                            

• Measuring the K-Ar ages of old tools and the architectures could help in identify the sources of the construction rocks.

• Create digital maps from the primitive information and then extract advanced information level as raster layers.

• Build up a geo-archaeological database that provide essential platform for advanced archaeological investigation.

• Al Kwatli, M.A., Gillot, P.Y., and Lefèvre, J.C. 2010. The Archaeological Sites of Al-Lajat Plateau, South of Syria: Integration of Geochronology (K-Ar method) and Remote Sensing (RS), and the Employment of the Results in Landscape Investigation Using GIS Platform.1st Landscape Geo-Archaeology Conference (LAC2010) (see the linke)

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