Remote Sensing of Chacoan Roads in the Middle San Juan Region

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This poster demonstrates recent applications of remotely sensed data to track Chacoan roads in the Middle San Juan Region, specifically the use of high resolution (1 meter) Digital Elevation Models obtained from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data and multispectral imagery obtained from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflectance Radiometer (ASTER) instrument to track a potential route between the Aztec Community and the Holmes Group through the Farmington Glade and surrounding mesas. These data sources, in combination with historical aerial imagery, spaceborne orthoimagery, and archaeological site data obtained from the New Mexico Cultural Resources Information System (NMCRIS), allow for the continued development of a geographic record for potential Chacoan roads that is ready for ground truthing.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 32009