Pueblos, Hogans, and LiDAR on the Fireline
Author(s): Kristen Francis; Michael Terlep
Year: 2024
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Fire archaeologists in the U.S. Southwest are at a challenging intersection of increased wildfire severity with dense fuels, high site densities, and often limited cultural resource inventory. The archaeological sites most vulnerable to wildfire effects are those that are unknown and undocumented. This presentation details the applicability of lidar data to identify archaeological resources in time-sensitive emergency response situations. The 2023 Kane Fire on the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona provided the opportunity to field-test the technology amidst the fast-paced environment, grueling conditions, and multiple logistical challenges of wildfire incidents.
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Pueblos, Hogans, and LiDAR on the Fireline. Kristen Francis, Michael Terlep. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499511)
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Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America: Northern Southwest U.S.
Spatial Coverage
min long: -123.97; min lat: 37.996 ; max long: -101.997; max lat: 46.134 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 39632.0