With support from the new Dartmouth Initiative for Middle Eastern Exchange (DIMEX), the Spatial Archaeometry Lab (SPARCL) is sponsoring a program to support collaborative archaeological remote sensing projects in the Middle East and North Africa. For the past decade, we co-led the National Science Foundation-funded Spatial Archaeometry Research Collaborations (SPARC) program to undertake cooperative archaeological research projects around the world.
SPARC:MENA will promote collaborative research projects in the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on several key domains, including: 1) processing and analysis of modern and historical aerial and satellite imagery, 2) drone-based surveys for high-resolution photogrammetric mapping, lidar, thermal, and multispectral infrared imaging, 3) terrestrial geophysical surveys using magnetic gradiometry, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity to map subsurface archaeological remains, and 4) portable underwater sonar to survey submerged archaeological features and landscapes. The program provides in-kind support, typically for projects of 1-2 weeks in duration, from SPARCL faculty and staff for data collection, processing, and joint publications.
We invite proposals for collaborative research initiatives by scholars at all career stages. Successful proposals will be methodologically and theoretically innovative, and match well with SPARCL areas of expertise. Project proposals should include:
- CV of project director(s)
- two-page project description outlining the site/region, the research objectives, and the requested archaeological remote sensing applications
Proposals and inquiries should be directed to Prof. Jesse Casana and Carolin Ferwerda.
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