Morphometric terrain analysis to explore present day geohazards and paleolandscape forms and features in the surroundings of the Melka Kunture prehistoric site, Upper Awash Valley, Central Ethiopia

Morphometric terrain analysis to explore present day geohazards and paleolandscape forms and features in the surroundings of the Melka Kunture prehistoric site, Upper Awash Valley, Central Ethiopia

Morphometric Terrain Analysis was successfully applied in different sectors of environmental studies. However, other disciplines, such as archaeology, might also profit from spatially distributed high-resolution terrain information. In this paper, we show how detailed topographic analysis and simple...

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Main Authors: Michael Maerker, Calogero Schillaci, Jan Kropáček
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2018-05-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica
Subjects:
Melka Kunture
palaeolithic sites
Upper Awash Valley
morphometric analysis
digital elevation models
storm flow model
Online Access:http://www.aucgeographica.cz/index.php/aucg/article/view/234

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