Aerial Archaeology in Northern France: Detecting Protohistoric and Gallo-Roman Remains

Synopsis

Surface indications best seen from the air reveal the existence of archaeological remains beneath the great plains of Artois and Picardy. The discovery of this ‘hidden landscape’ and particularly of its Gallo-Roman remains (sanctuaries, villas and other rural dwellings) is used to illustrate the methods of aerial photography. The agricultural conditions when structures appear and the uses to which results are put.

Language

English

Country

France

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min.

Year of production

1973

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

First-year students of archaeology for methodological techniques; possibly of use to students of the archaeology or historical geography of southern Britain.

Subjects

Archaeology

Keywords

antiquities; archaeological investigation; France

Credits

Director

R Agache

Distributor

Name

French Scientific Film Library