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Ground-based photogrammetry at an aerial scale: preliminary results from the 2022 survey at Khirbat al-Mudyana al-‘Aliya, Jordan

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Halbertsma Diederik J.H. • Peterson JR • Scott Christopher B. • Stokes Rachel • Plug Jo-Hannah • Routledge Bruce • Alshboul Laith
Year
2025
Subject fields
Survey and excavations
Computer technology
Remote sensing
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