Camp Delta, Google Earth and the Ethics of Remote Sensing in Archaeology

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Article Title

Camp Delta, Google Earth and the Ethics of Remote Sensing in Archaeology

Journal Title

World Archaeology

Author(s)

Myers, Adrian

Month of Publication

August

Year of Publication

2010

Volume Number

42

Issue Number

3

Article Pages

455-467

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http://ceeserver.cee.cornell.edu/wdp2/cee6100/6100_Readings/Ethics%20in%20Remote%20Sensing/Myers_2010_World%20Archaeology_Camp%20Delta,%20Google%20Earth%20and%20the%20ethics%20of%20remote%20sensing%20in%20archaeology.pdf

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Taylor & Francis

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English

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"With easy access to satellite imagery through free applications such as Google Earth, it is now financially feasible for archaeologists to undertake remote survey in areas that are difficult or impossible to access in person. But there are ethical concerns inherent in the use of remotely sensed images, as Google Earth might be seen as a panoptic viewing technology that leaves no voice to those being viewed. Through a virtual investigation of the Camp Delta prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I discuss methodological and theoretical aspects of the use of Google Earth in archaeology."

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