The submerged archaeological sites of the Mosul Dam Reservoir

Evaluating emergence patterns with a new cost-efficient tool

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Keywords:

Landscape Archaeology, Remote Sensing, NDWI, Dam Construction, Post-flooding Assessment

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2025-01-09