Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · United Arab Emirates
Khalifa University lab uses AI and radar to detect buried features on Siniyah Island
A Khalifa University team says pairing AI with satellite and ground-penetrating radar uncovered unrecorded buried features on Siniyah Island in Umm Al Quwain, indicating a bigger population there in antiquity.
Why it matters: Archaeologists working on heritage sites are the users Khalifa University says this method, which avoids digging, may assist.
A team from Khalifa University's Environment and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab used AI together with radar data gathered from satellites and from surveys on the ground to examine Siniyah Island in Umm Al Quwain, the university said.
The university reported that the team located buried features on the island that had not been recorded before.
According to the university, the study indicates the island was home to a bigger population in ancient times.
Khalifa University presented the technique as one that leaves sites undisturbed and said it may assist archaeologists studying heritage locations.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Khalifa University names archaeologists studying heritage locations as the likely beneficiaries; if the method performs as described, buried features could be located without disturbing the ground.
