Birger Stichelbaut
Ghent University
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European Journal of Archaeology | 2012
David Cowley; Birger Stichelbaut
This article reviews the potential of archives of historic aerial photographs for European archaeology. Their roles in primary site discovery, in monitoring condition and material change, and in understanding landscape development with particular reference to the implementation of the European Landscape Convention are discussed. The major sources are briefly described and their characteristics outlined. The impacts that differing national and regional research traditions and heritage policy have on the use of these archival collections is discussed in the framework of issues of variable accessibility and approaches to ensuring appropriate uses, including identifying limitations.
Antiquity | 2017
Birger Stichelbaut; Wouter Gheyle; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Marc Van Meirvenne; Timothy Saey; Hanne Van den Berghe; Jean Bourgeois
Abstract As the centenary commemorations of the Battle of Passchendaele approach, this article is a timely demonstration of how archaeology can provide new insights into the landscape of the Western Front. Assessment of over 9000 aerial photographs taken during the First World War, integrated with other approaches to landscape archaeology, offers a new perspective on the shifting nature of the historic struggle around the town of Ypres in Belgium. The results not only illustrate the changing face of the landscape over that four-year period, but also highlight the potential of aerial photographic records to illuminate hitherto overlooked aspects of landscape heritage.
Landscape Research | 2018
Hanne Van den Berghe; Wouter Gheyle; Birger Stichelbaut; Timothy Saey; M. Van Meirvenne; Jean Bourgeois; Veerle Van Eetvelde
Abstract The First World War (WWI) had a notable influence on the landscape at the former Western Front in Belgium. Research on a landscape scale is necessary to understand the destructive and constructive impact of the war and its consequences for the post-war landscape in a holistic manner. This paper focuses on the trajectory and impact analysis of three study areas with contrasting landscape types and aims to indicate possible preserved military relics today. Therefore, landscape changes are studied using historical aerial photographs (WWI and WWII) and contemporary orthophotos. A military landscape characterisation is made based on land use/land cover and linear structures that were mapped throughout time. Specific landscape trajectories could be designated as areas with a possible preservation of WWI heritage, with a related impact degree. The results are useful for sustainable heritage management and for further interdisciplinary research on WWI-heritage, by providing a broad knowledge of the area.
Applied Geography | 2016
Birger Stichelbaut; Wouter Gheyle; Timothy Saey; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Marc Van Meirvenne; Hanne Van den Berghe; Jean Bourgeois
Archaeological Prospection | 2013
Timothy Saey; Birger Stichelbaut; Jean Bourgeois; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Marc Van Meirvenne
Archaeological Prospection | 2016
Wouter Gheyle; Timothy Saey; Yannick Van Hollebeeke; Stephanie Verplaetse; Jean Bourgeois; Marc Van Meirvenne; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Birger Stichelbaut
Geoderma | 2016
Timothy Saey; Wouter Gheyle; Birger Stichelbaut; Jean Bourgeois; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Marc Van Meirvenne
Geoarchaeology-an International Journal | 2016
Timothy Saey; Wouter Gheyle; Birger Stichelbaut; Jean Bourgeois; Stephanie Verplaetse; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Marc Van Meirvenne
Journal of Cultural Heritage | 2017
Birger Stichelbaut; Timothy Saey; Daan Hanssens; Hanne Van den Berghe; Jean Bourgeois; Marc Van Meirvenne; Veerle Van Eetvelde; Wouter Gheyle
Archive | 2014
Birger Stichelbaut; Piet Chielens