遥感技术能够快速有效地探明地上和地下古遗址的分布信息, 在现代考古中发挥着重要的作用, 逐渐成为考古研究的重要手段。阐述了遥感考古探测的基本原理, 以遥感考古探测平台为序系统介绍了遥感考古探测方法与进展情况, 对遥感考古探测的作用、局限性及发展前景进行了评述。

Remote sensing technique is able to quickly detect the distribution of the sites above and below the ground, and plays a constructive role in the present archaeological work, so it becomes an important tool for archaeological investigations. This article presented the fundamental principles of the remote sensing technique in detection of sites, and then listed comprehensively the general methods used and some successful applications, and finally reviewed the its functions, constraints and future development.