Fletcher, RN; Carter, RA; Nesta, F; (2018) Use of archival aerial photographs for archaeological research in the Arabian Gulf. In: Van Rensburg, JJ and Munt, H and Power, T and Starkey, J, (eds.) Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Volume 48, 2018. (pp. pp. 75-82). Archaeopress: Oxford, UK.

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Abstract

A valuable archaeological and historical resource is contained within recently declassified aerial imagery from the UK’s Joint Aerial Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (JARIC), now held at the National Collection of Aerial Photography in Edinburgh (NCAP). A project at UCL-Qatar has begun to exploit this to acquire and research the historical aerial photography of Qatar and the wider Gulf region. The JARIC collection, comprising perhaps as many as 25 million photographs from British intelligence sources in the twentieth century, mainly from Royal Air Force reconnaissance missions, is known to include large quantities of aerial photography from the Gulf that have never been seen outside intelligence circles, dating from 1939 to 1989. This paper will demonstrate how others may gain access to this valuable resource, not only for the Gulf but for the entire MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. We will explore the research value of these resources and demonstrate how they enrich our understanding of the area. The archive is likely to be of equal value to archaeologists and historians of other regions.

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