ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the application of such an approach within the area investigated by the Ebla Chora Project (ECP) in order to identify potential sites to be further explored on the ground. The environment of Tell Mardikh/Ebla represents a key area to understand the urbanization process in the Ancient Near East, with specific reference to the third millennium BC. However, after the early surveys carried out in this region between the 1960s and the 1970s, no systematic and up-to-date archaeological investigation has been attempted. The aim of the ECP was to provide an assessment of the archaeological sites and landscape transformations in the area under investigation. One of the main goals of ECP is to provide an archaeological assessment of the area under investigation. An approach combining different spatial datasets has therefore been applied in order improve the data recorded during the early surveys carried out in the region.
