Publications
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2024. ‘Application of Multi-Temporal and Multisource Satellite Imagery in the Study of Irrigated Landscapes in Arid Climates’. Remote Sensing 16 (11): 1997. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16111997.
Buławka, Nazarij, Hector A. Orengo, and Iban Berganzo-Besga. 2024. ‘Deep Learning-Based Detection of Qanat Underground Water Distribution Systems Using HEXAGON Spy Satellite Imagery’. Journal of Archaeological Science 171: 106053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2024.106053.
Dataset
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2024. ‘Replication Data for: Application of Multi-Temporal and Multisource Satellite Imagery in the Study of Irrigated Landscapes in Arid Climates – Central Plain of Euphrates’. With Institut Català D’Arqueologia Clàssica. CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca. https://doi.org/10.34810/DATA1797.
Other publications related to the UnderTheSands project
ESA. ‘Satellites Help Unveil Ancient Irrigation Networks beneath Desert Sands – Earth Online’. Accessed 16 December 2025. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/success-story/satellites-help-unveil-ancient-irrigation-networks-beneath-desert-sands.
Buławka, Nazarij, Hector A. Orengo, and Iban Berganzo-Besga. 2025. ‘AI Models Mapping Qanats in Kerman, Iran from UnderTheSands Project’. In Thirst: In Search of Freshwater [Exhibition], by Janice Li. 26 Jun 2025 – 1 Feb 2026. https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/thirst-in-search-of-freshwater.
Conference papers (selected)
Buławka, Nazarij. ‘The Eastern Hinterlands of the Achaemenid Empire: The Transformation of Settlement Structure and Irrigation on the Example of Murghab Alluvial Fan’. Presented on 2022-07-05 at the “Institutional Landscape and Empires in Ancient Iran” workshop in Istanbul, Türkyie, July 4 – July 7 2022. https://t.ly/rQZ5 https://iranhighlands.com/event/institutional-landscapes/.
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2023a. ‘Near East Irrigation Studies beyond SRTM and CORONA. Preliminary Results of the UnderTheSands Project’. Presentation. Computer Application and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. CAA2023 50 years of synergy. Amsterdam 3 – 6 April 2023, Amsterdam, April 6. https://2023.caaconference.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2023/04/abstract_book_v13.pdf#v8.indd%3A.167296%3A24772.
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2023b. ‘UnderTheSands: TanDEM-X, Multi-Temporal Sentinel, and Hexagon Satellite Imagery in the Study of the Murghab’s Irrigation Landscape’. Presentation. 29th EAA Annual Meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 30 August – 2 September 2023, Belfast, August 31. https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2023.
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2023c. ‘Water of Life: On the Ancient Irrigation Detection and Analysis Using Advanced Remote Sensing Methods. Preliminary Results of the UnderTheSands Project’. Presentation. ICAANE 13 – International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Copenhagen, 22-26 May 2023, Copenhagen, May 25. https://eventsignup.ku.dk/icaane13/programme.
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2024a. ‘A Comprehensive Study of Arid Landscapes Using Multitemporal Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Methods’. Presentation. LAC 2024. Landscape Archaeology Conference, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain) 10-14th June ‘HUMAN CHALLENGES IN A CONTEXT OF CHANGING LANDSCAPES’, Alcalá de Henares, June 11. https://lac2024.com/.
Buławka, Nazarij, and Hector A. Orengo. 2024b. ‘UnderTheSands: Investigating Ancient Irrigation Landscapes in Arid Climates through Remote Sensing and Deep Learning Methods’. Presentation. 30th EAA Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy, 28 – 31 August 2024, Rome, August 31. https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2024.
