Archaeological remote sensing is the archeological research using remote sensing data as data sources

and at present it is mainly used to investigate the distribution of archaeological sites and predict the existence of above ground or the underground ancient relics and their distribution pattern of detection

the space mapping of the ancient ruins

and the virtual recovery of ancient monuments and their background.Remote sensing technology is able to quickly and efficiently find the distribution of information of ground and underground ancient relics.It plays a significant role in the present archaeological research

and has increasingly become an essential process in large-scale archaeological investigation

especially pre-site inspection.Significant progress has been made in archaeological field investigation due to the rapid development of remote sensing technology

as well as the emerging of the new goals of archeology

the new needs and the applications of remote sensing technology.This article reviews the history of archaeological remote sensing

and introduces the advantages and roles of remote sensing technology in the detection of large-scale sites

and some research instances such as the current archaeological remote sensing and virtual archaeological research

and finally surveys the problems in the development of archaeological remote