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Figure 38 [GIS]: The IKONOS satellite image showing the south-eastern quarter of the city. Low-lying areas, covered with vegetation today, show as dark areas in the image. There areas have clear boundaries with the surrounding areas of building (showing as light areas). There are also indications of internal organisation within the dark areas, perhaps suggesting distinct land holdings. The situation is somewhat confused by Soviet period agriculture use for the area (for example, see GIS layer AP_Ceri_Joined, where distinct 1970s fields are visible, before the creation of the archaeological park in 1989): this has perhaps sharpened the contrast between the areas. Despite this, it seems likely that this area was clearly demarcated and organised, perhaps for fields, orchards and/or gardens.

Following a review of legacy systems and in line with broader ADS practice, the interactive map element of this article has been decommissioned. The full underlying set of data is still available for download from the digital archive.