Detection of Single Burials Using Multispectral Drone Data: Three Case Studies

Natural burials are interments where a body is buried without embalming fluids or coffins. These burial grounds ideal locations for retrospective multispectral analysis of non-conventional single as the age and location each grave documented. The detection disturbed soil under influence human decomposition has been well-studied, but lacks temporal component needed characterising simulated clandestine burials. A critical gap in literature how these re-vegetate to what extent profiles re-establish over years decades. Multispectral drone data from three natural sites southern U.K. documented here, with trends re-vegetation bare full recovery graves old 2005. As many techniques, environmental limiting variable universal use this method. However, we suggest timeline which reach limits possible reasons variations limits.