Abstract:

Although many discoveries have been made in Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum archaeology, wether the westward mausoleum passage under the pyramid-shaped mound does exist or not, and the  function of the underground drainage ditch is still unknown. Using remote sensing technology, this study explored the distribution of cultural treasures around the Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, interpreted the aerial hyperspectral remote sensing images and aerial panchromatic remote sensing images, extracted the cultural relic information,and discovered the high thermal anomalies of the pyramidshaped mound and the westward mausoleum passage under the pyramid-shaped mound, and validated the function of the underground drainage ditch.The results are  contrasted with geophysical and geochemical data, the conclusions are exactly the same.

Key words: archaeology, aerial hyperspectral, aerial , panchromatic, remote sensing image, temperature abnormal, magnetism abnormal,  , Qin Shihuang's mausoleum