Curriculum learning-based strategy for low-density archaeological mound detection from historical maps in India and Pakistan

In this study, a total of 645 maps, provided by the Cambridge University Library and the British Library have been used. These historical maps were produced and distributed by the SoI, and can be classified into different periods characterized by the then current surveyor general of the SoI, including C. Straham (1898–1899), G.C. Gore (1900–1902), F.B. Longe (1904–1907), and S.G. Burrard (1912–1913). Maps produced under A.R. Quraishi (1954) in his role of Surveyor General of the survey of Pakistan have also been included.

Map digitisation and georeferencing

Before proceeding with the…