All non-invasive approaches to viewing the buried and nominally invisible evidence of the past should be included within the definition of Remote Sensing for archaeology.These approaches include space- and airborne sensor platforms,including traditional air photographic sensors as well as technology-based multi-spectral or hyperspectral scanners,as well as ground based geophysics,under-water remote sensing and other non-invasive techniques such as surface collection.In essence any method that facilitates observation of the buried evidence without impacting the surviving stratigraphy is encompassed within the remit of remote sensing.The last ten years have seen many innovations in remote sensing,the most significant advances having been achieved in the field of satellite imagery,LiDAR,UAV and geophysical prospection.Remote sensing has grown progressively from an ‘aseptic tool aimed at documentation into an original methodology,highly effective for the identification of archaeological sites and landscapes.It is currently – in its most advanced applications – the key to overcoming an out-dated approach to archaeological research and conservation focused on individual sites and then on finds.