 Remote sensing has become the primary source of data for generating digital elevation models, DEMs. DEM analysis is used in numerous applications, such as geomorphological studies, urban planning, and archaeology. The most commonly used relief visualization technique is hill shading, which has two main disadvantages, difficulty in representing deep shadows and inability to accurately depict linear features parallel to the light beam. Other techniques have been proposed to address these issues, including moving the light source or filtering. This paper presents a novel relief visualization technique based on diffuse illumination, using the SkyView factor, a parameter related to the amount of sky visible from a given point on the terrain. This technique is particularly beneficial for archaeologists, as it allows for improved recognition of small-scale features from high-resolution DEMs. This article was authored by Ziga Kokolj, Clemens Zaksek, and Christoph Oster. We are article.tv, links in the description below.