Archaeological Sites

Author : Brian Patrick Kooyman
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 9781552380352

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Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites by Brian Patrick Kooyman Pdf

Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites is a valuable volume of investigative archaeology focuses on stone tools, the artifacts produced by these tools, and the revealing debris left behind at sites where they were produced. The majority of study sites discussed are in western North America, including Alberta's own Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a World Heritage Site. Suitable for both the scholar and the interested layperson, provides a comprehensive study in archaeological lithic analysis. This concise, "hands-on" guide to practical exploration at stone tool sites will become required reading for those pursuing studies of any sort in prehistoric lithic artifacts. The inclusion of maps, illustrations, and photographs broadens the reader's understanding of deriving meaning and relevance in the study of stone tool technology.

Author : Panagiotis Karkanas,Paul Goldberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119016434

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Reconstructing Archaeological Sites by Panagiotis Karkanas,Paul Goldberg Pdf

A guide to the systematic understanding of the geoarchaeological matrix Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers an important text that puts the focus on basic theoretical and practical aspects of depositional processes in an archaeological site. It contains an in-depth discussion on the role of stratigraphy that helps determine how deposits are organised in time and space. The authors — two experts in the field — include the information needed to help recognise depositional systems, processes and stratigraphic units that aid in the interpreting the stratigraphy and deposits of a site in the field. The book is filled with practical tools, numerous illustrative examples, drawings and photos as well as compelling descriptions that help visualise depositional processes and clarify how these build the stratigraphy of a site. Based on the authors’ years of experience, the book offers a holistic approach to the study of archaeological deposits that spans the broad fundamental aspects to the smallest details. This important guide: Offers information and principles for interpreting natural and anthropogenic sediments and physical processes in sites Provides a framework for reconstructing the history of a deposit and the site Outlines the fundamental principles of site formation processes Explores common misconceptions about what constitutes a deposit Presents a different approach for investigating archaeological stratigraphy based on sedimentary principles Written for archaeologists and geoarchaeologists at all levels of expertise as well as senior level researchers, Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers a guide to the theory and practice of how stratigraphy is produced and how deposits can be organised in time and space.

Author : Panagiotis Karkanas,Paul Goldberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119016403

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Reconstructing Archaeological Sites by Panagiotis Karkanas,Paul Goldberg Pdf

A guide to the systematic understanding of the geoarchaeological matrix Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers an important text that puts the focus on basic theoretical and practical aspects of depositional processes in an archaeological site. It contains an in-depth discussion on the role of stratigraphy that helps determine how deposits are organised in time and space. The authors — two experts in the field — include the information needed to help recognise depositional systems, processes and stratigraphic units that aid in the interpreting the stratigraphy and deposits of a site in the field. The book is filled with practical tools, numerous illustrative examples, drawings and photos as well as compelling descriptions that help visualise depositional processes and clarify how these build the stratigraphy of a site. Based on the authors’ years of experience, the book offers a holistic approach to the study of archaeological deposits that spans the broad fundamental aspects to the smallest details. This important guide: Offers information and principles for interpreting natural and anthropogenic sediments and physical processes in sites Provides a framework for reconstructing the history of a deposit and the site Outlines the fundamental principles of site formation processes Explores common misconceptions about what constitutes a deposit Presents a different approach for investigating archaeological stratigraphy based on sedimentary principles Written for archaeologists and geoarchaeologists at all levels of expertise as well as senior level researchers, Reconstructing Archaeological Sites offers a guide to the theory and practice of how stratigraphy is produced and how deposits can be organised in time and space.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015089028107

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Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Marta De la Torre
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-02-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892364862

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The Conservation of Archaeological Sites in the Mediterranean Region by Marta De la Torre Pdf

One of the greatest challenges faced today by those responsible for ancient cultural sites is that of maintaining the delicate balance between conserving these fragile resources and making them available to increasing numbers of visitors. Tourism, unchecked development, and changing environmental conditions threaten significant historical sites throughout the world. These issues are among the topics dealt with in this book, which reports on the proceedings of an international conference on the conservation of classical sites in the Mediterranean region, organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum. The book includes chapters discussing management issues at three sites: Piazza Armerina, Sicily; Knossos, Crete; and Ephesus, Turkey. While visiting these sites, conference participants examined how issues raised at these locales can illuminate the challenges of management and conservation faced by complex heritage sites the world over. Additional chapters discuss such topics as the management of cultural sites, the reconstruction of ancient buildings, and ways of presenting and interpreting sites for today's visitors.

Author : Raimund Karl,Jutta Leskovar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527521018

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Archaeological Sites as Space for Modern Spiritual Practice by Raimund Karl,Jutta Leskovar Pdf

Archaeological heritage can be disputed, especially where it is important to religions and their practitioners. While the destruction of archaeological sites in war – often due to religious fervour – is frequently making the headlines, apparently lesser disputes about local heritage sites go unreported. This book focuses on these lesser, but much more frequent, potential conflicts between archaeological heritage management and conservation on the one hand, and practitioners of religious beliefs who use archaeological heritage in their practice on the other. By exploring case studies from Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Wales, this book examines the interaction between spiritual practice and monuments conservation. This book will be of great interest to heritage professionals, archaeologists, historians, conservationists and religious practitioners alike, through its exploration of various kinds of interactions between these different heritage communities and their interests in archaeology.

Author : Jeanne Marie Teutonico,Gaetano Palumbo,Getty Conservation Institute,Loyola Marymount University
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780892366910

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Management Planning for Archaeological Sites by Jeanne Marie Teutonico,Gaetano Palumbo,Getty Conservation Institute,Loyola Marymount University Pdf

Archaeological sites around the world are threatened by forces including population growth, development, urbanization, pollution, tourism, vandalism and looting. Site management planning is emerging as a critical element not only for the conservation of this heritage, but also to address issues such as tourism and sustainable development. This book reports on the proceedings of a workshop held in Greece, where an international group of professionals gathered to discuss challenges faced by archaeological sites in the Mediterranean and to examine management planning methods that might generate effective conservation strategies.

Author : Mark W. Mehrer,Konnie L. Wescott
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780203563359

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GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling by Mark W. Mehrer,Konnie L. Wescott Pdf

Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate, publication of their work has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration the subject, GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling pulls together discussions of theory and methodology, scale, data, quantitative methods, and cultural resource management and uses loc

Author : Maria Elena Castiello
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030885670

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Computational and Machine Learning Tools for Archaeological Site Modeling by Maria Elena Castiello Pdf

This book describes a novel machine-learning based approach to answer some traditional archaeological problems, relating to archaeological site detection and site locational preferences. Institutional data collected from six Swiss regions (Zurich, Aargau, Grisons, Vaud, Geneva and Fribourg) have been analyzed with an original conceptual framework based on the Random Forest algorithm. It is shown how the algorithm can assist in the modelling process in connection with heterogeneous, incomplete archaeological datasets and related cultural heritage information. Moreover, an in-depth review of past and more recent works of quantitative methods for archaeological predictive modelling is provided. The book guides the readers to set up their own protocol for: i) dealing with uncertain data, ii) predicting archaeological site location, iii) establishing environmental features importance, iv) and suggest a model validation procedure. It addresses both academics and professionals in archaeology and cultural heritage management, and offers a source of inspiration for future research directions in the field of digital humanities and computational archaeology.

Author : James Grady
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Archaeological site location
ISBN : MINN:31951P00953271C

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Environmental Factors in Archaeological Site Locations by James Grady Pdf

"A plausible reconstruction of a life style based on seasonal movement of people to exploit resources whose location is determined by altitude. ... Modern environmental data, both floral and faunal ... coupled with the use of aerial photography [were] brought to bear on complex archeological problems involving large geographical regions."--Foreward.

Author : Nicolò Marchetti,I. Thuesen
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Limited
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1407303570

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ARCHAIA by Nicolò Marchetti,I. Thuesen Pdf

This substantial volume, the result of 2008 symposia in Copenhagen and Bologna, explores how field archaeology and site management can be more fully integrating, with considerations of public access and conservation taken having a greater role when archaeological research projects are designed. 51 papers present case studies from a wide range of sites, alongside more theoretical and methodological offerings.

Author : R. Alexander Bentley,Herbert D. G. Maschner,Christopher Chippindale
Publisher : AltaMira Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759113602

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Handbook of Archaeological Theories by R. Alexander Bentley,Herbert D. G. Maschner,Christopher Chippindale Pdf

This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An extensive bibliography is included. This volume is the single most important reference for current information on contemporary archaeological theories.

Author : Sharon Sullivan,Richard Mackay
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606061244

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Archaeological Sites by Sharon Sullivan,Richard Mackay Pdf

A collection of essays and reports examining key issues in conservation and management of archaeological sites. It is divided into parts that focuses on historical methods, concepts, and issues; conserving the archaeological resource; physical conservation of archaeological sites; the cultural values of archaeological sites; and site management.

Author : Hans-Gert Bachmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315418193

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The Identification of Slags from Archaeological Sites by Hans-Gert Bachmann Pdf

This is a guide to the field identification and laboratory analysis of metallic slags found in archaeological sites.

Author : Terry H. Klein,National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780309097505

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Managing Archaeological Investigations by Terry H. Klein,National Cooperative Highway Research Program Pdf

"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."