Geographical Information Systems And Landscape Archaeology

Author : James Conolly,Mark Lake,Mark W. Lake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521793308

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Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology by James Conolly,Mark Lake,Mark W. Lake Pdf

Geographical Information Systems has moved from the domain of the computer specialist into the wider archaeological community, providing it with an exciting new research method. This clearly written but rigorous book provides a comprehensive guide to that use. Topics covered include: the theoretical context and the basics of GIS; data acquisition including database design; interpolation of elevation models; exploratory data analysis including spatial queries; statistical spatial analysis; map algebra; spatial operations including the calculation of slope and aspect, filtering and erosion modeling; methods for analysing regions; visibility analysis; network analysis including hydrological modeling; the production of high quality output for paper and electronic publication; and the use and production of metadata. Offering an extensive range of archaeological examples, it is an invaluable source of practical information for all archaeologists, whether engaged in cultural resource management or academic research. This is essential reading for both the novice and the advanced user.

Author : Mark Gillings,Jan van Dalen,D. J. Mattingly
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015050295099

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Geographical Information Systems and Landscape Archaeology by Mark Gillings,Jan van Dalen,D. J. Mattingly Pdf

This monograph focuses on the use of GIS modelling as applied to the collection and interpretation of data relating to the archaeology of the Mediterranean landscape.

Author : Henry Chapman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122932085

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Landscape Archaeology and GIS by Henry Chapman Pdf

Landscape Archaeology and GIS examines the ways in which Geographical Information Systems can be used to explore archaeological landscapes, and summarizes the most appropriate methods to use. It is structured around principal themes in landscape archaeology, and integrates desk-based assessment, data collection, data modeling, and landscape analysis, right through to archiving and publication. This is the first book on GIS to focus specifically on landscape archaeology that is accessible to a wide archaeological readership. It explores the applications of GIS to a wide variety of archaeological evidence including maps, aerial photographs, and earthworks. The work is well-illustrated throughout with digital maps and models being used to support case studies, as well as for suggesting new hypotheses relevant to this discipline.

Author : James Conolly,Mark Lake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139936521

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Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology by James Conolly,Mark Lake Pdf

Geographical Information Systems has moved from the domain of the computer specialist into the wider archaeological community, providing it with an exciting new research method. This clearly written but rigorous book provides a comprehensive guide to that use. Topics covered include: the theoretical context and the basics of GIS; data acquisition including database design; interpolation of elevation models; exploratory data analysis including spatial queries; statistical spatial analysis; map algebra; spatial operations including the calculation of slope and aspect, filtering and erosion modeling; methods for analysing regions; visibility analysis; network analysis including hydrological modeling; the production of high quality output for paper and electronic publication; and the use and production of metadata. Offering an extensive range of archaeological examples, it is an invaluable source of practical information for all archaeologists, whether engaged in cultural resource management or academic research. This is essential reading for both the novice and the advanced user.

Author : Gary R Lock,Zoran Stancic
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000725148

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Archaeology And Geographic Information Systems by Gary R Lock,Zoran Stancic Pdf

Geographic information systems GIS applications are viewed with increasing interest by the archaeology community and this book, with its diversity of topics and authorship, should be a useful resource. Complementing the volume "Interpreting Space" Taylor & Francis, 1990, which focused on North American archaeology, this title further develops themes within a specifically - though not exclusively - European context.; It is apparent that there are fundamental differences between North American and European archaeological uses of GIS. Primarily these differences lie in the types of evidence for past landscapes that are available for study in the two continents, and secondly in the different approaches to archaeology and specifically the theory and practice of landscape archaeology. This title centres on the role of archaeological theory in cultural resource management CRM and in GIS applications generally. It showcases the important debate which takes the emphasis away from the technology of GIS and places it back within the central concerns of archaeology and particularly European archaeology.; "Archaeology and GIS" includes material on such concerns as CRM applications, landscape archaeology, intra-site applications and explicitly theoretical concerns, thus representing the state of GIS applications in European archaeology. Contributions come from countries such as France, Italy, Hungary, UK, USA, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Spain, Slovenia and Finland.

Author : Kevin Walsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521853019

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The Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes by Kevin Walsh Pdf

Reviews the palaeoenvironmental evidence and its incorporation with landscape archaeology across the Mediterranean, from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Roman period.

Author : Konnie L. Wescott,R. Joe Brandon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203212134

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Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists by Konnie L. Wescott,R. Joe Brandon Pdf

The use of GIS is the most powerful technology introduced to archaeology since the introduction of carbon 14 dating. The most widespread use of this technology has been for the prediction of archaeological site locations. This book focuses on the use of GIS for archaeological predictive modeling. The contributors include internationally recognized researchers who have been at the forefront of this revolutionary integration of GIS and archaeology, as well as first generation researchers who have begun to critically apply this new technology and explore its theoretical implications.

Author : Victorino Mayoral Herrera,César Parcero Oubiña,Pastor Fábrega Álvarez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9088904537

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Archaeology and Geomatics by Victorino Mayoral Herrera,César Parcero Oubiña,Pastor Fábrega Álvarez Pdf

Author : Nicolò Dell’Unto,Giacomo Landeschi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000554304

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Archaeological 3D GIS by Nicolò Dell’Unto,Giacomo Landeschi Pdf

Archaeological 3D GIS provides archaeologists with a guide to explore and understand the unprecedented opportunities for collecting, visualising, and analysing archaeological datasets in three dimensions. With platforms allowing archaeologists to link, query, and analyse in a virtual, georeferenced space information collected by different specialists, the book highlights how it is possible to re-think aspects of theory and practice which relate to GIS. It explores which questions can be addressed in such a new environment and how they are going to impact the way we interpret the past. By using material from several international case studies such as Pompeii, Çatalhöyük, as well as prehistoric and protohistoric sites in Southern Scandinavia, this book discusses the use of the third dimension in support of archaeological practice. This book will be essential for researchers and scholars who focus on archaeology and spatial analysis, and is designed and structured to serve as a textbook for GIS and digital archaeology courses. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : David Wheatley,Mark Gillings
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781466576612

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Spatial Technology and Archaeology by David Wheatley,Mark Gillings Pdf

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and related spatial technologies have a new and powerful role to play in archaeological interpretation. Beginning with a conceptual approach to the representation of space adopted by GIS, this book examines spatial databases; the acquisition and compilation of data; the analytical compilation of data; the analytical functionality of GIS; and the creation and utilization of critical foundation data layers such as the Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The ways in which GIS can most usefully facilitate archaeological analysis and interpretation are then explored particularly as a tool for the management of archaeological resources. Formal analysis of archaeological material, and the use of trend surface, contouring and interpolation procedures are considered along with predictive modeling analysis of visibility and intervisibility. Finally there is a discussion of leading-edge issues, including three-dimensional GIS, object-oriented GIS, the relationship between GIS and 'Virtual Reality' technologies, and the integration of GIS with distributed systems and the Internet. The approach is light, and technical detail is kept to a minimum, recognizing that most readers are simply interested in using GIS effectively. The text is carefully illustrated with worked case-studies using archaeological data. Spatial Technology and Archaeology provides a single reference source for archaeologists, students, professionals, and academics in archaeology as well as those in anthropology and related disciplines.

Author : Mark S. Aldenderfer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 9780195085754

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Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information Systems by Mark S. Aldenderfer Pdf

Among the projects described here are studies of land degradation in the Peruvian Amazon, settlement patterns in the Pacific northwest, ethnic distribution within the Los Angeles garment industry, and prehistoric sociopolitical development among the Anasazi. Following an introduction that discusses the theory of geographic information systems in relation to anthropological inquiry, the book is divided into sections demonstrating actual applications in cultural anthropology, archaeology, opaleoanthropology, and physical anthropology.

Author : Silvia Polla,Philip Verhagen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110377132

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Computational Approaches to the Study of Movement in Archaeology by Silvia Polla,Philip Verhagen Pdf

This book contains a collection of papers discussing questions related to space and movement in the framework of computational archaeology, landscape archaeology, historical geography and archaeological theory. The contributions, written by recognized experts in the field, show how the study of settlements pattern and movement has been dramatically transformed by the use of technology like Geographic Information System (GIS). The papers focus on the ways to approach past movement using GIS in archaeological landscape studies: theoretical, technical and interpretative issues are addressed and explored. They provide the state of the art in theory and methodology and show, by using case studies, the potential of the developed approaches for the understanding of factors and effects of landscape formation and transformation in the long term.

Author : Gary R. Lock
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 1586030213

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Beyond the Map by Gary R. Lock Pdf

This set of papers by European and North American archaeologists explore the interface between new spatial technologies and areas of theoretical concern in spatial archaeology. Differing aspects of landscape, such as vision, perception and movement, are explored through a series of case studies that focus on how spatial technologies can influence archaeological interpretation and to what extent these new technologies can be manipulated to take us beyond 2-dimensional maps. Individual site-based analyses and new applications of predictive modelling are also presented and assessed together with the wider questions of spatial technologies within heritage management.

Author : M.B. Rajani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811574665

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Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes by M.B. Rajani Pdf

This book is an introduction to a new branch of archaeology that scrutinises landscapes to find evidence of past human activity. Such evidence can be hard to detect at ground-level, but may be visible in remote sensing (RS) imagery from aerial platforms and satellites. Drawing on examples from around the world as well as from her own research work on archaeological sites in India (including Nalanda, Agra, Srirangapatna, Talakadu, and Mahabalipuram), the author presents a systematic process for integrating this information with historical spatial records such as old maps, paintings, and field surveys using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to gain new insights into our past. Further, the book highlights several instances where these insights are actionable -- they have been used to identify, understand, conserve, and protect the fragile remnants of our past. This book will be of particular interest not only to researchers in archaeology, history, art history, and allied fields, but to governmental and non-governmental professionals working in cultural heritage protection and conservation.

Author : Stefano Campana,Salvatore Piro
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203889558

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Seeing the Unseen. Geophysics and Landscape Archaeology by Stefano Campana,Salvatore Piro Pdf

SEEING THE UNSEEN. GEOPHYSICS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY is a collection of papers presented at the advanced XV International Summer School in ArchaeologyGeophysics for Landscape Archaeology (Grosseto, Italy, 10-18 July 2006). Bringing together the experience of some of the worlds greatest experts in the field of archaeological prospection, the