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Author : William James Judge,Lynne Sebastian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Archaeological surveying
ISBN : OSU:32435056418924
Author : U.S. Department of the Interior,Bureau of Land Management
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1496015789
One of the more interesting developments in the field of archaeology in the recent past is the emergence of predictive modeling as an integral component of the discipline. Within any developing and expanding field, one may expect some initial controversy that will, presumably, diminish as the techniques are tested, refined, and finally accepted. We are still very much in the initial stages of learning how to go about using predictive modeling in archaeology, and this book represents an effort by some of the leading experts in the field to present a comprehensive and detailed examination of this approach to understanding how people in the past used the landscape in which they lived.
Author : W. James Judge,Lynne Sebastian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1116192251
Author : Philip Verhagen
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789087280079
Dutch archaeology has experienced profound changes in recent years. This has led to an increasing use of archaeological predictive modelling, a technique that uses information about the location of known early human settlements to predict where additional settlements may have been located. Case Studies in Archaeological Predictive Modelling is the product of a decade of work by Philip Verhagen as a specialist in geographical information systems at RAAP Archeologisch Adviesbureau BV, one of the leading organizations in the field; the case studies presented here provide an overview of the field and point to potential future areas of research.
Author : David Wheatley,Mark Gillings
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781466576612
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 : Gary R Lock,Zoran Stancic
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000725148
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 : Mark W. Mehrer,Konnie L. Wescott
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780203563359
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 : Konnie L. Wescott,R. Joe Brandon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203212134
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 : Herbert D. G. Maschner,Christopher Chippindale
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 1502 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0759100780
The Handbook of Archaeological Methods comprises 37 articles by leading archaeologists on the key methods used by archaeologists in the field, in analysis, in theory building, and in managing cultural resources. The book is destined to become the key reference work for archaeologists and their advanced students on contemporary archaeological methods.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030843619
Author : Huayi Wu,Yu Liu,Jianzhong Li,Xiaofeng Meng,Qingfeng Guan,Xuan Song,Guoqiong Liao,Guoliang Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031245213
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference, SpatialDI 2022, Wuhan, China, August 5–7, 2022, Revised Selected Papers. The 19 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 77 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Traffic Management, Data science, City Analysis.
Author : Mark Gillings,Piraye Hacıgüzeller,Gary Lock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351243841
Effective spatial analysis is an essential element of archaeological research; this book is a unique guide to choosing the appropriate technique, applying it correctly and understanding its implications both theoretically and practically. Focusing upon the key techniques used in archaeological spatial analysis, this book provides the authoritative, yet accessible, methodological guide to the subject which has thus far been missing from the corpus. Each chapter tackles a specific technique or application area and follows a clear and coherent structure. First is a richly referenced introduction to the particular technique, followed by a detailed description of the methodology, then an archaeological case study to illustrate the application of the technique, and conclusions that point to the implications and potential of the technique within archaeology. The book is designed to function as the main textbook for archaeological spatial analysis courses at undergraduate and post-graduate level, while its user-friendly structure makes it also suitable for self-learning by archaeology students as well as researchers and professionals.
Author : Maria Elena Castiello
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030885670
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 : Roderick Sprague
Publisher : Northwest Anthropology
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington from Indigenous Peoples of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation - David A. Close, Aaron D. Jackson, Brian P. Conner, and Hiram W. Li The Wapato Valley Predictive Model: Prehistoric Archaeological Site Location on the Floodplain of the Columbia River in the Portland Basin - Leslie M. O'Rourke Whales, Boats, and Anthropomorphs: Iconographic and Contextual Analyses of Two Pictograph Sites in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska - Melissa F. Baird The Effects of Multiple High-Ranked Prey Species on the Use of Evenness as a Proxy Measure for Diet Breadth: An Example from the Southeastern Columbia Plateau - Vaughn R. Kimball Abstracts 57th Meeting of the Northwest Anthropological Conference, Eugene, Oregon 211 NAGPRA in Southern Idaho: An Ethnographic Assessment of BLM Shoshone-Paiute Archaeological Collections - Deward E. Walker, Jr.
Author : Connie Lynn Stone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Arizona
ISBN : UIUC:30112104106841