Spatial Patterns In Landscape Archaeology

Author : Anita Casarotto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 9087283113

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Spatial Patterns in Landscape Archaeology by Anita Casarotto Pdf

This 43rd volume of the ASLU series presents a useful GIS procedure to study settlement patterns in landscape archaeology. In several Mediterranean regions, archaeological sites have been mapped by fieldwalking surveys, producing large amounts of data. These legacy site-based survey data represent an important resource to study ancient settlement organization. Methodological procedures are necessary to cope with the limits of these data, and more importantly with the distortions on data patterns caused by biasing factors. This book develops and applies a GIS procedure to use legacy survey data in settlement pattern analysis. It consists of two parts. One part regards the assessment of biases that can affect the spatial patterns exhibited by survey data. The other part aims to shed light on the location preferences and settlement strategy of ancient communities underlying site patterns. In this book, a case-study shows how the method works in practice. As part of the research by the Landscapes of Early Roman Colonization project (NWO, Leiden University, KNIR) site-based datasets produced by survey projects in central-southern Italy are examined in a comparative framework to investigate settlement patterns in the early Roman colonial period (3rd century B.C.).

Author : Ellen M. Kroll,T. Douglas Price
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489926029

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The Interpretation of Archaeological Spatial Patterning by Ellen M. Kroll,T. Douglas Price Pdf

Investigations of archaeological intrasite spatial patterns have generally taken one of two directions: studies that introduced and explored methods for the analysis of archaeological spatial patterns or those that described and analyzed the for mation of spatial patterns in actuaiistic-ethnographic, experimental, or natu ral-contexts. The archaeological studies were largely quantitative in nature, concerned with the recognition and definition of patterns; the actualistic efforts were often oriented more toward interpretation, dealing with how patterns formed and what they meant. Our research group on archaeological spatial analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been working for several years on both quantitative and interpretive problems. Both lines of investigation are closely related and are important complements. In order to demonstrate the convergence of archaeological and actualistic studies for the understanding of intrasite spatial patterns, we organized a sympo sium at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archaeology in Toronto, Canada, in May 1987. The symposium, titled "The Interpretation of Stone Age Archaeological Spatial Patterns," was organized into two sessions. The six papers presented in the morning session, five of which comprise Part I of this volume, focused on ethnoarchaeological and experimental research. Michael Schiffer was the discussant for this half of the symposium. Our intention for the ethnoarchaeological contributions to the symposium and volume was the delin eation of some of the significant accomplishments achieved thus far by actualistic studies regarding the formation of spatial patterns.

Author : University of Calgary. Archaeological Association. Conference,Elizabeth C. Robertson
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0826340229

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Space and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology by University of Calgary. Archaeological Association. Conference,Elizabeth C. Robertson Pdf

The archaeology of space and place is examined in this selection of papers from the 34th annual Chacmool Archaeological Conference.

Author : Jaqueline Rossignol,LuAnn Wandsnider
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489924506

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Space, Time, and Archaeological Landscapes by Jaqueline Rossignol,LuAnn Wandsnider Pdf

The last 20 years have witnessed a proliferation of new approaches in archaeolog ical data recovery, analysis, and theory building that incorporate both new forms of information and new methods for investigating them. The growing importance of survey has meant an expansion of the spatial realm of traditional archaeological data recovery and analysis from its traditional focus on specific locations on the landscape-archaeological sites-to the incorporation of data both on-site and off-site from across extensive regions. Evolving survey methods have led to experiments with nonsite and distributional data recovery as well as the critical evaluation of the definition and role of archaeological sites in data recovery and analysis. In both survey and excavation, the geomorphological analysis of land scapes has become increasingly important in the analysis of archaeological ma terials. Ethnoarchaeology-the use of ethnography to sharpen archaeological understanding of cultural and natural formation processes-has concentrated study on the formation processes underlying the content and structure of archae ological deposits. These actualistic studies consider patterns of deposition at the site level and the material results of human organization at the regional scale. Ethnoarchaeological approaches have also affected research in theoretical ways by expanding investigation into the nature and organization of systems of land use per se, thus providing direction for further study of the material results of those systems.

Author : Mark Gillings,Piraye Hacıgüzeller,Gary Lock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351243841

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Archaeological Spatial Analysis by Mark Gillings,Piraye Hacıgüzeller,Gary Lock Pdf

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 : John H. Walker
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Landscape archaeology
ISBN : 9780826359469

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Island, River, and Field by John H. Walker Pdf

John H. Walker's innovative study of the Bolivian Amazon examines the agricultural landscape and analyzes the earthworks from an archaeological perspective.

Author : Douglas C Comer,Michael J. Harrower
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461460749

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Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space by Douglas C Comer,Michael J. Harrower Pdf

Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space offers a concise overview of air and spaceborne imagery and related geospatial technologies tailored to the needs of archaeologists. Leading experts including scientists involved in NASA’s Space Archaeology program provide technical introductions to five sections: 1) Historic Air and Spaceborne Imagery 2) Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery 3) Synthetic Aperture Radar 4) Lidar 5) Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling Each of these five sections includes two or more case study applications that have enriched understanding of archaeological landscapes in regions including the Near East, East Asia, Europe, Meso- and North America. Targeted to the needs of researchers and heritage managers as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students, this volume conveys a basic technological sense of what is currently possible and, it is hoped, will inspire new pioneering applications. Particular attention is paid to the tandem goals of research (understanding) and archaeological heritage management (preserving) the ancient past. The technologies and applications presented can be used to characterize environments, detect archaeological sites, model sites and settlement patterns and, more generally, reveal the dialectic landscape-scale dynamics among ancient peoples and their social and environmental surroundings. In light of contemporary economic development and resultant damage to and destruction of archaeological sites and landscapes, applications of air and spaceborne technologies in archaeology are of wide utility and promoting understanding of them is a particularly appropriate goal at the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.​

Author : Bruno David,Julian Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1307 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315427713

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Handbook of Landscape Archaeology by Bruno David,Julian Thomas Pdf

Over the past three decades, “landscape” has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist’s experience of the natural world, from human impact on past environments to the environment’s impact on human thought, action, and interaction, the term has been used. In this volume, for the first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress.

Author : William M. Kelso
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813912393

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Earth Patterns by William M. Kelso Pdf

A collection of essays focusing on the archaeological recovery of the "designed" environment, particularly gardens, and considering the methods, major discoveries and conclusions of archaeologists whose goal was to recover the lost cultural landscape of the Greeks and Romans.

Author : Tina L. Thurston
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443815376

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Reimagining Regional Analyses by Tina L. Thurston Pdf

Reimagining Regional Analysis explores the interplay between different methodological and theoretical approaches to regional analysis in archaeology. The past decades have seen significant advances in methods and instrumental techniques, including geographic information systems, the new availability of aerial and satellite images, and greater emphasis on non-traditional data, such as pollen, soil chemistry and botanical remains. At the same time, there are new insights into human impacts on ancient environments and increased recognition of the importance of micro-scale changes in human society. These factors combine to compel a reimagining of regional archaeology. The authors in this volume focus on understanding individual trajectories and the historically contingent relationships between the social, the economic, the political and the sacred as reflected regionally. Among topics considered are the social construction of landscape; use of spatial patterning to interpret social variability; paleoenvironmental reconstruction and human impacts; and social memory and social practice. This book opens a discourse around the spatial patterning of the contingent, recursive relationships between people, their social activities and the environment.

Author : Eleftheria Paliou,Undine Lieberwirth,Silvia Polla
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783110266436

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Spatial analysis and social spaces by Eleftheria Paliou,Undine Lieberwirth,Silvia Polla Pdf

In the past decade a range of formal spatial analysis methods has been developed for the study of human engagement, experience and socialisation within the built environment. Many, although not all, of these emanate from the fields of architectural and urban studies, and draw upon social theories of space that lay emphasis on the role of visibility, movement, and accessibility in the built environment. These approaches are now gaining in popularity among researchers of prehistoric and historic built spaces and are given increasingly more weight in the interpretation of past urban environments. Spatial Analysis and Social Spaces brings together contributions from specialists in archaeology, social theory, and urban planning who explore the theoretical and methodological frameworks associated with the application of new and established spatial analysis methods in past built environments. The focus is mainly on more recent computer-based approaches and on techniques such as access analysis, visibility graph analysis, isovist analysis, agent-based models of pedestrian movement, and 3D visibility approaches. The contributors to this volume examine the relationship between space and social life from many different perspectives, and provide illuminating examples from the archaeology of Greece, Italy and Cyprus, in which intra-site analysis offers valuable insights into the built spaces and societies under study.

Author : Victorino Mayoral Herrera,César Parcero Oubiña,Pastor Fábrega Álvarez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Ludomir R. Lozny
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387284605

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Landscapes under Pressure by Ludomir R. Lozny Pdf

This book investigates the newly emerging interest to investigate and preserve cultural landscapes. It presents the historic, archaeological, ethnographic, and environmental traditions of cultural landscape study and the attempts to reconstruct and analyze the complex processes of cultural changes. It points to the benefits of interdisciplinary cooperation, which should involve an ecological approach with historical ecology, applied archaeology, and environmental planning.

Author : Christoph Siart,Markus Forbriger,Olaf Bubenzer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319253169

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Digital Geoarchaeology by Christoph Siart,Markus Forbriger,Olaf Bubenzer Pdf

This book focusses on new technologies and multi-method research designs in the field of modern archaeology, which increasingly crosses academic boundaries to investigate past human-environmental relationships and to reconstruct palaeolandscapes. It aims at establishing the concept of Digital Geoarcheology as a novel approach of interdisciplinary collaboration situated at the scientific interface between classical studies, geosciences and computer sciences. Among others, the book includes topics such as geographic information systems, spatiotemporal analysis, remote sensing applications, laser scanning, digital elevation models, geophysical prospecting, data fusion and 3D visualisation, categorized in four major sections. Each section is introduced by a general thematic overview and followed by case studies, which vividly illustrate the broad spectrum of potential applications and new research designs. Mutual fields of work and common technologies are identified and discussed from different scholarly perspectives. By stimulating knowledge transfer and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, Digital Geoarchaeology helps generate valuable synergies and contributes to a better understanding of ancient landscapes along with their forming processes. Chapters 1, 2, 6, 8 and 14 are published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Author : Konnie L. Wescott,R. Joe Brandon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 49,8 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.