Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology

Author: James Conolly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521793300
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
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.

Spatial Technology and Archaeology

Author: David Wheatley
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466576618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
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 anal

Landscape Archaeology and GIS

Author: Henry Chapman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
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.

Archaeological 3D GIS

Author: Nicolò Dell’Unto
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000554309
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
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.

Geographical Information Systems and Landscape Archaeology

Author: Mark Gillings
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
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.

Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists

Author: Konnie L. Wescott
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203212134
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 187

Book Description
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.

Archaeology and Geomatics

Author: Victorino Mayoral Herrera
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088904530
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description

Principles of Geographical Information Systems

Author: Peter A. Burrough
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198742843
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 347

Book Description
Fuzzy logic and continuous classification methods are presented as methods for linking the two spatial paradigms.

GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling

Author: Mark W. Mehrer
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203563352
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496

Book Description
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

Remote Sensing in Archaeology

Author: James R. Wiseman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 038744453X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description
Archaeology has been transformed by technology that allows one to ‘see’ below the surface of the earth. This work illustrates the uses of advanced technology in archaeological investigation. It deals with hand-held instruments that probe the subsurface of the earth to unveil layering and associated sites; underwater exploration and photography of submerged sites and artifacts; and the utilization of imaging from aircraft and spacecraft to reveal the regional setting of archaeological sites and to assist in cultural resource management.