Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists de Konnie L. Wescott

Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists: A Predictive Modelling Toolkit

Konnie L. Wescott

R. Joe Brandon

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 dec 1999

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.

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Introduction. A Predictive model of archaeological site location in the eastern prairie peninsula. The application of GIS predictive site location models within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Using a GIS to model prehistoric site distributions in the upper Chesapeake Bay. Protecting cultura resources through forest management planning in Ontario using archaeological predictive modeling. Considerations of scale in modeling settlement patterns using GIS: an Iroquois example. The construction of digital elevation models for archaeological applications. The state-of-the-art in inductive predictive modeling: seven big mistakes (and lots of smaller ones). GIS applications in archaeology: method in search of theory.

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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. Practical Applications of GIS for Archeologists: A Predictive Modeling Kit 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. A CD-ROM of color illustrations is provided.