Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists: A Predictive Modelling Toolkit

by Konnie L. Wescott (Editor), R. Joe Brandon (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040074664
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/23/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Konnie L. Wescott, R. Joe Brandon

Table of Contents

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.