Computational Approaches to the Study of Movement in Archaeology: Theory, Practice and Interpretation of Factors and Effects of Long Term Landscape Formation and Transformation

by Silvia Polla (Editor), Philip Verhagen (Editor)

Overview

The archaeological study of movement and of its related patterns and features has been transformed by the use of GIS. Path analysis has become a very popular approach to the study of settlement and land-use dynamics in landscape archaeology. This volume addresses theoretical, technical and interpretative issuesand presents case studies. A final synthetic paper aims to review the contents and to set the pace for the current methodological debate.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110377132
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	07/28/2014
Series:	Topoi - Berlin Studies of the Ancient World/Topoi - Berliner Studien der Alten Welt , #23
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	143
Sales rank:	939,794
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

S. Polla, Freie Universität Berlin; P. Verhagen, VU University Amsterdam.