Archaeology and Geoinformatics: Case Studies from the Caribbean

by Basil A. Reid (Editor), Joshua M. Torres (Contribution by), David W Knight (Contribution by), Ivor Conolley (Contribution by), Kevin Farmer (Contribution by)

Overview

Provides tremendous insight and an excellent grasp of the special geoinformatics needs of Caribbean researchers

Addressing the use of geoinformatics in Caribbean archaeology, this volume is based on case studies drawn from specific island territories, namely, Barbados, St. John, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Eustatius, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as inter-island interaction and landscape conceptualization in the Caribbean region. Geoinformatics is especially critical within the Caribbean where site destruction is intense due to storm surges, hurricanes, ocean and riverine erosion, urbanization, industrialization, and agriculture, as well as commercial development along the very waterfronts that were home to many prehistoric peoples. By demonstrating that the region is fertile ground for the application of geoinformatics in archaeology, this volume places a well-needed scholarly spotlight on the Caribbean.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817380533
Publisher:	University of Alabama Press
Publication date:	09/15/2009
Series:	Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	234
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Basil A. Reid is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Table of Contents

Contents List of Illustrations 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction Archaeology and Geoinformatics: Case Studies from the Caribbean Basil A. Reid 000 Part I: Archaeology, GIS, and Visibility Models 1. The Caribbean: A Continent Divided by Water Joshua M. Torres and Reniel Rodriguez Ramos 000 Part II: Archaeology, GIS, and Cultural Resource Management 2. Developing Weights-of-Evidence Predictive Models for the Cultural Resource Management of Pre-Columbian Sites in Trinidad Basil A. Reid 000 3. Forward Planning: The Utilization of GIS in the Management of Archaeological Resources in Barbados Kevin Farmer 000 4. Developing an Archaeological Information System for Trinidad and Tobago Bheshem Ramlal and Basil A. Reid 000 Part III: Archaeology, GIS, Cartography, GPS, Satellite Imagery, Aerial Photography, and Photogrammetry 5. Maps, Matricals, and Material Remains: An Archaeological GIS of Late-Eighteenth-Century Historic Sites on St. John, Danish West Indies Douglas V. Armstrong, Mark W. Hauser, David W. Knight, and Stephan Lenik 000 6. Understanding Nevis: GPS and Archaeological Field Survey in a Postcolonial Landscape Roger H. Leech 000 7. The Use of Imagery to Locate Taino Sites in Jamaica in a GIS Environment Parris Lyew-Ayee and Ivor Conolley 000 Part IV: Archaeology and Geophysics 8. Geophysics and the Search for Raleigh's Outpost on Trinidad Eric Klingelhofer 000 9. Geophysics and Volcanic Islands: Resistivity and Gradiometry on St. Eustatius R. Grant Gilmore III 000 Conclusion Postscript: Archaeology and Geoinformatics from a Caribbeanist Perspective Basil A. Reid 000 Glossary of Terms 000 References Cited 000 Contributors 000 Index 000

Editorial Reviews

A great contribution to Caribbean and island archaeology since it covers most of the Caribbean and includes a variety of topics, from purely academic studies on migration and slavery, to more applied approaches where geoinformatics is used for CRM purposes.”  —L. Antonio Curet, The Field Museum
 

“This work is a very useful overview of the current state of the use of GIS and remote sensing technology in the Caribbean that will serve as a benchmark for future studies in the region.” —Jay K. Johnson, University of Mississippi
 

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