Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists: A Predictive Modelling Toolkit / Edition 1

by Konnie L. Wescott, R. Joe Brandon

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138405219
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/29/2017
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

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.