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GIS and Archaeology

GIS and Archaeology. By Matthew Previto Intern at the Digital Social Science Center Fall 2012-Spring 2013. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). A data based interactive computer software program. Developed in the 1960s. Multiple Layers and attribute tables. Archaeology.

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GIS and Archaeology

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  1. GIS and Archaeology By Matthew Previto Intern at the Digital Social Science Center Fall 2012-Spring 2013

  2. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • A data based interactive computer software program. • Developed in the 1960s. • Multiple Layers and attribute tables.

  3. Archaeology • Subfield of Anthropology • Academic • Site and cultural resource preservation

  4. Archaeology and Spatial Analysis • Archaeology has always been concerned with spatial characteristics. • Spatial analysis can pose several different questions. • Most archaeological studies will have maps showing spatial relationships. • Makes GIS paramount.

  5. Mapping GIS map with satellite image and spatial locations of sites. Talgar, Kazakhstan. GIS map showing hydrology, topography and settlement pattern of San Ramon de Alajuela, Costa Rica.

  6. Raster • Like a picture, made up of pixels. • Each pixel or cell gets a value. • Allows for layer comparison. • http://www.cadb.pitt.edu/hanks/synthesis/upperlevels/upperlevels.html

  7. Vector Local Communities: Lower Xiajiadan, China. Hydrology Map: Talgar, Kazakhstan

  8. Predictive Modeling • Uses GIS to extrapolate. • Population density. • Search for new sites Saves time and money. • Controversial. Liangcheng Topographic Map

  9. GIS and Archaeology • Mapping. • Spatial Analysis. • Data can be queried. • Massive amounts of data readily available. Finished GIS Map of Lower Level Stratigraphy: Pavlinovo, Russia

  10. The Internship • Learned and Gained Experience with GIS • Very important to the field of Archaeology • Limited opportunities to learn GIS in a college setting • Presentation • Thank You!

  11. Bibliography Brandon, RJ, and K L Wescotted 2004 Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists: A Predictive Modeling Kit. Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia. Bruce, Trigger 1989 A History of Archaeological Thought. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Gaffney, Vincent and Zoran Stancic. 1991 GIS Approaches to Regional Analysis: Case Study in the Island of Hvar. Ljubljana University Press, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Lock, Gary 2000 Beyond the Map: Archaeology and Spatial Technologies. IOS Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lock, Gary and Zoran Stancic ed., 1995 Archaeology and Geographic Information Systems: A European Perspective. Taylor and Francis, New York. Wheatley, David and Mark Gilling 2002 Spatial Technology and Archaeology: The Archaeological Implications of GIS. Taylor and Francis, New York. University of Pittsburgh. “Comparative Archaeology Database” Last accessed May 4th, 2013. http://www.cadb.pitt.edu/cadbmap.html

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