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Summary
Summary
Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate, publication of their work has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration the subject, GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling pulls together discussions of theory and methodology, scale, data, quantitative methods, and cultural resource management and uses location models and case studies to illustrate these concepts. This book, written by a distinguished group of international authors, reassesses the practice of predictive modeling as it now exists and examines how it has become useful in new ways.
A guide to spatial procedures used in archaeology, the book provides a comprehensive treatment of predictive modeling. It draws together theoretical models and case studies and explains how modeling may be applied to future projects. The book illustrates the various aspects of academic and practical applications of predictive modeling. It also discusses the need to assess the reliability of the results and the implications of reliability assessment on the further development of predictive models.
Of the books available on GIS, some touch on archaeological applications but few cover the topic in such depth. Both up to date and containing case studies from a wide range of geographical locations including Europe, the USA, and Australia, this book sets a baseline for future developments.
Author Notes
Mark W. Mehrer, Konnie L. Wescott
Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction | |
1 There and Back Again: Revisiting Archaeological Locational Modeling | p. 3 |
Section 2 Theoretical and Methodological Issues | |
2 Enhancing Predictive Archaeological Modeling: Integrating Location, Landscape, and Culture | p. 41 |
3 One Step Beyond: Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Techniques to Increase the Value of Predictive Models | p. 63 |
Section 3 Issues of Scale | |
4 Modeling for Management in a Compliance World | p. 75 |
5 Problems in Paleolithic Land Evaluation: A Cautionary Tale | p. 97 |
6 Regional Dynamics of Hunting and Gathering: An Australian Case Study Using Archaeological Predictive Modeling | p. 123 |
Section 4 Quantitative and Methodological Issues | |
7 Making Use of Distances: Estimating Parameters of Spatial Processes | p. 147 |
8 Integrating Spatial Statistics into Archaeological Data Modeling | p. 163 |
9 Quantifying the Qualified: The Use of Multicriteria Methods and Bayesian Statistics for the Development of Archaeological Predictive Models | p. 191 |
Section 5 Large Databases and CRM | |
10 Points vs. Polygons: A Test Case Using a Statewide Geographic Information System | p. 219 |
11 Relating Cultural Resources to Their Natural Environment Using the IEDROK GIS: A Cultural Resources Management Tool for the Republic of Korea | p. 241 |
12 Appropriateness and Applicability of GIS and Predictive Models with Regard to Regulatory and Nonregulatory Archaeology | p. 265 |
13 Archaeological GIS in Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning | p. 279 |
Section 6 Modeling Applications in Progress | |
14 Understanding Lines in the Roman Landscape: A Study of Ancient Roads and Field Systems Based on GIS Technology | p. 291 |
15 A GIS-Based Archaeological Predictive Model and Decision Support System for the North Carolina Department of Transportation | p. 317 |
16 Multicriteria/Multiobjective Predictive Modeling: A Tool for Simulating Hunter-Gatherer Decision Making and Behavior | p. 335 |
17 Predictive Modeling in a Homogeneous Environment: An Example from the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina | p. 355 |
18 Predictive Modeling in Archaeological Location Analysis and Archaeological Resource Management: Principles and Applications | p. 393 |
19 The Changing Mesopotamian Landscape as Seen from Spot and Corona Images | p. 413 |
20 Quantitative Methods in Archaeological Prediction: From Binary to Fuzzy Logic | p. 437 |
21 The Use of Predictive Modeling for Guiding the Archaeological Survey of Roman Pottery Kilns in the Argonne Region (Northeastern France) | p. 447 |
Index | p. 461 |