GIS and archaeological site location modeling / edited by Mark W. Mehrer, Konnie L. Wescott.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Mehrer, Mark.

Wescott, Konnie.

Conference Name:

GIS and Archaeological Predictive Modeling Conference (2001 : Argonne National Laboratory)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Mathematical models--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Geographic information systems--Congresses.

Geographic information systems.

Archaeology--Data processing--Congresses.

Archaeology--Data processing.

Archaeology--Mathematical models.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Summary:

Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate, publication of their approaches has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration of the subject, this compilation pulls together discussions of theory, method, scale, data, quantification, and cultural resource management. Case studies illustrate the ways that the authors treat these concepts. Distinguished authors from around the world reassess archaeological predictive modeling to show how it has become useful in new ways.

As a guide to location modeling in archaeology, the volume draws together theoretical models and case studies to suggest how modeling may be applied more widely. The book presents academic and practical aspects of archaeological predictive modeling and discusses the need to assess the reliability of the results. Case studies from Europe, the USA, and Australia set a baseline for future developments.

Contents:

1 There and Back Again: Revisiting Archaeological Locational Modeling / Kenneth L. Kvamme 3

Section 2 Theoretical and Methodological Issues

2 Enhancing Predictive Archaeological Modeling: Integrating Location, Landscape, and Culture / Gary Lock, Trevor Harris 41

3 One Step Beyond: Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Techniques to Increase the Value of Predictive Models / Konnie L. Wescott 63

Section 3 Issues of Scale

4 Modeling for Management in a Compliance World / Christopher D. Dore, LuAnn Wandsnider 75

5 Problems in Paleolithic Land Evaluation: A Cautionary Tale / Hans Kamermans 97

6 Regional Dynamics of Hunting and Gathering: An Australian Case Study Using Archaeological Predictive Modeling / Malcolm Ridges 123

Section 4 Quantitative and Methodological Issues

7 Making Use of Distances: Estimating Parameters of Spatial Processes / Christian Mayer 147

8 Integrating Spatial Statistics into Archaeological Data Modeling / Kevin R. Schwarz, Jerry Mount 163

9 Quantifying the Qualified: The Use of Multicriteria Methods and Bayesian Statistics for the Development of Archaeological Predictive Models / Philip Verhagen 191

Section 5 Large Databases and CRM

10 Points vs. Polygons: A Test Case Using a Statewide Geographic Information System / Philip B. Mink, B. Jo Stokes, David Pollack 219

11 Relating Cultural Resources to Their Natural Environment Using the IEDROK GIS: A Cultural Resources Management Tool for the Republic of Korea / Bruce Verhaaren, James Levenson, James Kuiper 241

12 Appropriateness and Applicability of GIS and Predictive Models with Regard to Regulatory and Nonregulatory Archaeology / Kira E. Kaufmann 265

13 Archaeological GIS in Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning / Linda S. Naunapper 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 / Frank Vermeulen 291

15 A GIS-Based Archaeological Predictive Model and Decision Support System for the North Carolina Department of Transportation / Scott Madry, Matthew Cole, Steve Gould, Ben Resnick, Scott Seibel, Matt Wilkerson 317

16 Multicriteria/Multiobjective Predictive Modeling: A Tool for Simulating Hunter-Gatherer Decision Making and Behavior / Frank J. Krist, Jr. 335

17 Predictive Modeling in a Homogeneous Environment: An Example from the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina / Thomas G. Whitley 355

18 Predictive Modeling in Archaeological Location Analysis and Archaeological Resource Management: Principles and Applications / Tatjana Veljanovski, Zoran Stancic 393

19 The Changing Mesopotamian Landscape as Seen from Spot and Corona Images / Carrie Ann Hritz 413

20 Quantitative Methods in Archaeological Prediction: From Binary to Fuzzy Logic / Eugenia G. Hatzinikolaou 437

21 The Use of Predictive Modeling for Guiding the Archaeological Survey of Roman Pottery Kilns in the Argonne Region (Northeastern France) / Philip Verhagen, Michiel Gazenbeek 447.

Notes:

Papers presented at the GIS and Archaeological Predictive Modeling Conference, held at Argonne National Laboratory, March 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415315484

OCLC:

62330936