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(s): Mark W. Mehrer, Konnie L. Wescott
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 59076
Pages: 476
City: Boca Raton, FL
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Editors......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
Contents......Page 19
Section 1: Introduction......Page 23
1 There and back again: Revisting archaeological locational modeling......Page 24
Section 2: Theoretical and methodological issues......Page 57
2 Enhancing predictive archaeological mdeling: Integrating location, landscape, and culture......Page 58
3 One step beyond: Adaptive sampling and analysis techniques to increase the value of predective models......Page 78
Section 3: Issues of scale......Page 87
4 Modeling for management in a compliance world......Page 88
5 Problems in paleolithic land evaluation: A cautionary tale......Page 111
6 Regional dynamics of hunting and gathering: An australian case study using archaeological predictive modeling......Page 137
Section 4: Quantitative and methodological issues......Page 158
7 Making use of distances: Estimating parameters of spatial processes......Page 159
8 Integrating spatial stastics into archaeological data modeling......Page 176
9 Quantifying the qualified: The use of multicriteria methods and bayesian statistics for the development of archaeological predictive models......Page 198
Section 5: Large database and CRM......Page 221
10 Points vs. polygons: A test case using a statewide geographic information system......Page 222
11 Relating Cultural Resources to Their Natural Environment Using the IEDROK GIS: A Cultural Resources Management Tool for the Republic of Korea1......Page 242
12 Appropriateness and Applicability of GIS and Predictive Models with Regard to Regulatory and Nonregulatory Archaeology......Page 265
13 Archaeological GIS in Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning......Page 277
Section 6: Modeling Applications in Progress......Page 287
14 Understanding Lines in the Roman Landscape: A Study of Ancient Roads and Field Systems Based on GIS Technology......Page 288
15 A GIS-Based Archaeological Predictive Model and Decision Support System for the North Carolina Department of Transportation......Page 314
16 Multicriteria/Multiobjective Predictive Modeling: A Tool for Simulating HunterGatherer Decision Making and Behavior......Page 332
17 Predictive Modeling in a Homogeneous Environment: An Example from the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina......Page 348
18 Predictive Modeling in Archaeological Location Analysis and Archaeological Resource Management: Principles and Applications......Page 384
19 The Changing Mesopotamian Landscape as Seen from Spot and Corona Images......Page 402
20 Quantitative Methods in Archaeological Prediction: From Binary to Fuzzy Logic......Page 425
21 The Use of Predictive Modeling for Guiding the Archaeological Survey of Roman Pottery Kilns in the Argonne Region (Northeastern France) '......Page 433
Index......Page 446
