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.
Author(s): Konnie L. Wescott, R. Joe Brandon
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 176
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
CHAPTER ONE Introduction......Page 14
References......Page 17
2.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 19
2.2 PREDICTIVE MODELING......Page 20
2.3.1 Environmental setting......Page 23
2.3.2 Archaeological survey......Page 25
2.3.3 GIS data and predictive modeling......Page 26
2.4 RESULTS......Page 31
2.5 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS......Page 40
Acknowledgments......Page 44
Notes......Page 45
References......Page 46
3.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 50
3.2 BACKGROUND......Page 51
3.3.1 Monongahela River Valley, Pennsylvania......Page 52
Methods......Page 53
Internal model test......Page 58
External model test......Page 60
Results......Page 61
3.4.1 Tygart Valley River, West Virginia......Page 62
3.4.2 Central Susquehanna River Valley, Pennsylvania......Page 63
3.4.3 Kanawha River Valley, West Virginia......Page 64
3.5 DISCUSSION......Page 66
3.6 CONCLUSIONS......Page 69
Acknowledgments......Page 72
References......Page 73
4.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 75
4.2 ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND......Page 76
4.3 THE MODEL......Page 77
4.4 RESULTS......Page 84
Acknowledgments......Page 88
References......Page 89
5.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 91
5.2 BACKGROUND......Page 92
5.3 MODELING METHODOLOGY......Page 93
5.4 MODEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 96
Geraldton Management Unit......Page 97
5.5.2 Stage 2: management unit-scale application......Page 102
The distribution of potential......Page 104
5.5.3 Stage 3: application within forest management plans......Page 107
5.6 OIL AND WATER CAN MIX! INTEGRATING ARCHAEOLOGY INTO FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING......Page 112
5.7 SUMMARY......Page 117
References......Page 118
6.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 120
6.2 SPATIAL SCALE AND KINDS OF PROBLEMS......Page 121
6.3 GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL VIEWS OF THE IROQUOIAN WORLD......Page 122
6.4 GIS AND SPATIAL SCALE: GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL VIEWS......Page 124
6.5 CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION: REGIONAL AND LOCAL......Page 128
6.6 CONCLUSIONS......Page 130
Acknowledgments......Page 131
References......Page 132
7.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 134
7.2 WHY SHOULD THE ARCHAEOLOGIST CARE ABOUT INTERPOLATION?......Page 135
7.3 WHAT IS INTERPOLATION?......Page 136
7.3.2 Universal Kriging......Page 137
7.3.4 Triangulated irregular network (TIN)......Page 138
7.4 SELECTING AN INTERPOLATION ALGORITHM......Page 139
7.5.1 The data......Page 140
7.5.2 The analysis......Page 142
7.5.3 The results......Page 143
7.6 CONCLUSION......Page 145
Notes......Page 146
References......Page 147
8.1 INTRODUCTION......Page 150
8.3 PREDICTIVE MODELING PREDICTS AND MODELS THE PAST......Page 151
8.4 WHAT WE WANT TO PREDICT IS SITE LOCATION......Page 152
8.6 MAPS CONTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES......Page 153
8.8 THE ACCURACY OF INDUCTIVE PREDICTIVE MODELS CAN BE DETERMINED......Page 154
Notes......Page 155
9.1 CURRENT USE OF GIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY......Page 157
9.2 CORRELATIVE PREDICTIVE MODELS......Page 158
9.3 THE RESOURCE LANDSCAPE......Page 165
9.4 AN ALTERNATIVE: EXPLANATORY MODELS FROM A LANDSCAPE PERSPECTIVE......Page 168
9.5 TOOLS TO TACKLE LANDSCAPES......Page 169
9.6 THE TEMPORAL DIMENSION......Page 170
9.8 THE ROLE OF CLIMATE......Page 171
9.10 SUMMARY......Page 172
9.11 CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 173
References......Page 174
Index......Page 180
