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By
Matthew Previto
Intern at the Digital Social Science Center Fall 2012-Spring 2013
GIS AND
ARCHAEOLOGY
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• A data based interactive computer software program.
• Developed in the 1960s.
• Multiple Layers and attribute tables.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
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• Subfield of Anthropology
• Academic
• Site and cultural resource preservation
ARCHAEOLOGY
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• 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.
ARCHAEOLOGY AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
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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.
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• 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
RASTER
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VECTOR
Hydrology Map: Talgar, Kazakhstan Local Communities: Lower Xiajiadan, China.
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• Uses GIS to extrapolate.
• Population density.
• Search for new sites Saves time and money.
• Controversial.
PREDICTIVE MODELING
Liangcheng Topographic Map
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• Mapping.
• Spatial Analysis.
• Data can be queried.
• Massive amounts of data readily available.
GIS AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Finished GIS Map of Lower Level Stratigraphy: Pavlinovo, Russia
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• 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!
THE INTERNSHIP
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BIBLIOGRAPHYBrandon, RJ, and K L Wescott ed
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 4 th, 2013.
http://www.cadb.pitt.edu/cadbmap.html