Making Visible: Three-dimensional GIS in Archaeological Excavation by Stefania Merlo

Making Visible: Three-dimensional GIS in Archaeological Excavation by Stefania Merlo

This book discusses the theoretical aspects and practical applications of GIS for intra-site analysis in archaeology. It has been previously argued that GIS is unable to manipulate three-dimensional data and therefore to represent an archaeological excavation, since three-dimensionality is the main characteristic of the excavated record. This book explores the extent to which archaeological data and GIS structures parallel one another and, through this discussion, it challenges ideas around the ability of the traditional archaeological record to represent multidimensional spaces. The book then argues that three-dimensional data and the use of modelling techniques in a three-dimensional GIS allow for a better and more nuanced understanding of the excavated archaeological record. Practical examples are provided from two specific excavation scenarios: the Neolithic site of Kouphovouno in Greece and the Mesolithic to Early Neolithic Hoge Vaart excavation in the Netherlands. A conceptual framework for representing spatial (and temporal) excavation information is outlined, and provides a blueprint for creating a model for storing, manipulating and analysing archaeological excavation data.

Merlo, Stefania: - Stefania Merlo

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ISBN 13	9781407314723
ISBN 10	1407314726
Title	Making Visible: Three-dimensional GIS in Archaeological Excavation
Author	Stefania Merlo
Series	British Archaeological Reports International Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	BAR Publishing
Year published	2016-05-31
Number of pages	186
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