Format:
1 online resource (317 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203451076
Content:
Today, archaeologists are spending more and more time examining the past with the aid of computers. How does this increased dependence on technology affect the theory and practice of archaeology? Using Computers in Archaeology is a comprehensive review of computer applications in archaeology from the archaeologist's perspective. The book deals with all aspects of the discipline, from survey and excavation, to museums and education. Discussion covers the theoretical aspects of computer applications, with particular reference to GIS and the analysis of data, but technical jargon is kept to a minimum. With numerous illustrations, case-studies and examples, Using Computers in Archaeology is a timely introduction to this increasingly important area of archaeology, catering both for the student and the experienced archaeologist.
Content:
Intro -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Archaeology and computers -- Modelling the past -- Towards contextuality -- Theory into practice the next six chapters -- Survey and prospection -- Working with aerial photographs -- Managing AP collections -- Using satellite imagery -- A change of scale geophysical surveys -- Topographic surveys working with points and lines -- Surface survey -- Towards data integration -- Excavation and computers -- Excavation recording -- The written record -- Harris Matrix generation -- Integrating spatial data -- Towards information systems -- Beyond excavation -- Artefact studies -- Specialists -- Modelling, simulation and archaeology -- Three-dimensional modelling -- Digital landscapes -- Predicting the past? -- Quantifying space -- Towards digital places -- The GIS bandwagon -- Preserving and managing evidence of the past -- CRM in England: dealing with diversity -- At the county level -- At the national level -- Museums, computers and archaeological collections -- Communicating archaeology -- Museums into the future -- Going interactive -- Interacting world-wide -- Teaching and learning -- Research resources -- Electronic publication -- Virtual futures -- Virtuality, the self and culture -- The past meets the future in a digital present -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Archaeology and computers -- Survey and prospection -- Excavation and computers -- Beyond excavation -- Digital landscapes -- Preserving and managing evidence of the past -- Communicating archaeology -- Virtual futures -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415166201
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415166201
Additional Edition:
Print version Using Computers in Archaeology : Towards Virtual Pasts
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=172668
