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Making Visible: Three-dimensional GIS in Archaeological Excavation

Stefania Merlo
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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.
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of hardware and software used
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Three-dimensional GIS and Excavation
  • Chapter 3. Fundamentals of 3D Modelling and Visualisation within a GIS Environment
  • Chapter 4. Making Visible: Archaeological Excavation in Three Dimensions
  • Chapter 5. Conceptual Design and Operational Framework
  • Chapter 6. Making Practical: Examples of Intra-site 3D GIS
  • Chapter 7. Conclusions and Further Research
  • Glossary
  • References
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Published: 2016
Publisher: BAR Publishing
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407314723 (paperback)
  • 9781407344263 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2801
Subject
  • Computing and Quantitative Methods
  • Neolithic / Chalcolithic
  • Greece, Aegean, Crete and Black Sea
  • Theory and Method (general titles)
  • Western Europe and Britain
  • Palaeolithic / Mesolithic
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