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El. knyga: Using Computers in Archaeology: Towards Virtual Pasts [Taylor & Francis e-book]

  • Formatas: 316 pages, 28 Tables, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Apr-2003
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9780203451076
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  • Formatas: 316 pages, 28 Tables, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Apr-2003
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9780203451076
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.
List of illustrations ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
1 Archaeology and computers 1(13)
Data and theory
1(4)
Modelling the past
5(4)
Towards contextuality
9(3)
Theory into practice - the next six chapters
12(2)
2 Survey and prospection 14(64)
Working with aerial photographs
17(9)
Managing AP collections
26(4)
Using satellite imagery
30(3)
A change of scale - geophysical surveys
33(15)
Topographic surveys - working with points and lines
48(21)
Surface survey
69(8)
Towards data integration
77(1)
3 Excavation and computers 78(46)
Background
78(7)
Excavation recording
85(1)
The written record
86(12)
Harris Matrix generation
98(3)
Integrating spatial data
101(9)
Towards information systems
110(14)
4 Beyond excavation 124(40)
Dating and chronology
124(5)
Artefact studies
129(13)
Specialists
142(5)
Modelling, simulation and archaeology
147(5)
Three-dimensional modelling
152(12)
5 Digital landscapes 164(19)
The attraction of GIS within archaeology
164(4)
Predicting the past?
168(2)
Quantifying space
170(4)
Towards digital places
174(8)
The GIS bandwagon
182(1)
6 Preserving and managing evidence of the past 183(36)
CRM and increasing computer usage; an international trend
183(15)
CRM in England: dealing with diversity
198(1)
At the county level
199(6)
At the national level
205(6)
Museums, computers and archaeological collections
211(8)
7 Communicating archaeology 219(34)
Museums into the future
220(2)
Going interactive
222(7)
Interacting world-wide
229(2)
Teaching and learning
231(9)
Research resources
240(7)
Electronic publication
247(6)
8 Virtual futures 253(16)
Information as product?
253(7)
Virtuality, the self and culture
260(3)
The past meets the future in a digital present
263(6)
Notes 269(4)
Bibliography 273(20)
Index 293


Gary Lock is University Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Oxford and is the editor of Archaeology and Geographic Information Systems: A European Perspective, with Zoran Stancic.