Computational Approaches to the Study of Movement in Archaeology

Theory, Practice and Interpretation of Factors and Effects of Long Term Landscape Formation and Transformation
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-11-028831-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 137 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Reihe: Topoi – Berlin Studies of the Ancient World/Topoi – Berliner Studien der Alten Welt

This book contains a collection of papers discussing questions related to space and movement in the framework of computational archaeology, landscape archaeology, historical geography and archaeological theory. The contributions, written by recognized experts in the field, show how the study of settlements pattern and movement has been dramatically transformed by the use of technology like Geographic Information System (GIS). The papers focus on the ways to approach past movement using GIS in archaeological landscape studies: theoretical, technical and interpretative issues are addressed and explored. They provide the state of the art in theory and methodology and show, by using case studies, the potential of the developed approaches for the understanding of factors and effects of landscape formation and transformation in the long term.

Zielgruppe

Libraries, Institutions, Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Verhagen, Philip

Polla, Silvia

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden

Über Autor(innen)

S. Polla, Freie Universität Berlin; P. Verhagen, VU University Amsterdam.