Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology [Paperback]

A comprehensive introduction to the use of Geographical Information Systems as a research tool in archaeology.Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a rapidly developingarchaeological method which is moving from the domain of the computerspecialist into that of the wider archaeological community. This bookprovides a comprehensive manual on the use of GIS in archaeology and isdesigned to explore the concept of GIS and illustrate how it can be adaptedfor practical use. Examining issues such as spatial databases, dataacquisition, spatial analysis, and techniques of visualization, the book isan essential tool for both students and professional archaeologists.Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a rapidly developingarchaeological method which is moving from the domain of the computerspecialist into that of the wider archaeological community. This bookprovides a comprehensive manual on the use of GIS in archaeology and isdesigned to explore the concept of GIS and illustrate how it can be adaptedfor practical use. Examining issues such as spatial databases, dataacquisition, spatial analysis, and techniques of visualization, the book isan essential tool for both students and professional archaeologists.Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a rapidly developing archaeological method which is moving from the domain of the computer specialist into that of the broader archaeological community. This comprehensive manual on the use of GIS in archaeology explores the concept of GIS and illustrates how it can be adapted for practical use. Examining issues such as spatial databases, data acquisition, spatial analysis, and techniques of visualization, the book is an essential tool for both students and professional archaeologists.1. Introduction and theoretical issues in archaeological GIS; 2. First principles; 3. Putting GIS to work in archaeology; 4. The geodatabase; 5. Spatial data acquisition; 6. Building surface models; 7. Beginning exploratory data analysis; 8. Spatl£@