Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists A Predictive Modelling Toolkit

The use of GIS is the most powerful technology introduced to archaeology since the introduction of carbon 14 dating. The most widespread use of this technology has been for the prediction of archaeological site locations. This book focuses on the use of GIS for archaeological predictive modeling. The contributors include internationally recognized researchers who have been at the forefront of this revolutionary integration of GIS and archaeology, as well as first generation researchers who have begun to critically apply this new technology and explore its theoretical implications.

Introduction, K.L. WescottA PREDICTIVE MODEL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LOCATION IN THE EASTERN PRAIRIE PENINSULA, R.E. Warren and D.L. AschIntroductionPredictive ModelingMaterials and MethodsResultsDiscussion and ConclusionsTHE APPLICATION OF GIS PREDICTIVE SITE LOCATION MODELS WITHIN PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA, R.B. Duncan and K.A. BeckmanIntroductionBackgroundPredictive Model DevelopmentAdditional GIS Predictive ModelsDiscussionConclusionUSING A GIS TO MODEL PREHISTORIC SITE DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY, K.L. Wescott and J.A. KuiperIntroductionAberdeen Proving GroundThe ModelResultsProtecting Cultural Resources through Forest Management Planning in Ontario Using Archaeological Predictive Modeling, L.D. BonaIntroductionBackgroundModeling MethodologyModel Research and DevelopmentPilot ProjectsOil and Water Can Mix! Integrating Archaeology into Forest Management PlanningSummaryCONSIDERATION OF SCALE IN MODELING SETTLEMENT PATTERNS USING GIS: AN IROQUOIS EXAMPLE, K.M. Sydoriak AllenIntroductionSpatial Scale and Kind of ProblemsGlobal, Regional, and Local Views of the Iroquoian WorldGIS and Spatial Scale: Global, Regional, and Local ViewsCentral New York Region: Regional and LocalConclusionsCONSTRUCTION OF DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, J.B. Hageman and D.A. BennettIntroductionWhy Should the Archeaologist Care about Interpolation?What is Interpolation?Selecting the Interpolation AlgorithmA Belizean Case StudyConclusionTHE STATE OF THE ART IN "INDUCTIVE" PREDICTIVE MODELING: SEVEN BIG MISTAKES (AND LOTS OF LITTLE ONES), J.L. EbertIntroductionGIS and Revulutionizing Predictive ModelingPredictive Modeling Predicts and Models the PastWhat We Want to Predict is Site LocationProximity to Environmental Variables in ImportantMaps Contain Environmental VariablesMap Data is InaccurateThe Accuracy of Inductive Predictive Models Can be DeterminedGIS APPLICATIONS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: METHOD IN SEARCH OF THEORY, T. Church, R.J. Brandon, and G.R. BurgettCurrent Use of GIS in ArchaeologyCorrelative Predictive ModelsThe Resource LandscapeAn Alternative: Explanatory Models from a Landscape PerspectiveTools to Tackle LandscapesThe Temporal DimensionScale and GrainThe Role of ClimateGeomorphological Processes and their ImpactConcluding RemarksIndex