Beginning with a conceptual approach to the representation of space adopted by GIS, this
book examines spatial databases, the acquisition and compilation of data, the analytical …

The increasing importance of landscape-scale research and preservation goals within the
archaeological profession coincides with expanded threats to the archaeological record …

The Prairie Peninsula was a mosaic of tall-grass prairie and deciduous forest that existed
historically in the midwestern United States (Transeau 1935). In central Illinois, the Prairie …

Today, there is a growing movement to use accumulated archaeological information to
contribute to discussions of general issues facing human societies, including our own. In this …

Ethnographic, archaeological, and ecological data from north-central and northeast Asia,
northwest Europe, and northeast North America are employed to develop a cultural context …

The settlement patterns of 16th and 17th century Northern Iroquoian cultures have been
studied since the mid-1800s, resulting in an excellent sample of settlements and …

GIS applications in archaeology have been largely confined to data visualization, simple
mapping, or predictive models of site locations. We argue that as such GIS has been used in …

Morocco is famous as one of the archaeologically richest places with many sites. In addition,
some of the sites have been listed as UNESCO World Human Heritage sites. In situ …

In ancient China, where was frequently troubled by invaders, the government set up many
beacon towers for alerting and transmitting military information along the border and the …

This chapter is concerned with site detection by using earth observation technologies with
particular reference to optical satellite data. Three different approaches are discussed:(1) the …