Computing the Past: Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology : Caa92 - Hardcover

Andresen, Jens; Madsen, Torsten

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8772881127 ISBN 13: 9788772881126

Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 1993

Synopsis

The twentieth `Computer Applications in Archaeology' conference was held at Aarhus University, and this volume contains over 50 of the 90 lectures presented. Handsomely produced in hardback, it is very cheap for so large a book. Among the many papers, under 8 headings, and Image The use of ground probing radar on archaeological sites (R Milligan & M Atkin); Image processing applications in archaeology (M Forte); Creating digital terrain models (J Haigh); GIS and Evaluation of Spatial Spatial statistics and GIS (K Kvamme); Multiple viewshed analysis using GIS and its application (C Ruggles et al); GIS and Sites and Monuments Bridging the urban-rural gap (J Chartrand et al); Use of GIS in antiquities registration and research (J Boaz & E Uleberg); Excavation archives (G Semeraro); Museums Index - an object orientated approach (J Feder); Artificial Computer-based techniques for the representation of automatic problem-solving in archaeology (J A Barcelo); Statistics - Methods and Diversity indices and archaeology (T J Ringrose); The provenancing of archaeological ceramics (C E Buck); Statistics - Pre-processing of archaeological data (J Rulf); Mathematical models for the reconstruction of prehistoric settlement patterns (T Weber); Visualisation, Hypermedia and Reconstruction of ancient Japanese tombs and villages (K Ozawa); The Roman conquest of Britain - a computer-based educational package (J Wilcock).

Edition details

• Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8772881127
• ISBN 13: 9788772881126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 469
• Editor: Scollar Irwin