The Application of GIS Technologies in the Roman Period: Spatial Analysis, Historic Modelling and Reconstructions

Fernandez, Pedro Trapero Pedro Trapero Fernandez,

ISBN 10: 1350433705 / ISBN 13: 9781350433700

Published by Bloomsbury Academic -, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Application of GIS Technologies in the Roman Period: Spatial Analysis, Historic Modelling and Reconstructions
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic -
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350433705
• ISBN 13: 9781350433700
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Using a selection of archaeological cases studies from the Roman period in the Mediterranean region, Pedro Trapero Fernández shows how GIS technologies can be employed in the creation of spatial models to reproduce historical realities. An increasing number of researchers use this digital humanities tool as a means to model both territory and landscape. This book compiles different spatial models under a unified methodology described in separated chapters, such as mobility and visibility models, and discusses their limitations and potential for implementation in archaeological contexts. The result is a detailed analysis of each method, which consequently results in an accessible manual for understanding GIS technologies. Designed for students and scholars with varying degrees of training in GIS, who intend to carry out spatial analysis and historical models, the approach of this book establishes a reference framework to work with GIS technologies in other historical periods. Trapero concludes by discussing the future of GIS and spatial analysis, and how it can be studied and used as a methodological approach in archaeological practice and research.

About the Author

Pedro Trapero Fernández is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Cádiz, Spain.