Overview
- Promotes interdisciplinary studies between disciplines such as archaeology, computer sciences, geography, geoinformatics, geodesy, and history
- Summarizes the digital aspects of geoarchaeological research
- Focusses on a multidisciplinary interface, with case studies throughout
- Unravels questions of man and his environment
Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)
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This book focusses on new technologies and multi-method research designs in the field of modern archaeology, which increasingly crosses academic boundaries to investigate past human-environmental relationships and to reconstruct palaeolandscapes. It aims at establishing the concept of Digital Geoarcheology as a novel approach of interdisciplinary collaboration situated at the scientific interface between classical studies, geosciences and computer sciences. Among others, the book includes topics such as geographic information systems, spatiotemporal analysis, remote sensing applications, laser scanning, digital elevation models, geophysical prospecting, data fusion and 3D visualisation, categorized in four major sections. Each section is introduced by a general thematic overview and followed by case studies, which vividly illustrate the broad spectrum of potential applications and new research designs. Mutual fields of work and common technologies are identified and discussed from different scholarly perspectives. By stimulating knowledge transfer and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, Digital Geoarchaeology helps generate valuable synergies and contributes to a better understanding of ancient landscapes along with their forming processes.
Chapters 1, 2, 6, 8 and 14 are published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Spatial Analysis and Geographical Information Systems
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Spatial Analysis and Geographical Information Systems
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Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis
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Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis
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Laser Scanning Applications
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Laser Scanning Applications
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Geophysical Methods and Data Fusion
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Reviews
“This is an academic book … fascinating in its explorations in what can be done when practitioners in these seemingly disparate academic disciplines combine efforts.” (David M. Jones, Proceedings of the Open University Geological Society, Issue 5, 2019)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Digital Geoarchaeology
Book Subtitle: New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research
Editors: Christoph Siart, Markus Forbriger, Olaf Bubenzer
Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25316-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25314-5Published: 18 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79768-7Published: 30 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25316-9Published: 03 December 2017
Series ISSN: 1613-9712
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 269
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 91 illustrations in colour
Topics: Archaeology, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Cultural Heritage