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Digital Geoarchaeology

New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research

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Editors:
  1. Christoph Siart

    1. Institute of Geography, Physical Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Markus Forbriger

    1. Institute of Geography, Physical Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Olaf Bubenzer

    1. Institute of Geography, Physical Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • 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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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Digital Geoarchaeology: Bridging the Gap Between Archaeology, Geosciences and Computer Sciences

    • Christoph Siart, Markus Forbriger, Olaf Bubenzer
    Pages 1-7Open Access

  3. Spatial Analysis and Geographical Information Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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  4. Spatial Analysis and Geographical Information Systems

    1. Spatial Analysis in Archaeology: Moving into New Territories

      • Philip Verhagen
      Pages 11-25Open Access

    2. Methods and Perspectives of Geoarchaelogical Site Catchment Analysis: Identification of Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Oder Region from the Iron to Middle Ages

      • Armin Volkmann
      Pages 27-44

    3. Point Pattern Analysis as Tool for Digital Geoarchaeology: A Case Study of Megalithic Graves in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

      • Daniel Knitter, Oliver Nakoinz
      Pages 45-64

    4. Visual Perception in Past Built Environments: Theoretical and Procedural Issues in the Archaeological Application of Three-Dimensional Visibility Analysis

      • Eleftheria Paliou
      Pages 65-80

    5. Understanding by the Lines We Map: Material Boundaries and the Social Interpretation of Archaeological Built Space

      • Benjamin N. Vis
      Pages 81-105Open Access

  5. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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  6. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis

    1. Airborne and Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis in Archaeology

      • Karsten Lambers
      Pages 109-122

    2. Paleoenvironmental Research in the Semiarid Lake Manyara Area, Northern Tanzania: A Synopsis

      • Felix Bachofer, Geraldine Quénéhervé, Christine Hertler, Liane Giemsch, Volker Hochschild, Michael Maerker
      Pages 123-138Open Access

    3. In Search of the Optimal Path to Cross the Desert: Geoarchaeology Traces Old Trans-Saharan Routes

      • Olaf Bubenzer, Andreas Bolten, Heiko Riemer
      Pages 139-148

    4. Combined Aerial and Ground-Based Structure from Motion for Cultural Heritage Documentation

      • Christian Seitz
      Pages 149-163

  7. Laser Scanning Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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  9. Geophysical Methods and Data Fusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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  10. Geophysical Methods and Data Fusion

    1. An Introduction to Geophysical and Geochemical Methods in Digital Geoarchaeology

      • Apostolos Sarris, Tuna Kalayci, Ian Moffat, Meropi Manataki
      Pages 215-236Open Access

    2. A Geoarchaeological Approach for the Localization of the Prehistoric Harbor of Akrotiri, Thera

      • Katerina Theodorakopoulou, Yannis Bassiakos, Constantin Athanassas, Gerd Schukraft, Ingmar Holzhauer, Stefan Hecht et al.
      Pages 237-251
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About this book

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.

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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Geography, Physical Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Christoph Siart, Markus Forbriger, Olaf Bubenzer

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