Practical Applications of GIS for Archaeologists
Subtitle: A Predictive Modeling Toolkit (Gis Data Series)
Contributors: Konnie L. Wescott (Editor); R. Joe Brandon (Editor)
Edition: Pap/Cdr edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 23, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780748408306
Subjects: Archaeological methodology & techniques; Geographical information systems (GIS); Social Science; Data processing; Archaeological Methodology; Information Systems (Geography); Archaeology / Anthropology; Mathematical models; Sociology; Earth Sciences - Geography; Archaeology; Data Processing - General; Technology / Remote Sensing; Computer simulation; Geographic information systems
First sentence: A geographic information system (GIS) was used to create a high-resolution predictive model of prehistoric archaeological site location in a poorly drained upland prairie region of central Illinois.