Best Practices of GeoInformatic Technologies for the Mapping of Archaeolandscapes

Edited by Apostolos Sarris

Book cover: Best Practices of GeoInformatic Technologies for the Mapping of Archaeolandscapes

Extent: 278 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: World Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2015)

ISBN: 9781784911621

8.27 x 11.69 inches

Price: $88.00

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Twenty-five papers from the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Crete provide a best practice guide for the use of geophysical, geoarchaeological, geochemical and surveying techniques to study ancient landscapes.


New geoinformatic technologies have recently had a transformative effect on landscape archaeology, particularly by facilitating the high resolution acquisition and analysis of data over large areas. These techniques have fundamentally changed the nature and scope of questions that can be addressed regarding the archaeological record. Despite this stimulating potential, many practising archaeologists were not trained in these methods and so are not fully aware of their capabilities or the most appropriate ways to apply them. This volume collates state of the art research in the fields of geophysics, geochemistry, aerial imaging, dating, digital archaeology, GIS and marine archaeology to present a comprehensive overview of the specialised techniques which can contribute to landscape scale archaeological investigations. It is hoped that it will serve as a “best practice” guide for their use and encourage their widespread adoption by the archaeological community.

IMAGES OF THE PAST: MAGNETIC PROSPECTION IN ARCHAEOLOGY - (Kayt L. Armstrong and Tuna KalayciMeropi Manataki, Apostolos Sarris, Jamieson C. Donati, Carmen Cuenca Garcia, Tuna KalayciFrançois-Xavier Simon and Ian MoffatPantelis SoupiosIan MoffatGregory N. Tsokas, Panagiotis I. Tsourlos and Georgios VargemezisKleanthis Simyrdanis, Nikos Papadopoulos and Theotokis TheodoulouTuna KalayciTheotokis TheodoulouGianluca Cantoro(Athos Agapiou, Dimitrios D. Alexakis, Apostolos Sarris and Diofantos G. HadjimitsisJamieson C. DonatiSylviane DederixArgyriou A. V., Sarris A. & Teeuw R.M.Angelos Chliaoutakis, Georgios ChalkiadakisLemonia Argyriou, Nikos Papadopoulos Jr.Poulicos Prastacos, Eleni GkadolouEleni Gkadolou, Emmanuel StefanakisDespina Kondopoulou & Elina AedonaEleni KokkinouCarmen Cuenca-GarciaGeorgia Karampatsou & Theodoros MarkopoulosNikolaos A. Kazakis and Nestor C. TsirliganisAnno Hein and Vassilis KilikoglouA. Philippidis, P. Siozos, Z.E. Papliaka, K. Melessanaki, K. Hatzigiannakis, M. Vakondiou, G. Manganas, K. Diamanti, A. Giakoumaki and D. Anglos)

  • Edited by Apostolos Sarris