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| Topic: Introduction to Archaeological GIS: Data collection and Preparation Reading: http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/gis/ Gaffney and Stancic, GIS Approaches to Regional Analysis: A Case Study of the Island of Hvar, Ljubljana, 1991. Wheatley and Gillings, Spatial Technology and Archaeology, London, 2002, Chapter 1. | |
| Topic: GIS Project preparation Reading: Wheatley and Gillings, Chapters 2-3; Lock and Stancic, Chapter 15. Presentation: Nick Stapp, “Customized Technology for Archaeological Research at Kotyti, New Mexico” and “GIS Studies in Washington, D.C.” http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/106.2/pdfs/1062.pdf#proceedings, p. 245. Assignment: Oral Project Summary (5 minutes); one page summary to hand in. | |
| Topic: Spatial Data and Visualization Reading: Wheatley and Gillings, Chapters 4-5; Lock and Stancic, Chapters 14,16. Presentation: Mark Davidson, National Park Service, "A Virtual Visitation of Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park" http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/106.2/pdfs/1062.pdf#proceedings, p. 246. | |
| Topic: Spatial Analysis Reading: Wheatley and Gillings, Chapters 6-7; Lock and Stancic, Chapter5. Presentation: Kostis Kourelis, AAMW, "The Medieval Countryside of the Northwestern Peloponnesos, Greece: Strategies of Analysis and Documentation" http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/106.2/pdfs/1062.pdf#proceedings, p. 245. | |
| Topic: Historical Sites and Analysis Reading: Wheatley and Gillings, Chapters 8, 10; Lock and Stancic, Chapters 17,20. Presentation: Andrew Koh, AAMW, "Locating the Administrative Outpost of the Workmen's Village in Western Thebes, Egypt using GIS" http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/106.2/pdfs/1062.pdf#proceedings, p. 245. | |
| Topic: Predictive Modeling Reading: Wheatley and Gillings, Chapters 11-12; Westcott and Brandon, Chapters 3,9. Presentation: David G. Romano, "A Stone for Stone Digital Map of Roman Corinth, Greece" http://www.ajaonline.org/archive/106.2/pdfs/1062.pdf#proceedings, pp. 245-246. | |
| Presentation: Final Project Summary (5-10 minutes) | |
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