Digital Geoarchaeology: New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research

✍ Scribed by Christoph Siart,Markus Forbriger,Olaf Bubenzer (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 272
• Series: Natural Science in Archaeology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Digital Geoarchaeology: Bridging the Gap Between Archaeology, Geosciences and Computer Sciences (Christoph Siart, Markus Forbriger, Olaf Bubenzer)....Pages 1-7
Front Matter ....Pages 9-9
Spatial Analysis in Archaeology: Moving into New Territories (Philip Verhagen)....Pages 11-25
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
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
Visual Perception in Past Built Environments: Theoretical and Procedural Issues in the Archaeological Application of Three-Dimensional Visibility Analysis (Eleftheria Paliou)....Pages 65-80
Understanding by the Lines We Map: Material Boundaries and the Social Interpretation of Archaeological Built Space (Benjamin N. Vis)....Pages 81-105
Front Matter ....Pages 107-107
Airborne and Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis in Archaeology (Karsten Lambers)....Pages 109-122
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 123-138
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
Combined Aerial and Ground-Based Structure from Motion for Cultural Heritage Documentation (Christian Seitz)....Pages 149-163
Front Matter ....Pages 165-165
Introduction to LiDAR in Geoarchaeology from a Technological Perspective (Martin Hämmerle, Bernhard Höfle)....Pages 167-182
3D Laser Scanning for Geoarchaelogical Documentation and Analysis (Dirk Hoffmeister)....Pages 183-199
Visual Detection and Interpretation of Cultural Remnants on the Königstuhl Hillside in Heidelberg Using Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR Data (Karl Hjalte Maack Raun, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bernhard Höfle)....Pages 201-212
Front Matter ....Pages 213-213
An Introduction to Geophysical and Geochemical Methods in Digital Geoarchaeology (Apostolos Sarris, Tuna Kalayci, Ian Moffat, Meropi Manataki)....Pages 215-236
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
Merging the Views: Highlights on the Fusion of Surface and Subsurface Geodata and Their Potentials for Digital Geoarchaeology (Christoph Siart)....Pages 253-266
Back Matter ....Pages 267-269

✦ Subjects

Archaeology