Archaeological Computing, by Harrison Eiteljorg, II, with GIS
chapter by W. Fredrick Limp - a PDF publication of the Center for the
Study of Architecture
See http://archcomp.csanet.org for more information.
Archaeological Computing is intended to provide an introduction to
the use of digital technologies for archaeologists. The first two
chapters of the book include discussions of a variety of general
computing issues, with special emphases on some matters of more
importance to scholars, especially archaeologists, than typical
computer users. The three following chapters are focused on the three
critical data-recording technologies for archaeological projects -
database management, GIS, and CAD - in that sequence. The authors
explore the capabilities of those three software types, and much of
the discussion centers on organizing data effectively so that the
capabilities of the software - and the utility of the software for
archaeologists - can be maximized. In the sixth chapter other digital
technologies - including digital images, audio, and various kinds of
moving images - are discussed in terms of the problems raised by
their being digital as opposed to film- or paper-based. A lengthy
discussion of digital data protection and preservation follows in the
seventh chapter. The eighth and final chapter provides a wrap-up.
Abbreviated Table of Contents:
* Introduction - Why?
* Chapter I - Some Basics
* Chapter II - Computing and Computers
* Chapter III - Recording Data about Objects, Loci, Trenches,
Features, . . .
from Archaeological Projects: Databases and Database
Management Systems
* Chapter IV - Combining Maps and Data: Geographic Information
Systems
* Chapter V - Modeling Objects, Loci, Trenches, Features, . . .
from Archaeological Projects: Computer-Aided Design Software
* Chapter VI - Miscellany: Digital Images, Audio Recordings,
Videos, and Text
* Chapter VII - Protecting and Preserving the Archaeological Record
* Chapter VIII - Conclusion
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