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How can GIS be of value in the understanding of urban sites , and what special problems does the use of GIS for urban archaeology present?

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ARCH6116/6129 GIS and Spatial Technologies for

Archaeological Landscapes

Assessment 2 – Essay

Write an extended essay on one of the following subjects:

  1. “The distribution map, the air photo, the satellite image, the Geographic Information

System … present a picture of past landscapes which the inhabitant would hardly

recognize” (Thomas 1993:25. Discuss this view, in the context of the Archaeological use

of GIS.

  1. What has predictive modelling contributed to our understanding of the past?
  2. What does a maritime perspective contribute to our understanding of the spatial

organization of cultures, and how does that relate to the use of GIS in Archaeology?

  1. Discuss at least three examples of GIS use for excavation data, and comment on their

strengths and weaknesses.

  1. LiDAR has been described as a ‘second aerial revolution’ for Archaeology. Using

comparisons with traditional aerial photography, satellite remote sensing and terrestrial

survey methods, discuss whether this is true.

  1. How can GIS be of value in the understanding of urban sites, and what special problems

does the use of GIS for urban archaeology present?

Your essay should not exceed 2500 words (excluding references).

Please use a referencing and bibliography format in the style of Antiquity.

The deadline for this is 11th December 2014.

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