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COMPUTERS AND COMPUTERS AND STATISTICS IN STATISTICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHAEOLOGY Week 7. Geographic Week 7. Geographic Information Systems Information Systems (GIS) - 5 (GIS) - 5 © Richard Haddlesey www.medievalarchitecture.net

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Page 1: COMPUTERS AND STATISTICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY Week 7. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - 5 © Richard Haddlesey

COMPUTERS AND COMPUTERS AND STATISTICS IN STATISTICS IN

ARCHAEOLOGYARCHAEOLOGY

Week 7. Geographic Week 7. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - 5Information Systems (GIS) - 5

© Richard Haddlesey www.medievalarchitecture.net

Page 2: COMPUTERS AND STATISTICS IN ARCHAEOLOGY Week 7. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - 5 © Richard Haddlesey

Site location analysis

Site catchment• Simple distance vs travel time / effort• Control / access to resources

Viewsheds Optimum routes Effect of landscape change

flooding, climate, erosion,

isostatic & eustatic adjustment

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Visualisation/solid models

Reconstruction of superstructure from plans & other evidence

3D visualisation of excavated units, features & artefacts

Fly-throughs