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Modelling of Pathways and Movement Networks in Archaeology: An Overview of Current Approaches
Computers and the Social Sciences, 2019 This chapter presents and discusses current approaches and trends in computer-based modelling of pathways and movement networks in archaeology. After an introduction to the theoretical concepts involved, we present a state of the art of methodologies ...
J. Verhagen +2 more
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Cutting Through the Green: A Case for Grassland Archaeology Using UAV Multispectral Data
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Advances in low‐altitude remote sensing are needed to improve the effectiveness of archaeological prospection in the Netherlands. The geomorphological situation and land use history make applying various remote sensing and geophysical technologies particularly challenging.
Roeland Emaus
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Archaeological Knowledge Production and Global Communities: Boundaries and Structure of the Field
Open Archaeology, 2018 Archaeology and material cultural heritage enjoys a particular status as a form of heritage that, capturing the public imagination, has become the locus for the expression and negotiation of regional, national, and intra-national cultural identities. One
Laužikas Rimvydas +8 more
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Archaeology, Politics, Entertainment and Dialogue: Polish (Digital) Public Archaeology
AP, 2017 The following article addresses notions of communication of archaeology and communication between archaeology and society in Poland—past and present. The examination of these two issues begins with a presentation of their historical background, rooted in
Alicja Piślewska
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The Role of Sculpture in Communicating Archaeology in Museums [PDF]
, 2013 In this article I discuss an innovative museum strategy that aims to create a more evocative and engaging visitor experience. I argue that the inclusion of contemporary art, and specifically sculpture in exhibition design, activates visitor agency ...
Roberts, LA
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT High‐resolution and accurate synoptic images of terrestrial topography, even in densely forested areas, have proven valuable for archaeology by enabling the identification and characterization of relief patterns associated with ancient human activities. This study presents a novel approach that integrates digital terrain models (DTMs) obtained
Jhon A. Zabaleta‐Santisteban +13 more
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Lake Naconiche Archaeology And Caddo Origins Issues [PDF]
, 2009 Sometime around ca. A.D. 800, Lake Naconiche sites were no longer occupied by Woodland period groups of the Mossy Grove culture solely making sandy paste pottery or living as mobile hunting-gathering foragers. At this time, from ca. A.D.
Perttula, Timothy K.
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Past practices: rethinking individuals and agents in archaeology [PDF]
, 2008 Archaeologists who seek to examine people's roles in past societies have long assumed, consciously or unconsciously, the existence of individuals. In this study, we explore various concepts and dimensions of ‘the individual’, both ethnographic and ...
Knapp, A.B., van Dommelen, P.
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neolithic long barrows are among the earliest monumental structures in Europe, yet in many parts of Central Europe their surface expression has been largely erased by long‐term agricultural activity. This study evaluates the potential of integrated remote sensing approaches for identifying and contextualizing long barrows and associated ...
Petr Krištuf +5 more
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Straw Boats and the Proverbial Sea: A Response to 'Island Archaeology: In Search of a New Horizon' [PDF]
Island Studies Journal, 2007 In a recent ISJ paper, “Island Archaeology: In Search of a New Horizon”, Boomert and Bright (2007) argue that the field of “island archaeology” should be replaced by an “archaeology of maritime identity”.
Scott M. Fitzpatrick +3 more
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