Computer Applications And Quantitative Methods In Archaeology

A study illustrating the use of computer applications and quantitative methods in archaeology.

A selection of 50 papers presented at CAA2016. Papers are grouped under the following headings: Ontologies and Standards; Field and Laboratory Data Recording and Analysis; Archaeological Information Systems; GIS and Spatial Analysis; 3D and Visualisation; Complex Systems Simulation; Teaching Archaeology in the Digital Age.

These nine papers are derived from the fourth meeting of the U.K. Chapter of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology' held at Cardiff, 1999. Contents: Preface (Caitlin Buck); The sigillographic database: easier artefact analysis (Eric Cooper); Landscapes in Motion: interactive computer imagery and Neolithic landscapes of the Outer Hebrides (Vicky Cummings); BCal: the development of an interactive Internet application (G N James); An approach for integrating multisensory data: Sesklo and the Teleorman Valley (Steve Mills); Developing an archaeology soapbox and marketplace on the WWW (Leonel Morgado & Mila Simoes de Abreu); A numismatic database with icon and string-searching features (Leonel Morgado and Mario Guedes); Electronic drawing or manual drawing? Experiences from work with rock-paintings (Emma Jane Read & Christopher Chippindale); Exploring archaeometric data using projection pursuit methodology (S Westwood & M J Baxter); Beyond significant patterns towards past intentions: the location of Orcadian chambered tombs

This volume brings together all the successful peer-reviewed papers submitted for the proceedings of the 43rd conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology that took place in Siena (Italy) from March 31st to April 2nd 2015.

What has been the impact of computerisation on archaeology, and is it a good or bad thing? The papers in this volume derive from the 26th conference held in Barcelona in March 1998. Overall, papers deal with the advent of new techniques to overcome existing problems in archaeological analysis or data archiving.