Geographic Information Systems: Archaeology's Latest Tool
For nearly a decade archaeologists and cultural resource management (CRM) specialists have been using the Geographic Information System (GIS) and related technologies to answer spatially-linked archaeological questions and to manage cultural resource data. At the heart of the GIS approach is the pri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1992
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1992, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 162-167 |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | For nearly a decade archaeologists and cultural resource management (CRM) specialists have been using the Geographic Information System (GIS) and related technologies to answer spatially-linked archaeological questions and to manage cultural resource data. At the heart of the GIS approach is the principle that any information about the earth's characteristics or spatial resources-such as water, soil, vegetation and land-form-can be digitally recorded and quantitatively analyzed. Here, the author shows how the Transjordan GIS Mapping Project (STGMP) is using this new tool. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210306 |