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Proceeding of the 25th Anniversary CAA held at the University of Birmingham, April 1997

Edited by L. Dingwall, Exon, S., Gaffney, V., Laflin, S. & Van Leusen, M.

Published in the BAR International Series 750, Archaeopress, Oxford, UK, 1999.

 

CONTENTS

Papers marked (ABSTRACT) are found in full on the accompanying CD-Rom.
 

Preface

Introduction to CD-Rom

Section 1: 25 Years of CAA

Twenty Five Years of Computer Applications in Archaeology
Laflin, S.
Twenty Five Years of Computer Applications to Archaeology
Scollar, I.
Twenty Five Years of the CAA Conference
Laflin, S.
Twenty Five Years of Archaeological Prospection
A. Aspinall and J. Haigh
Data Into Information: Twenty Five Years of Data Collection and Curation
I. Stewart
Plus Ça Change - Perceptions of Archaeological Statistics
C. Orton
Twenty Five Years of Statistical and Other Techniques
J.D. Wilcock
Archaeological Computing in Canada - the First (and Last) Twenty Five Years
M. Tamplin

Section 2: Landscape Archaeology and GIS

How Archaeological Sites co-exist with Fast-paced, Intense Army 
Training Activities
C.L. Huckerby and C.M. Poulsen
The Use of Monte-Carlo Techniques for the Estimation of Visibility
K. Nackaerts, G. Govers, and L. Loots
Modelling Human Range Expansion Across a Heterogeneous Cost Surface
C. Glass, J. Steele, and D. Wheatley
Deconstructing the Land: the Archaeology of Sacred Geographies
C. Parcero-Oubiña
A GIS Study on the Spatial Development of Coastal Catalunya (ABSTRACT)
F. Massagrande
Reconstructing Archaeology from the Landscape: GIS, CAD and The 
Roman Signal Station at Whitby ABSTRACT)
T. Bell
GIS in Palaeolithic Archaeology. A Case Study from the 
Southern Netherlands (ABSTRACT)
H. Kamermans and E. Rensink
An Analysis of the Structure and Function of Prehistoric Maori Pa Sites (ABSTRACT)
C. Reeler
Fuzzy Viewshed Analysis of the Hellenistic City Defence System at 
Sagalassos, Turkey (ABSTRACT)
L. Loots, K. Nackaerts, and M. Waelkens
Modelling Prehistoric Land Use Distribution in the 
Rio Aguas Valley (SE Spain)(ABSTRACT)
P. Verhagen, S. Gili, R. Micó, and R. Risch
Mapping the Fourth Dimension: the TimeMap Project (ABSTRACT)
I. Johnson
The Enhancement of the South Etruria Survey: GIS in the Study of the Research 
History of the Southern Faliscan Area (ABSTRACT)
U.M. Rajala, A.R. Harrison, and S.K.F. Stoddart
GIS and Prehistoric Mammal Acquisition Patterns (ABSTRACT)
C.L. Huckerby

Section 3: Numerical Methods

Coins, Copies and Kernels - a Note on the Potential of Kernel Density Estimates
K. Lockyear
Time Series and Neural Networks in Archaeological Seriation. An example on early
pottery from the Near East.
J.A. Barceló and J.M. Faura
Making Complex Radiocarbon Calibration Software More Accessible: a New Approach?
C. E. Buck and J. Andrés Christen
Testing Multivariate Normality, with Applications to Lead Isotope Data Analysis
in Archaeology (ABSTRACT)
M.J. Baxter
Uses of Multivariate Kernel Density Estimates in Archaeology (ABSTRACT)
C. Beardah
Bayesian Seriation as a Tool in Archaeology (ABSTRACT)
U. Halekoh and W. Vach
Some Aspects Of The Evolution Of The Gravettian Culture In 
The Eastern Balkans (ABSTRACT)
T. Tsonev
Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Analysis in Archaeology (ABSTRACT)
C. Reeler
Multivariate Statistic Analysis of the Relationship between Archaeological Sites
and the Geographical Data of their Surroundings. A Quantitative Model (ABSTRACT)
J.A. Esquivel, J. A Peña, and M. Oliva Rodriguez-Ariza

Section 4: Database Developments

ImageFinder Cultura: An Image Database System for Classical Archaeology (ABSTRACT)
B. Kopf
Equus Data Management System (SGDE): a Research Tool for the Study of the Horse 
in the Iberian Iron Age (ABSTRACT)
F. Quesada Sanz, M. Gabaldón, and P.P. Herrero
Databases - Research Tools And Communication Aids (ABSTRACT)
H-D. Bader

Section 5: Vital Preservation of Great Information

Vital Preservation of Great Information: The Archaeology Data Service and 
Digital Archiving in Archaeology
A. Wise
Archiving Archaeological Data
H. Eiteljorg II
Digital Danish Archaeology. Gods and Graves - an Internet Publication on the 
Bronze Age
H.J. Hansen
Museums On-line: Access to Museum Information
D. Dawson
The Role of Data Standards in Digital Access and Interchange
G. Quine
The Importance of Metadata to Archaeology: One View from within the Archaeology 
Data Service
P. Miller
Digital Preservation in Archaeology
A. Wise and J. Richards

Section 6: Geophysics and Remote Sensing

The Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar on Small Prehistoric Sites in the 
Upper Midwestern United
States
C.A. Dobbs, D.L. Maki, and D.M. Forsberg
GPR Analysis and Modeling with GIS Applications, Empúries, Spain
M.S. Watters
GPR Surveys in Three Estonian Medieval Towns (ABSTRACT)
R. Vissak
The Application of Geophysical Techniques at Wroxeter Roman City (ABSTRACT)
C.F. Gaffney and P.K. Linford
Digital Mapping and Remote Sensing at Merv (Digital Data Integration in a 
Field Context) (ABSTRACT)
G.L. Barrat, S. Bullas, and S. Doyle
Mud and Old Bullets: Geophysical and Behavioural Anomalies in Adverse Environmental 
and Climatic Conditions. A case study in the Use of Stratified Systematic Unaligned 
Sampling at Merv, Türkmenistan (ABSTRACT)
S. Bullas
Archaeological Prospection with GPR Approaches: Case Studies in 
Xian and Shangqiu, China ABSTRACT)
L. Gao
Remote Sensing into the Study of Ancient Beiting City in 
North-Western China (ABSTRACT)
J. Liu
A PC-Based System for Computer Assisted Archaeological Interpretation of 
Aerial Photographs (ABSTRACT)
S. Redfern

Section 7: Museums, Education, and the Internet

The Virtual Museum - who needs it? 
S. Gordon
CIMEC - A Web Site for Romanian Archaeology: Dissemination by Integration
L. Oberlander-Târnoveanu
EARP -- European Archaeological Research Projects. Fieldwork Opportunities 
Database on the Internet. 
N. Negroni Catacchio, M. Miari, B. Setti, G. Meloni, R. Ferrari, and E. Groppo
The Homer Project (ABSTRACT) 
P. Perkins
Digging the Web: German Archaeology on the Internet (ABSTRACT)
A. Brunn

Section 8: Making History

Making History: the Once and Future Roles of the Royal Commissions
J. Stewart
Understanding Englands Landscapes: An Aerial Survey Approach To A National Mapping 
Programme For England
R.H. Bewley
The Use of Global Positioning System Technology to Record and Interpret 
Archaeological Sites and Landscapes
H. Riley
Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere
C. Watkins
Providing Access to the National Monuments Record of Scotland
K.F. Byrne
New Developments at the RCAHMW
L.P. NikoIic
Reaching the World
R.J. Taylor
Making History: Copyright and Rights Management
N. Beagrie

Section 9: The Strategic Management of Information Systems

The Strategic Management of Information Systems: Innovation and Visions
B. Booth
Have we Failed to Provide a Strategic Vision for Information Systems in Archaeology?
N.D. Clubb
Public Heritage in an Age of Decline 
Lang, N.
Ordnance Survey and the Depiction of Antiquities on Maps: Past, Present and Future. 
The Current and Future Role of the Royal Commissions as Suppliers of Heritage 
Data to the Ordnance Survey
D.Murray
Electronic Commerce and Geomarketing 
A.A. Wild

Section 10: Moving Through Space

Engaging Place: a Framework for the Integration and Realisation of 
Virtual-Reality Approaches in Archaeology
M. Gillings
Presenting Archaeological Information with Java Applets
R.M. Yorston
Visualising Danebury: Modelled Approaches to Spatial Theory
G.P. Earl
From The Ground Up: Visualising Ligurian Archaeological Sites (ABSTRACT)
M. McCullagh, R. Maggi, M. Pearce, and J. Ratcliffe
Using Visualization in the Archaeological Excavations of a 
Pre-Inca Temple in Peru (ABSTRACT)
A.D. Kalvin, A. Remy, L.J. Castillo, K. MarIa, E. Nolazco, J. Prado, 
V. Fernandez, R. Franca, and G. Wiese
Viitual Stonehenge: a Fall from Disgrace? (ABSTRACT)
N.R. Burton, M.E. Hitchen, and P.O. Bryan
Virtual Worlds for Archaeological Research and Education (ABSTRACT)
D.H. Sanders
PAROS. Close Range Photogrammetry and Architectural Models (ABSTRACT)
M.J. Florenzano, J-Y. Blaise, and P. Drap 
"Data-In" or "Lets Try it with the Horse in Front". 3D modelling Automated 
but put in its Place (ABSTRACT)
S. Nickerson
VisTA: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Archaeological Data (ABSTRACT)
R. Kadobayashi, E. Neeter, K. Mase, and R. Nakatsu	
VRML, Virtual Reality and Visualisation: The best tool for the job? (ABSTRACT)
G. Goodrick

Section 11: Finds Analysis and Curation

Enhanced Reality Fieldwork: the Context Aware Archaeological Assistant
N. Ryan, J. Pascoe, and D. Morse
IT-based Documentation of Large Scale Excavations - Drengsted: A Case Study
L.C. Norbach
Mobile Computing for Real Time Support in Archaeological Excavations (ABSTRACT)
M. Ancona, G. Dodero, V. Gianuzzi, C. Fierro, V. Tine and A. Traverso
Theoretical Foundations and Enabling Technologies for Cultural Resources 
Management Systems (ABSTRACT)
C.A. Gonzalez Perez
A GIS and Hypertext-based System for Excavation Documentation (ABSTRACT)
M. Dekoli and T. Hadzilacos
Quantifying shape: African Red Slip Ware and eating habits (ABSTRACT)
P. Durham and J.J. Hawthorne
A Computerized Data Base for Lithic Use-Wear Analysis (ABSTRACT)
E.S. Lohse and D. Sammons
The Effect of Computerisation on Pottery Recording (ABSTRACT)
P.D. Rauxloh and R.P. Symonds
Computer usage in post-excavation: what do we really, 
really, really want? (ABSTRACT)
C.J. Evans

Demonstrations held on the CD-ROM

VRML, Virtual Reality and Visualisation: The best tool for the job?
G. T. Goodrick
A Computerized Data Base for Lithic Use-Wear Analysis.
E.S. Lohse and D. Sammons
Mapping the Fourth Dimension: the TimeMap Project
Ian Johnson
From The Ground Up: Visualising Ligurian Archaeological Sites
Michael McCullagh, Roberto Maggi, Mark Pearce, Jerry Ratcliffe