CAA 1998

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Proceeding of the 26th CAA, held at Barcelona, Spain, in March 1998

Edited by Barceló, J. A., Briz, I. & Vila, A.

Published in the BAR International Series 757, Archaeopress, Oxford, UK, 1999.

 

CONTENTS

New Techniques for Old Times. A General Introduction to Computing Archaeology
Juan A. Barceló, Ivan Briz, Assumpció Vila

 

NEW TECHNIQUES FOR OLD TIMES

Invited Lectures

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Archaeology
Josep Puyol-Gruart
Statistics in Archaeology: New directions 
Pedro Delicado

 

USING COMPUTERS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK

1. Obtaining Data in the Field
Data analysis of a magnetic survey to contrast the most common treatments of data 
procedures in shallow archaeological surveys 
José Antonio Peña, Jose Antonio Esquivel. Antonio Ramos, Maria del Mar Osuna, 
Esther Rull
Archaeological Research On 'The Protohistoric Sanctuary Of Gastiburu', Arrazua, 
Biscay, Using Electrical Devices 
Luis Valdés, Javier Reina, Roberto Muñoz, Izaskun Pujana
2. Storing and Retrieving Image Data
The Via Aurelia in the Tarquinia Area: New Results from an Aerial Photograph Study 
by the Matlab Image Processing Program 
Giuliano Pelfer
Image Processing Techniques in the Study and Restoration of 
Byzantine Mural Paintings
Nicholas Zarifis
Digital Recording of the Condition of America Tropical, a Mural 
David Alfaro Siqueiros Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Giancarlo Buzzanca, Gaetano Palumbo, 
Leslie Rainer
Teaching Computer Aided Documentation to Conservation Specialists
Donatella Attura, Eliana Billi, Giancarlo Buzzanca, Serenella Cici, 
Anna de Riso Paparo, Angelo Rubino, Valentina Zelli
New Procedures for Tracing Paleolithic Rock Paintings: Digital Photography 
Roberto Cacho Toca, Nerea Gálvez Lavin
Studying the Archaeological Record from Photogrammetry 
Angel Astorqui
Real Time, in situ; Computerized Graphic Documentation in Archaeological Excavation 
Natalie E.R. Messika
Total Station Recording of Large Ship Structures in connection with the Excavation
of Eight Ship-wrecks at the B&W Site in Copenhagen. 
Klaus Støttrup Jensen, Christian P.P. Lemée
3. Storing and Retrieving Spatial Data
Joining the Club: Issues, Problems, and Practices in Initiating GIS
Caroline Beebe
KARTAGO as a Viewer of GIS- and Multivariate Archaeological Data in the Ajvide 
and Carrowmore Projects- The Full Concept 
Göran Burenhult
GIS and Archaeology: the 'Caere' survey 
Paola Moscati
An Archaeological Geographical Information System in Arc/Info 
Angelo Peduto
The application of GIS to intra-site spatial analysis: preliminary results from 
Alpe Veglia (VB) and Mondeval de Sora (BL), two Mesolithic sites in the 
Italian Alps
N. Vullo, F. Fontana, A. Guerreschi
Taking digital Notes in the Field: the Archeo tool-set 
M.Ancona, G. Dodero, M. Mongiardino, A.Traverso
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in field archaeology: the Ade system 
M.Ancona, V.Gianuzzi, M.Migliazzi, V.Tiné
FieldNote: extending a GIS into the field 
Nick Ryan, Jason Pascoe, David Morse
P.E.T.R.A.-Data: an Integrated Environment for Archaeological Data Processing. 
Marco Crescioli, Franco Niccolucci
Digital Cartographical Databases and their Application to Archaeology 
J. Baena, J. Alvarez-Sanchis, J. Bermtidez, C. Blasco, E. Sanchez Moreno
The Eurialo Project: a Vector GIS for the Integrated Management of the 
Archeological Data of Pontecagnano (Italy) 
Andrea D'Andrea, Roberto De Nicola, Antonio Giordano
Field Mapping the Ahu Ra' ai, La Pérouse Area, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 
Matthew Bampton, Pernilla Flyg

 

USING COMPUTERS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLANATION

1. Statistical Analysis
Sample Size Problems with Multivariate Archaeometric Data 
S. Westwood, M.J. Baxter, C.C. Beardah
Variable Selection in Archaeometry: the Statistical Analysis of 
Glass Compositional Data 
C.M. Jackson, M.J. Baxter
Three-dimensional Data Display Using Kernel Density Estimates. Christian 
C. Beardah Mike J. Baxter
Debating about the Graphic Representation of the Spatial Distributions 
of points: 3-D vs. 2-D 
Germà Wünsch
Czekanowskis Diagram: a Method of Multidimensional Clustering
Arkadiusz Soltysiak, Piotr Jaskulski
Multivariate Resampling Techniques for Assessing Sample Sizes for Biplots 
J.A. Hopkins
Quantification in Archaeobotany: Charcoal Analysis and Fire-Wood Management 
Raquel Piqué
Is Plump Later ? The Possibilities of Dating Sarcophagi by means of their 
Proportions Checked by PCA-analysis on the North-Western Necropolis Sarcophagi 
of Hierapolis (Phrygia, Turkey) 
H. Vanhaverbeke, M. Waelkens and T. Ritti
Typometric Characterisation of the Lithic Industry 
Alvaro Arrizabalaga
2. Modelling 
Viewshed and Cost Surface Analysis Using GIS (Cartographic Modelling in a 
Cell-Based GIS II)
Martijn van Leusen
Predictive Modelling in Dutch Archaeology, Joining Forces 
Hans Kamermans and Milco Wansleeben
Settlement Pattern Modelling through Boolean Overlays of Social and 
Environmental Variables 
Zoran Stancic, Kenneth L. Kvamme
Statistical Methods and Computer High Technology for the Study of 
Archaeological Presence in the Sabina Tiberina Area. 
F. Colosi , S. Espa, R. Gabrielli, U. Ricci, F. Verga
Clarifying the British Palaeolithic: Unsystematic Traditions 
Robert T. Hosfield
GIS-assisted Data Analysis - Finding Meanings in Complex Spatial Data Sets 
Tuija Kirkinen
Looking at Change, Continuity and Time in GIS: an example from the 
Sangro Valley, Italy 
Gary Lock, Patrick Daly
The Abandonment of the Early Bronze Age Lake-settlement of Bodman-Schachen 
1: A CAD and GIS Approach to the Lake-level Fluctuation Hypothesis
Francesco Menotti
The Landscape of Lake Sevan (Armenia) during the Urartian Period 
N. Parmegiani, M. Poscolieri
A Computer-aided Geo-archaeological Survey of the Classical Landscape of 
Central Anatolia 
Frank Vermeulen
Virtual Constructs: Traveling the Tenth Century 
Leigh Symonds
Timing is everything: Commentary on Managing Temporal Variables in 
Geographic Information Systems 
Patrick T. Daly, Gary Lock

 

USING COMPUTERS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE 

1. Management
Proactive User Interfaces for Cultural Resource Management Systems
César A. Gonzalez Perez
Database Design and the Electronic Publication of Archaeological Information 
David Schloen
An Introduction to Object-Oriented GIS in Archaeology 
André P. Tschan
POLEMON: A Federated Database Management System for the Documentation, 
Management and Promotion of Cultural Heritage 
Ch. Bekiari, Ch. Gritzapi, D.Kalomoirakis
The Archaeological Database of Serbia 
Viktor Farcic. Ivan Benusi, Nenad Bondzic, Marko Jovanovic
SIRBeC - The Regional Informative System about the Cultural Heritage in Lombardy
Teresa Medici
An Example of Using A Relational Data Base for Delimiting Technological Domain 
Systems in the Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula: Project Au 
Oscar Garcia Vuelta, Alicia Perea
Distribution of Copper Ores in the Carpathians. Data Management With 
Relational Databases 
Manuella Kadar
Astro-Dacia PROJECT, R0MANIA. A Data Base with Images and Programs for 
Archaeological, Archaeometrical and Archaeoastronomical Research in Romanian 
Statistical Analysis 
Florin Stanescu, Marius Ciuta, Nicolae Rodean
Geographic Information Systems and Archaeological Resource Management in 
Andalusia (Spain) 
Amores, F., Garcia, L., Hurtado,V. & Rodriguez-Bobada, M.C.
Protection of the Archaeological Patrimony and G.I.S. The Elaboration of 
an Archaeological Cartography Aimed at the Problems of Territorial Planning 
in the Emilia Romagna Region 
Maria Pia Guermandi
2. Diffusion and Learning
Beyond traditional Web page designs - a communication language between designers 
and web page developers 
José Bulas-Cruz, Leonel Morgado, Pedro Melo-Pinto, Mila Abreu, Helena Lobo, 
Mario Guedes, Arlindo Santos, Jorge Borges, Joel Bicho, João Barroso, 
Arsénio Reis, Alberto Proença
A Web Site Engine for the Development of Heritage-related Sites 
Leonel Morgado, Arsénio Reis, Mila Abreu, Joel Bicho, Arlindo Santos, 
Mtirio Guedes, João Barroso, Pedro Melo-Pinto, Helena Lobo, Alberto Proença, 
José Bulas-Cruz
Contrebia Belaisca: The Celtic Culture In The Net 
Manuel Medrano Marqués, Maria Antonia Díaz Sanz
From Wroxeter to the Web : The British Telecom Access to Archaeology Project 
Sally Exon, Vince Gaffney
The new technologies and designer archaeology 
Vicente Lull