On the theory and practice of archaeological computing
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On the theory and practice of archaeological computing
（Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, no. 51）
Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, 2000
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Description
These nine papers, based on the 4th World Archaeological Congress held in South Africa in 1999, take a critical view of computer usage in archaeology and study its impact on the discipline and especially in terms of archaeological method and theory. Contents: Introduction (Gark Lock & Kayt Brown) ; Computers and archaeological cultural change (J Huggett) ; Archaeological computing and disciplinary theory (J Gidlow) ; Mathematics and computers (H Forsyth) ; Virtual reality (G Goodrick & M Gillings) ; Archaeological archives for the 21st century (F Grew) ; Intellectual excavation (A Beck) ; English sites and monuments records (B Robinson) ; Can computers help aerial survey? (R Palmer) ; Is there such a thing as `Computer Archaeology'?
Table of Contents
- Computers and archaeological culture change, Jeremy Huggett
- archaeological computing and disciplinary theory, Jayne Gidlow
- mathematics and computers, Hannah Forsyth
- constructs, simulations and hyperreal worlds - the role of virtual reality (VR) in archaeological research, Glyn Goodrick and Mark Gillings
- from museum store to data warehouse - archaeological archives for the 21st century, Francis Grew
- intellectual excavation and dynamic information management systems, Anthony Beck
- English sites and monuments records - information, communication and technology, Ben Robinson
- a view from above - can computers help aerial survey?, Rog Palmer
- is there such a thing as "computer archaeology"?, Andre Tschan and Patrick Daly.
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