On the Theory and Practice of Archaeological Computing

. Ed(s): Lock, Gary; Brown, Kayt

ISBN 10: 0947816518 / ISBN 13: 9780947816513

Editore: Oxford University School of Archaeology, 2000

Riguardo questo articolo

A collection of papers based on a session held at the 4th World Archaeological Congress in Cape Town in 1999. The aim is to assess the impact of IT on both the theory and practice of archaeology today. Editor(s): Lock, Gary; Brown, Kayt. Num Pages: 154 pages, (A Tschan & P Daly). 154p, b/w illus, tbs. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170. . . 2000. Paperback. . . . .

Codice articolo V9780947816513

Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: On the Theory and Practice of Archaeological Computing
• Editore: Oxford University School of Archaeology
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0947816518
• ISBN 13: 9780947816513
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto

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'?

Recensione

This is a book that should be on all course reading lists. It is a valuable addition to the literature on the effects of the ICT revolution on archaeology. --Internet Archaeology