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Information Modelling for Archaeology and Anthropology

Author : Cesar Gonzalez-Perez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319726528
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Book Synopsis Information Modelling for Archaeology and Anthropology by : Cesar Gonzalez-Perez

Download or read book Information Modelling for Archaeology and Anthropology written by Cesar Gonzalez-Perez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique text/reference reviews the key principles and techniques in conceptual modelling which are of relevance to specialists in the field of cultural heritage. Information modelling tasks are a vital aspect of work and study in such disciplines as archaeology, anthropology, history, and architecture. Yet the concepts and methods behind information modelling are rarely covered by the training in cultural heritage-related fields. With the increasing popularity of the digital humanities, and the rapidly growing need to manage large and complex datasets, the importance of information modelling in cultural heritage is greater than ever before. To address this need, this book serves in the place of a course on software engineering, assuming no previous knowledge of the field. Topics and features: Presents a general philosophical introduction to conceptual modelling Introduces the basics of conceptual modelling, using the ConML language as an infrastructure Reviews advanced modelling techniques relating to issues of vagueness, temporality and subjectivity, in addition to such topics as metainformation and feature redefinition Proposes an ontology for cultural heritage supported by the Cultural Heritage Abstract Reference Model (CHARM), to enable the easy construction of conceptual models Describes various usage scenarios and applications of cultural heritage modelling, offering practical tips on how to use different techniques to solve real-world problems This interdisciplinary work is an essential primer for tutors and students (at both undergraduate and graduate level) in any area related to cultural heritage, including archaeology, anthropology, art, history, architecture, or literature. Cultural heritage managers, researchers, and professionals will also find this to be a valuable reference, as will anyone involved in database design, data management, or the conceptualization of cultural heritage in general. Dr. Cesar Gonzalez-Perez is a Staff Scientist at the Institute of Heritage Sciences (Incipit), within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information Systems

Author : Mark S. Aldenderfer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195085752
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information Systems by : Mark S. Aldenderfer

Download or read book Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information Systems written by Mark S. Aldenderfer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the projects described here are studies of land degradation in the Peruvian Amazon, settlement patterns in the Pacific northwest, ethnic distribution within the Los Angeles garment industry, and prehistoric sociopolitical development among the Anasazi. Following an introduction that discusses the theory of geographic information systems in relation to anthropological inquiry, the book is divided into sections demonstrating actual applications in cultural anthropology, archaeology, opaleoanthropology, and physical anthropology.

Simulations in Archaeology

Author : Jeremy A. Sabloff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simulations in Archaeology written by Jeremy A. Sabloff and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology

Author : William W. Baden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351914448
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology written by William W. Baden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominant social theory used by archaeologists has tended to focus on either small scale agency or large-scale cultural patterns and processes of change. The authors of this volume argue that archaeologists should use nonlinear models to more accurately model the connections between scales of analysis, and show how micro-scale variation can lead to macro-scale cultural change. This work examines the applications of nonlinear systems models within archaeology and evaluates the range of approaches currently encompassed within Complexity Theory.

Modeling the Past

Author : John Terrell
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1800738706
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Modeling the Past written by John Terrell and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do researchers use dynamic network analysis (DYRA) to explore, model, and try to understand the complex global history of our species? Reduced to bare bones, network analysis is a way of understanding the world around us — a way called relational thinking — that is liberating but challenging. Using this handbook, researchers learn to develop historical and archaeological research questions anchored in DYRA. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professional historians and archaeologists can consult on issues that range from hypothesis-driven research to critiquing dominant historical narratives, especially those that have tended to ignore the diversity of the archaeological record.

Archaeology and Anthropology

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0857854194
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology and Anthropology written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though archaeologists have long acknowledged the work of social anthropologists, anthropologists have been much less eager to repay the compliment. This volume argues that the time has come to recognise the insights archaeological approaches can bring to anthropology. Archaeology's rigorous approach to evidence and material culture; its ability to develop flexible research methodologies; its readiness to work with large-scale models of comparative social change, and to embrace the latest technology all means that it can offer valuable methods that can enrich and enhance current anthropological thinking. Cross-disciplinary and international in scope, this exciting volume draws together cutting-edge essays on the relationship between the two disciplines, arguing for greater collaboration and pointing to new concepts and approaches for anthropology. With contributions from leading scholars, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines.

Integrating Qualitative and Social Science Factors in Archaeological Modelling

Author : Mehdi Saqalli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030127230
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Integrating Qualitative and Social Science Factors in Archaeological Modelling by : Mehdi Saqalli

Download or read book Integrating Qualitative and Social Science Factors in Archaeological Modelling written by Mehdi Saqalli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the methodological, epistemological and practical issues of integrating qualitative and socio-anthropological factors into archaeological modeling. This text fills the gap between conceptual modeling (which usually relies on narratives describing the life of a past community) and formalized/computer-based modeling which are usually environmentally-determined. Methods combining both environmental and social issues through niche and agent-based modeling are presented. These methods help to translate data from paleo-environmental and archaeological society life cycles (such as climate and landscape changes) into the local spatial scale. The epistemological discussions will appeal to readers as well as the resilience socio-anthropological factors provide facing climatic fluctuations. Integrating Qualitative and Social Science Factors in Archaeological Modelling will appeal to students and researchers in the field.

Archaeology at the Millennium

Author : Gary M. Feinman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387726101
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Book Synopsis Archaeology at the Millennium by : Gary M. Feinman

Download or read book Archaeology at the Millennium written by Gary M. Feinman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, internationally distinguished contributors consider hot topics in turn-of-the-millennium archaeology and chart an ambitious agenda for the future.

The Present Past

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473819547
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Present Past written by Ian Hodder and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Professor Ian Hodders original and classic work on the role which anthropology must play in the interpretation of the archaeological record.There has long been a need for archaeologists and anthropologists to correlate their ideas and methods for interpreting the material culture of past civilisations. Archaeological interpretation of the past is inevitably based on the ideas and experiences of the present and the use of such ethnographic analogy has been widely adapted and criticised, not least in Britain.In this challenging study, Ian Hodder questions the assumptions, values and methods which have been too readily accepted. At the same time, he shows how anthropology can be applied to archaeology. He examines the criteria for the proper use of analogy and, in particular, emphasises the need to consider the meaning and interpretation of material cultures within the total social and cultural contexts. He discusses anthropological models of refuse deposits, technology and production, subsistence, settlement, burial, trade exchange, art form and ritual; he then considers their application to comparable archaeological data.Throughout, Professor Hodder emphasises the need for a truly scientific approach and a critical self-awareness by archaeologists, who should be prepared to study their own social and cultural context, not least their own attitudes to the present-day material world.

Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology

Author : Christopher Stockard Beekman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology written by Christopher Stockard Beekman and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

People and Things

Author : James M. Skibo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387765271
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book People and Things written by James M. Skibo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer investigators myriad programs and conceptual frameworks for engaging the things, ordinary and extraordinary, of everyday life. This book is an attempt by practitioners of one program – Behavioral Archaeology – to furnish between two covers some of our basic principles, heuristic tools, and illustrative case studies. Our greater purpose, however, is to engage the ideas of two competing programs – agency/practice and evolution – in hopes of initiating a dialog. We are convinced that there is enough overlap in goals, interests, and conceptions among these programs to warrant guarded optimism that a more encompassing, more coherent framework for studying the material world can result from a concerted effort to forge a higher-level synthesis. However, in engaging agency/ practice and evolution in Chap. 2, we are not reticent to point out conflicts between Behavioral Archaeology and these programs. This book will appeal to archaeologists and anthropologists as well as historians, sociologists, and philosophers of technology. Those who study science–technology– society interactions may also encounter useful ideas. Finally, this book is suitable for upper-division and graduate courses on anthropological theory, archaeological theory, and the study of technology.

Bioarchaeology

Author : Debra L. Martin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461463785
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Bioarchaeology written by Debra L. Martin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioarchaeology is the analysis of human remains within an interpretative framework that includes contextual information. This comprehensive and much-needed manual provides both a starting point and a reference for archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and others working in this integrative field. The authors cover a range of bioarchaeological methods and theory including: Ethical issues involved in dealing with human remains Theoretical approaches in bioarchaeology Techniques in taphonomy and bone analysis Lab and forensic techniques for skeletal analysis Best practices for excavation techniques Special applications in bioarchaeology With case studies from bioarchaeological research, the authors integrate theoretical and methodological discussion with a wide range of field studies from different geographic areas, time periods, and data types, to demonstrate the full scope of this important field of study.

Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology

Author : Christopher Stockard Beekman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Models for Archaeology and Anthropology written by Christopher Stockard Beekman and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Open Source Archaeology

Author : Andrew T. Wilson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110440172
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Open Source Archaeology by : Andrew T. Wilson

Download or read book Open Source Archaeology written by Andrew T. Wilson and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume is designed to discuss important issues around open access to data and software in academic and commercial archaeology, as well as to summarise both the current state of theoretical engagement, and technological development in the field of open-archaeology.

Archaeology

Author : Mark Q Sutton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317350081
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Archaeology written by Mark Q Sutton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illuminating the world of archaeology. Archaeology conveys the excitement of archaeological discovery and explains how archaeologists think as they scientifically find, analyze, and interpret evidence. The main objective of this text is to provide an introduction to the broad and fascinating world of archaeology from the scientific perspective. Discussions on the theoretical aspects of archaeology, as well as the practical applications of what is learned about the past, have been updated and expanded upon in this fourth edition. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Discuss the theoretical aspects of archaeology. Apply what has been learned about the past. Identify the various perspectives archaeologists have.

Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R

Author : David L. Carlson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108508715
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R written by David L. Carlson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Using R is the first hands-on guide to using the R statistical computing system written specifically for archaeologists. It shows how to use the system to analyze many types of archaeological data. Part I includes tutorials on R, with applications to real archaeological data showing how to compute descriptive statistics, create tables, and produce a wide variety of charts and graphs. Part II addresses the major multivariate approaches used by archaeologists, including multiple regression (and the generalized linear model); multiple analysis of variance and discriminant analysis; principal components analysis; correspondence analysis; distances and scaling; and cluster analysis. Part III covers specialized topics in archaeology, including intra-site spatial analysis, seriation, and assemblage diversity.

Recent Advances in Palaeodemography

Author : Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402064241
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Recent Advances in Palaeodemography written by Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been developed from a core of papers selected for the paleodemographic session of the 25th World Population Congress (July 2005, Tours, France). It covers recent paleodemographic innovations, in terms of data, techniques and the detection of patterns making it possible to highlight hitherto unknown prehistoric demographic processes.