1st Edition

Using Computers in Archaeology Towards Virtual Pasts

By Gary Lock Copyright 2003
316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

316 Pages
by Routledge

Today, archaeologists are spending more and more time examining the past with the aid of computers. How does this increased dependence on technology affect the theory and practice of archaeology? Using Computers in Archaeology is a comprehensive review of computer applications in archaeology from the archaeologist's perspective. The book deals with all aspects of the discipline, from survey... Read more
Preface 1 Archaeology and computers 2 Survey and prospection 3 Excavation and computers 4 Beyond excavation 5 Digital landscapes 6 Preserving and managing evidence of the past 7 Communicating archaeology 8 Virtual futures

Biography

Gary Lock is University Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Oxford and is the editor of Archaeology and Geographic Information Systems: A European Perspective, with Zoran Stancic.

'The book is excellently illustrated [and] well referenced … The volume is essential reading for any practitioner or student involved with archaeological computing, and will – quite rightly – instantly become required reading on many an undergraduate and postgraduate course.' - Antiquity