Digital Geoarchaeology

“This is an academic book … fascinating in its explorations in what can be done when practitioners in these seemingly disparate academic disciplines combine efforts.” (David M. Jones, Proceedings of the Open University Geological Society, Issue 5, 2019)

• 1. Digital Geoarchaeology - Bridging the Gap Between Archaeology, Geosciences and Computer Sciences.- 2. Spatial Analysis in Archaeology: Moving into New Territories.- 3. Methods and Perspectives of Geoarchaelogical Site Catchment Analysis: Identification of Paleoclimate Indicators in the Oder Region from the Iron to Middle Ages.- 4. Point Pattern Analysis as Tool for Digital Geoarchaeology – A Case Study of Megalithic Graves in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.- 5. Visual Perception in Past Built Environments: Theoretical and Procedural Issues in the Archaeological Application of Three-Dimensional Visibility Analysis.- 6. Understanding by the Lines We Map: Material Boundaries and the Social Interpretation of Archaeological Built Space.- 7. Airborne and Spaceborne Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis in Archaeology.- 8. Paleo-Environmental Research in the Semiarid Lake Manyara Area, Northern Tanzania - A Synopsis.- 9. In Search of the Optimal Path to Cross the Desert: Geoarchaeology Traces Old Trans-Saharan Routes.- 10. Combined Aerial and Ground-Based Structure-From-Motion for Cultural Heritage Documentation.- 11. Introduction to LiDAR in Geoarchaeology from a Technological Perspective.- 12. 3D Laser Scanning for Geoarchaelogical Documentation and Analysis.- 13. Visual detection and Interpretation of Cultural Remnants on the Königstuhl Hillside in Heidelberg Using Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR Data.- 14. An Introduction to Geophysical and Geochemical Methods in Digital Geoarchaeology.- 15. A geoarchaeological approach for the localization of the prehistoric harbor of Akrotiri, Thera.- 16. Merging the Views: Highlights on the Fusion of Surface and Subsurface Geodata and Their Potentials for Digital Geoarchaeology.