Sherds on the map. Intra-site GIS of the Neolithic site of Bylany (Czech Republic)

0369418 - ARÚ 2012 RIV GB eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Květina, Petr - Končelová, Markéta
Sherds on the map. Intra-site GIS of the Neolithic site of Bylany (Czech Republic).
Go your own least cost path. Spatial technology and archaeological interpretation. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2011 - (Verhagen, P.; Posluschny, A.; Danielisová, A.), s. 55-65. British Archaeological Reports, International series, 2284. ISBN 978-1-4073-0861-6.
[Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists /15./. Riva del Garda (IT), 15.09.2009-20.09.2009]
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508
Keywords : intra-site analysis * settlement refuse management * models of the filling of the pits * refits
Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The aim of this paper is to point out the capabilities of GIS technology to solve questions of micro-scale formation processes of the archaeological record. Micro-scale spatial analysis is rarely applied in archaeology outside hunter-gatherer studies. This case study is based on data obtained during rescue excavations at the Neolithic site of Bylany (Czech Republic). The excavation method applied here enabled research into the formation processes of archaeological materials at the scale of individual pits. The obtained data were processed and analyzed in ArcGIS 9.3 and its extensions Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst. The result consisted of a spatial model of the particular pit including its fill layers and individual artefacts. The model leads to an interpretation of the depositional history of the pit. This history apparently reflects a series of events that are mostly the result of intentional human activity.
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