Archaeology and the information age : a global perspective / edited by Paul Reilly, Sebastian Rahtz.

Includes bibl. references. - Contents: Introduction / P. Reilly, S. Rahtz; The impact of information technology on the archaeology of southern and eastern Africa / P. Sinclair [et al]; D Dissemination of archaeological information: the East African experience / Karega-Munene; Polish archaeology and computers / A. Marciniak, W. Raczkowski; Computer archaeology in Hungary / A. Suhajda; Japanese archaeological site databases and data visualization / A. Oikawa; Archaeological data in the USSR - collection, storage and exploitation: has IT a role? / V. Trifonov, P. Dolukhanov; On the importance if high-level communication formats in world archaeology / John Wilcock; Visualization. Visualizing spatial data: the importance of geographic information systems / G. Lock, Trevor Harris; The display and analysis of ridge-and-furrow from topographically surveyed data / Mike Fletcher, Dick Spicer; Three dimensional computer visualization of historic buildings / Jason Wood [et al]; Three dimensional modelling and primary archaeological data / P. Reilly; Analysis. The simulation and recovery of archaeologically meaningful levels / T. Koetje; Current information technology applications to archaeological data from Lower Nubia / P. Sinclair, Lana Troy; Cultural change, the prehistoric mind and archaeological simulations / M. Biskowski; Syntax and semantics of figurative art / Costis Dallas; VANDAL: an expert system dealing with the provenance of archaeological ceramics, based on chemical, mineralogical and data analysis information / M. - S. Lagrange, V. Vitali; Designing a workbench for archaeological argument / A. Stutt, S. Shennan; Communication. From virtuality to actuality: the archaeological site simulation environment / B. Molyneaux; The domestic capture and dissemination of the cultural practice of Tibetan Thangka painting / R. Makkuni; The implications of large-scale image storage for primary archaeological research / R. Martlew; The development of dynamic archaeological publications / S. Rahtz, Wendy Hall, Tim Allen.

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