Course
Course 15 credits • ARKN09
Teaching – spring semester of 2020
The Dean decides
- The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology will temporarily transfer to distance teaching and examination by using the online platform Canvas or the tool Zoom. Exceptions are possible with consideration to e.g. group sizes. The change will occur starting March 18 2020 and will persist until the recommendations relating to the corona epidemic change.
The course introduces the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis in archaeological contexts. In archaeology, we often gather spatial data with varying scales, from the distribution of artefacts in a limited excavation area, to the extent of ancient monuments in a defined district or an entire region. Being able to analyze, interpret and communicate spatial patterns is a very important part of the archaeological and antiquarian practice. This course provides an understanding of how spatial data is collected, via a total station, differential GPS, remote sensing, map libraries, etc., and combined into a geodatabase. The overall objective of this course is to provide knowledge of GIS, its technologies and applications in a broad sense to model, simulate, visualize and communicate archaeological data and interpretations. The analysis is based on a variety of data, such as inventories (FMIS), digital elevation models, environmental data, historical maps, etc. Questions regarding spatial patterns, visibility, networking, simulation of landscape and resource use, settlement locations (predictive modelling), are handled analytically.
Study period:
spring semester 2020
Type of studies:
full time,
day
Study period:
2020-01-20 – 2020-03-27
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-70201
Eligibility:
Archaeology and Ancient History: B.A. Course - Level 3 (ARKK01) or the equivalent
Introductory meeting: Thursday, 23 January at 9.15 – 11.00 in SOL:A035d PC-sal
Teachers:
Nicolo Dell'Unto