Overview
Description
Applications of GIS to archaeological research, including: database management, mapmaking, geospatial analyses, and critical evaluation of GIS and archaeology literature.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- BA/BS or MA/MS in Anthropology or Geography
- graduate standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
BA/BS or MA/MS in Anthropology or Geography; graduate standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Restrictions
graduate standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- perform a wide variety of vector & raster-based mapping functions using archaeological datasets.
- develop and maintain archaeologically-oriented relational geodatabases
- critically evaluate reported research applications of GIS to archaeological problems.
- perform geospatial analyses geared specifically toward solving archaeological research questions.
- synthesize the literature on a GIS-based analytical technique and apply this knowledge towards solving a problem of archaeological or anthropological significance.