Human Geography, GIS Technology, and Ancient Mysteries: A Case Study from the Island of Samothrace

Blakely, Sandra

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“…Since direct observation of ancient inhabitants is impossible, modern proxies are as close as one can get to direct data on the use of space in the ancient world. Such digital heuristics have already been used successfully to test complex social questions in classical archaeology, including specifically to test decision-making in spatial environments (e.g., [Blakely 2015;Clarke 2014a;Clarke 2014b;Clarke 2015;Clarke and Muntasser 2014;Favro 2012;Forte and Siliotti 1997;Frischer 2014;Frischer and Fillwalk 2012;Frischer and Fillwalk 2013;Johanson 2009;Paliou 2011a;Paliou 2011b]). 3D modeling facilitates increasingly realistic interaction with ancient architecture in ways that were impossible in the past, which means that a reconstructed model of an ancient structure provides opportunities for testing access and circulation hypotheses empirically.…”

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Online Gaming as Digital Heuristics

Clinton

2021

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While 3D modeling has only come into widespread archaeological use in recent years, it is hardly a new or untested approach in the study of architecture. Even so, archaeological 3D modeling has largely been limited to use in illustrations, rather than treated as a part of the scientific method. Using the case study of the Minoan House of the Rhyta at Pseira, this article discusses the results of applying 3D modeling as not only a visualization, but also a hypothesis testing tool. In the summer of 2014, the Minoan Modeling Project undertook a new intensive architectural examination of the Minoan House of the Rhyta at Pseira. The project produced both state and reconstructed 3D models. The 3D reconstruction became the basis of an educational video game designed as a scientific tool to test architectural theories about the use of space. As gamers interact with and circulate through the various rooms in the House of the Rhyta, their movements are tracked and statistically compared with the results of more traditional methods of access and circulation pattern analysis. This article presents preliminary results of this crowdsourced online game study, in addition to discussing strengths and weaknesses of the technique as learned through the process of building the model and game.

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Online Gaming as Digital Heuristics

Clinton

2021

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Depopulation and devastation: using GIS for tracing changes in the archaeological landscape of Kharaib al‐Dasht, a Late Islamic fishing village (Kuwait)

Lech

Zakrzewski

2020

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This article presents a case study of the remains of Kharaib al‐Dasht (Kuwait), a Late Islamic fishing village. Collaboration between archaeologists from Kuwait and Poland of the Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission led to a long‐term research project of this archaeological site. In this contribution we are presenting the results of a geographic information system (GIS)‐structured survey. Different archaeological and geographical methods used in this work, including orthorectification and georeferencing of historical aerial photographs, enabled us to conduct a more in‐depth analysis. The multi‐layer GIS study resulted in a comprehensive recognition of the archaeological landscape of the site, and also helped us to determine the sources of changes and possible threats to the heritage of Failaka Island.

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Cults, Cabotage, and Connectivity

Kowalzig¹

Maritime Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean World

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Human Geography, GIS Technology, and Ancient Mysteries: A Case Study from the Island of Samothrace

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Online Gaming as Digital Heuristics

Online Gaming as Digital Heuristics

Depopulation and devastation: using GIS for tracing changes in the archaeological landscape of Kharaib al‐Dasht, a Late Islamic fishing village (Kuwait)

Cults, Cabotage, and Connectivity

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