Kernel density estimation and transition maps of Moldavian Neolithic and Eneolithic settlement

Brigand, Robin; Weller, Olivier

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.01.051

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“…The kernel function is based on the quartic kernel function described in [61]. This method finds application in many fields of science, such as: archaeology [65,66], astronomy [67][68][69][70][71], biology [72][73][74][75], forecasting [76,77], environmental protection [78,79], medicine and health studies [80][81][82][83], and many others. Choosing the appropriate bandwidth in KDE is the subject of many studies [84][85][86].…”

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Use of GIS Tools in Sustainable Heritage Management—The Importance of Data Generalization in Spatial Modeling

2019

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Cultural heritage is a very important element affecting the sustainable development. To analyze the various forms of spatial management inscribed into sustainable development, information on the location of objects and their concentration at specific areas is necessary. The main goal of the article was to show the possibility of using various GIS tools in modeling the distribution of historical objects. For spatial analysis, it is optimal to use the point location of objects. Often, however, it is extremely difficult, laborious, expensive, and sometimes impossible to obtain. Thus, various map content generalizations were analyzed in the article; the main goal was to find the level for which the data with an acceptable loss of accuracy can be generalized. Such analyses can be extremely useful in sustainable heritage management. Article also shows how cultural heritage fits into the sustainable heritage management. The research included non-movable monuments in Poland. The obtained results showed the universality of this type of research both in the thematic sense (can be used for various types of objects) and spatial sense (can be performed locally, at the country level, or even at the continental level).

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Use of GIS Tools in Sustainable Heritage Management—The Importance of Data Generalization in Spatial Modeling

2019

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“…However, the above analyses require additional factors [10]. Therefore, for a continuous and more accurate examination of the spatial distribution of non-movable monuments in this article, the kernel density function was used [11][12][13].…”

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Application of GIS tools in spatial distribution modeling of historical monuments

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Entry in the register of objects of cultural heritage (Polish: rejestr zabytków) is one of the statutory forms of legal protection of monuments in Poland. The registers of objects of cultural heritage are maintained by territorially competent voivodeship conservators of monuments. Voivodeship registers of objects of cultural heritage contain approx. 76,000 entries related to non-movable monuments that are differentiated by type. These objects can be cultural landscapes, urban and rural systems, construction units, works of architecture and construction, defensive structures, monuments of technology, cemeteries, parks, gardens, and other forms of designed greenery as well as places that commemorate historical events or the activities of outstanding figures on institutions. In this paper, research was conducted on the possibilities of using GIS tools in analyses regarding the spatial distribution of historical monuments in Poland. Data from the National Heritage Board of Poland (Polish: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa) obtained from the dane.gov.pl website was analyzed. Maps showing the density of non-movable monuments specifying their types and locations were created. Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was an area of detailed research. The generated maps can be used for creating and updating the national spatial development concept (Polish: koncepcja przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju) as well as voivodeship spatial management plans.

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“…In our study, a graphical approach inspired by the ArchaeDyn program (Nuninger et al 2012) and already proven (Brigand, Weller 2018a) is exploited. This involves plotting the maximum values obtained from a series of calculations according to a given interval, here 5000m.…”

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Colonization Dynamics of LBK Farmers in Europe under Geostatistics Test

2022

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Exploiting a database developed during a previous research project, this study uses factor analyses, GIS techniques and basic geostatistics to evaluate in detail the agro-ecological determinants of the first Neolithic diffusion in continental temperate Europe (the Linearbandkeramik or LBK), as well as its underlying settlement dynamics around half a millennium (5550–4925 BCE). More than 6600 LBK site locations, spread from Moldavia to Normandy, are initially assessed for their informative coherence and ability to offer a unified perspective on the evidence established at more local and regional levels. Most of these data can be used to define the broad geo-pedological options involved in the location of sites across Europe; loess substrate was far from being an exclusive settlement choice and a variety of soils, typically of medium moisture, were exploited. LBK farmers thus had a great capacity to adapt to the different geographical contexts they encountered. With regard to settlement dynamics in Central and Western Europe, the data reveal a systemic interplay between creation, stability and abandonment of sites, supporting the diffusion of the LBK subsistence system. The progressive decline in the number of new sites was compensated by an increase in their stability until the last stage of the expansion process. At this point, abandonments became widespread without significant renewal, except in the westernmost regions. The easternmost parts of Europe could not be integrated in the large-scale temporal modelling, since the chronological data available in the database are insufficiently precise. Shedding new light on the systemic variability of the geo-environmental options followed by these early farmers and highlighting some modalities and spatial-temporal limits of the resilience of their agro-sylvo-pastoral system, our overall analysis confirms and somewhat clarifies current interpretations of the LBK phenomenon.

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Kernel density estimation and transition maps of Moldavian Neolithic and Eneolithic settlement

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Use of GIS Tools in Sustainable Heritage Management—The Importance of Data Generalization in Spatial Modeling

Use of GIS Tools in Sustainable Heritage Management—The Importance of Data Generalization in Spatial Modeling

Application of GIS tools in spatial distribution modeling of historical monuments

Colonization Dynamics of LBK Farmers in Europe under Geostatistics Test

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