The Use of GIS for the Visual Exploration of Archaeological Spatia-Temporal Data

Koussoulakou, Alexandra; Stylianidis, Efstratios

doi:10.1559/152304099782330743

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“…Assigning phases to excavation objects or parts of sites is a fundamental task in archaeology (Koussoulakou and Stylianidis, 1999;Cripps et al, 2004;Smedja, 2009;Binding, 2010). In this way, different objects are grouped together to give an idea of the story the site objects are telling (Cripps et al, 2004).…”

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“…Establishing a relative ordering is in most cases easier to perform and agree on than absolute dating (Binding, 2010). However, Koussoulakou and Stylianidis (1999) have identified six items that can hamper appropriate phasing:…”

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“…Analogous to other database recordings, a database time can be distinguished from valid or world time Stylianidis, 1999, Peuquet, 2001;Katsianis et al, 2008;Green, 2011). In this respect, Koussoulakou and Stylianidis (1999) define the time when an object is found as excavation time. Katsianis et al (2008) distinguish excavation time and database time, where the latter is the time the recording is entered in the database.…”

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“…The decisions made above result in the same scheme, ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume II-2/W1, ISPRS 8th 3DGeoInfo Conference & WG II/2 Workshop, 27 -29 November 2013, Istanbul, Turkey although it is linked to the individual objects instead of to the whole site. The topological approach allows to overcome the problems mentioned by Koussoulakou and Stylianidis (1999) (see section 2.1). New phases can be added without causing problems whether it involves phases that fill gaps (3) or appear within other phases (4).…”

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The Temporal Dimension in a 4d Archaeological Data Model: Applicability of the Geoinformation Standard

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ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:In recent years, the interest of many researchers in various domains is triggered to move beyond the traditional border of twodimensionality and explore the possibilities of the third and even the fourth, temporal, dimension. The emerging research interest concerning 3D and 4D and the handling of these additional dimensions can bring many benefits to archaeology as well. A 4D GIS tailored to archaeological data would facilitate better insights and more complex analyses. Its basis must be a conceptual 4D archaeological data model, which pays attention to existing data models and standards. Although in some cases more complex, archaeological data are closely related to geography and geo-information. Since the temporal dimension is a, and possibly the most, substantial element in archaeological research, this paper focusses mainly on this dimension. In this paper, the applicability of the ISO 19108 geo-information standard on temporal information for archaeological data is investigated. For a set of common temporal categories, e.g. the excavation time, the appropriate description according to this standard is determined. This will indicate in which cases the internationally recognized standard is suitable for use in an archaeological data model. Furthermore, three versions of the West European archaeological time scale as temporal ordinal reference system are constructed. For the first version, the ISO 19108 structure is used, whereas the second and third are based on geological variants. The results of the performed analysis are favourable to the usability of the ISO 19108 standard in archaeology; however, other temporal standards or data models may yield up better results.

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Section: Time Concept In Archaeologymentioning

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The Temporal Dimension in a 4d Archaeological Data Model: Applicability of the Geoinformation Standard

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“…20,21 One form of dynamic representation is the animated map, in which a display changes continuously, either with or without the user having control over that change. 22,23 An argument for utilising animation is that it is natural for depicting temporal data. [24][25][26] This is because changes in real-world time can be reflected by changes in display time.…”

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