New Open Access Journal: Journal of GIS in Archaeology

Journal of GIS in Archaeology

Maps are an essential tool of the archaeologist. As desktop computers and GIS technology have become more powerful and easier to use, archaeologists are inventing new ways of collecting, analyzing, managing, and communicating their data using GIS. 

Papers in Volume 1 of the Journal of GIS in Archaeology address these uses of GIS in various archaeological contexts and scales—from the excavation unit to the globe.

Volume 1

GIS and the Site
GIS is used to capture, visualize, and analyze archaeological information in context.

• A Study of a Pre-Columbian Irrigation System at Newcome, New Mexico [PDF-529.2 KB, pages 1-10] by Richard A. Friedman, John R. Stein, and Taft Blackhorse Jr.
• Preliminary Stages in the Development of a Real-Time Digital Data Recording System for Archaeological Excavation Using ArcView GIS 3.1 [PDF-1.12 MB, pages 11-22] by Nathan Craig and Mark Aldenderfer
• Marine Archaeology Goes Underwater with GIS [PDF-449.5 KB, pages 23-32] by Joseph Breman

The Archaeological Landscape and GIS
GIS allows many layers of data to be viewed together during survey and analysis.

• Using GIS for Politywide Analysis of Wari Imperial Political Economy- [PDF-1.36 MB, pages 33-46] by Justin Jennings and Nathan Craig
• Cultural Landscapes of Coastal Foragers: An Example of GIS and Drainage Catchment Analysis from Southern California [PDF-755.4 KB, pages 46-60] by Alice Brewster, Brian F. Byrd, and Seetha N. Reddy
• Historic Landscape Assessment: The East of England Experience Paper Product to GIS Delivery [PDF-403.1 KB, pages 61-72] by Lynn Dyson-Bruce
• Historic Sanborn Maps in the Digital Age: City of New Orleans
[PDF-434.8 KB, pages 73-78]
by Joseph W. Berry III
• Making the Most of Maps: Field Survey on the Island of Kythera [PDF-882.3 KB, pages 79-89] by Ian Johnson and Andrew Wilson

Archaeological Resource Management with GIS
GIS lets you manage and share information about archaeological sites.

• Safeguarding the Plain of Jars: Megaliths and Unexploded Ordnance in the Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDF-976.6 KB, pages 90-102] by Paul Box
• Environmental History at an Early Prehistoric Village: An Application of Cultural Site Analysis at Beidha, in southern Jordan [PDF-.99 MB, pages 103-115] by Douglas C. Comer, Ph.D.
• A Gazetteer of Archaeological Sites and Cultural Resource Surveys Surrounding the Big Thicket National Preserve [PDF-552.2 KB, pages 116-122] by J. Thomas Dureka and Roger G. Moore
• The Time Map Project: Developing Time-Based GIS Display for Cultural Data [PDF-673.9 KB, pages 123-135] by Ian Johnson and Andrew Wilson

 See the full List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies

MAGIS: Mediterranean Archaeology GIS

MAGIS: Mediterranean Archaeology GIS

Welcome to MAGIS, an inventory of regional survey projects in the greater Mediterranean region. To search the database, please choose one of the options at the left.  

The Spatial Search   allows users to zoom to a specific region of the Mediterranean or to view all projects currently entered (for which we have coordinates). 


The Google™ Earth Browse   downloads an automatically updating .kmz file that, when opened in Google™ Earth 5.0 or later, allows users to browse and interact with all survey projects in the MAGIS database for which spatial (coordinate) data are available. More info...
 
The Database Search   allows queries based on specific fields in the database.

We also invite scholars to enter the metadata about their own projects by using the Data Entry   form.

Our Help   pages offer detailed explanations about the search and data entry options, as well as browser support and the user interface. You can access the Help pages directly on each page by clicking on the symbol.

If you have corrections to or comments about projects already in the system, please contact us at cgma@depauw.edu   (a link to this address exists at the bottom of every page). Contact us at the same address if you are interested in the code developed for MAGIS. Thank you!