Archaeological Spatial Analysis

Effective spatial analysis is an essential element of archaeological research; this book is a unique guide to choosing the appropriate technique, applying it correctly and understanding its implications both theoretically and practically.

List of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. 1. Archaeology and spatial analysis. 2. Preparing archaeological data for spatial analysis. 3. Spatial sampling. 4. Spatial point patterns and processes. 5. Percolation analysis. 6. Geostatistics and spatial structure in archaeology. 7. Spatial interpolation. 8. Spatial applications of correlation and linear regression. 9. Non-stationarity and local spatial analysis. 10. Spatial fuzzy sets. 11. Spatial approaches to assignment. 12. Analysing regional environmental relationships. 13. Predictive spatial modelling. 14. Spatial agent-based modelling. 15. Spatial networks. 16. Space syntax methodology. 17. GIS-based visibility analysis. 18. Spatial analysis based on cost functions. 19. Processing and analysing satellite data. 20. Processing and analysing geophysical data. 21. Space and time. 22. Challenges in the analysis of geospatial 'Big Data'. 23. The analytical role of 3D realistic computer graphics. 24. Spatial data visualisation and beyond. Index.