Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.

1 online resource (xix, 496 pages) : illustrations (some color).

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Quantitative methods in the humanities and social sciences, 2199-0956

Quantitative methods in the humanities and social sciences.

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; Introduction; Data Collection and Technology; 1 Terrestrial Laser Scanning in the Age of Sensing; Abstract; Overview of New Data Capture, Processing, and Visualization Systems in Relation to Terrestrial Laser Scanning; Alternative 3D Capture Systems; User-Oriented Data Processing and Open-Source Software; 3D Web Visualization and Cloud Services; State of the Art of Terrestrial Laser Scanning in 2015; Pros and Cons of Terrestrial Laser Scanning; Case Studies; Conclusions or Why Terrestrial Laser Scanning Matters in the Age of Sensing

Communication Issues: Aerial Imagery Interpretation, Dynamic Visualizations and the Retreat from the Hachure PlanBeyond Methodology; Topography as Archaeological Information: Reading the Impact of Recent Land Use; Topography as Archaeological Information: Interpreting Other 'scrapes' in the Landscape; Topography as Archaeological Information: Diffuse Urbanism in Neo-tropical Rainforests; Conclusions; References; Image and Digital Processing; 3 Terrestrial Lidar and GPR Investigations into the Third Line of Battle at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Guilford County, North Carolina

AbstractIntroduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 4 Applying UAS Photogrammetry to Analyze Spatial Patterns of Indigenous Settlement Sites in the Northern Dominican Republic; Abstract; Introduction; Indigenous Settlements on Hispaniola; Archaeological Knowledge on Settlements; The Site of El Manantial in the Montecristi Province; Photogrammetry Data Acquisition; Interpretation of the Photogrammetric Data; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Landscape Representation and Scales

5 Towards a Holistic Archaeological Survey Approach for Ancient CityscapesAbstract; Introduction; Urban Survey Experiences in the Western Mediterranean; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; 6 Sensing Ruralscapes. Third-Wave Archaeological Survey in the Mediterranean Area; Abstract; Introduction; Some Remarks on Second-Wave Survey; Starting a 'Third Wave' of Landscape Survey; The Emptyscapes Project: Intensifying 'Third-Wave' Survey in the Mediterranean Countryside; The Rusellae Landscape; Field Survey, Aerial Photography and the Detection of Archaeological Evidence

Includes index.

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Archaeology -- Remote sensing.

Forte, Maurizio, editor.

Campana, Stefano, editor.

9783319406589 (electronic bk.)

3319406582 (electronic bk.)

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