Mapping the Past: From Sampling Sites and Landscapes to Exploring the 'Archaeological Continuum': Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 ... 2018, Paris, France) Volume 8, Session VIII-1 - Softcover

Michel Dabas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789697131 ISBN 13: 9781789697131

Publisher: Archaeopress, 2020

Synopsis

Session VIII-1 of UISPP 2018 in Paris 'Mapping the Past' brought together several contributions reflecting on the need to develop sustainable and reliable approaches to mapping our landscape heritage. The session was guided by the crucial concept termed the 'archaeological continuum'. This concept can be defined as a proactive approach to landscape survey based on the summative evidence detected (or detectable) within the area under examination, reducing spatial and chronological gaps as far as possible through the intensive and extensive application of a wide variety of exploratory methods and analytical techniques. Research work across Europe as well as contributions presented in this session have demonstrated that it is now possible to explore the whole landscape of carefully chosen areas and study them as an archaeological continuum. Archaeological interpretations derived from this kind of approach can be expected to reveal different layers of information belonging to a variety of chronological horizons, each displaying mutual physical (stratigraphic) and conceptual relationships within that horizon. The raising of new archaeological questions and also the development of alternative conservation strategies directly stimulated by the radical ideas inherent in the concept of the 'archaeological continuum' are among the major outcomes of the session.

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About the Author

Michel Dabas is Senior Researcher and Co-Director of the Laboratory of Archaeology at Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris (AOROC) where he develops approaches for the provision of interactive maps on the web (chronocarto.eu portal) and focuses on the application of geophysical methods for archaeological sites. ; Stefano R.L. Campana is Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Siena. His research is focused on the understanding of past Mediterranean landscapes from late prehistory to contemporary times. ; Apostolos Sarris is 'Sylvia Ioannou' Professor of Digital Humanities at the Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus and Research Director at F.O.R.T.H.: Head of the GeoSat ReSeArch Lab.

Edition details

• Publisher: Archaeopress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789697131
• ISBN 13: 9781789697131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94
• Editor: Michel Dabas, Stefano Campana, Apostolos Sarris