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Preparing Archaeological Data for Spatial Analysis Gupta, Neha, 1988-

Abstract

Preparation of archaeological data for spatial analysis and the documentation of these procedures is now seen as key for effective management, analysis, interpretation and potential re-use of digital archaeological data. In an era of more user-friendly cyber-infrastructures in the field of archaeology, and with growing interest in the integration of information from diverse sources, greater efforts are now made to consider the quality of archaeological data, how best to document workflows and versions, as well as facilitate collaborative research. This chapter presents an overview of these issues, and offers guidelines and best practices in terms of scripted workflows, version control for managing data and open and collaborative research in archaeological spatial analysis.

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Title
Preparing Archaeological Data for Spatial Analysis
Creator
Gupta, Neha, 1988-
Publisher
Routledge
Date Issued
2020
Description
Preparation of archaeological data for spatial analysis and the documentation of these procedures is now seen as key for effective management, analysis, interpretation and potential re-use of digital archaeological data. In an era of more user-friendly cyber-infrastructures in the field of archaeology, and with growing interest in the integration of information from diverse sources, greater efforts are now made to consider the quality of archaeological data, how best to document workflows and versions, as well as facilitate collaborative research. This chapter presents an overview of these issues, and offers guidelines and best practices in terms of scripted workflows, version control for managing data and open and collaborative research in archaeological spatial analysis.
Subject
spatial analysis; archaeology; digital archaeological data; scripted workflows; version control
Genre
Book Chapter; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-02-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0388697
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/73588
Affiliation
Arts and Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of (Okanagan); Anthropology, Department of; Community, Culture and Global Studies, Department of (Okanagan)
Citation
Post-print of Gupta, Neha. 2020. Preparing Archaeological Data for Spatial Analysis. In Archaeological Spatial Analysis: A Methodological Guide, M. Gillings, P. Haciguzeller and G. Lock (eds.), 17-40, Routledge.
Publisher DOI
10.4324/9781351243858-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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