Theme:
Theories and methods in archaeological sciences
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
From data description to historical explanation in archaeological spatial analysis: integrating geostatistical methodology and social theoretical models
Content:
The application of GIS technologies to solve archaeological questions related to spatial issues has nearly become an imperative during last decades. This has implied an exponential applicability of such methodologies in the field of archaeology, both in macro and micro scale. However, despite their implementation, mostly through geostatistical tools, deeper interpretations of the archaeological georeferenced record, regarding social strategies – productive and consumption activities – have been poorly carried out. Nevertheless, recent studies have shown that combining different sources of data – such as ethnographical literature, ethnoarchaeological observations, use-wear analysis or soil chemical analysis – to the geostatistic techniques mainly applied – spatial interpolation, spatial autocorrelation, spatial association, among others – could be useful to overcome the aforementioned limitation.
The aim of this session is to build a reflexive discussion regarding the different theoretical and methodological approaches on this scope. Specific focus will be devoted to compare the meaning and analytical connotations of the terminologies and models used in archaeological case studies of different chronologies and social forms of organization. Therefore, we strongly welcome theoretical and practical contributions in geostatistical spatial analysis that have included social theory.
Keywords:
Spatial archaeology; Geostatistics; Social strategies
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
PhD Candidate Núria Morera Noguer (Spain) 1
Co-organisers:
PhD Katia Francesca Achino (Italy) 2,1
PhD Candidate Albert García-Piquer (Spain) 3,4
Affiliations:
1. Laboratori d'Arqueologia Quantitativa (LAQU), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2. Institute of Archaeology ZRC SAZU
3. Arqueologia de la Gestió i dels Recursos Socials i Territorials (AGREST)
4. Departament de Prehistòria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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