Scott Madry writes to say that he will be teaching ANTH 328/065, “Archaeological Geomatics” at UNC-CH during Spring semester 2005. The course will be offered on Wednesdays from 3:30-5:45 p.m. Here is the course description, taken from the not-yet-updated course website:
This course is a detailed examination of the state-of-the-art in archaeological spatial analysis. The goal is to provide an introduction; through a combination of literature review, discussion, research, and hands-on exercises, to the practical applications of geomatics to archaeology and anthropology.
“Geomatics” is defined as the functional integration of GIS, remote sensing, image processing, aerial photo interpretation, GPS, data base analysis, spatial statistics, visualization and simulation, and related technologies. The course should be relevant for students of archaeology, anthropology, geography, classics, ecology, and other related disciplines. Students from all disciplines and departments are welcome.
We will focus on the origins of the application of these technologies to our disciplines, the current state-of-the-art, and future directions. Weekly readings will be discussed in the first half of each weekly class, with hands-on exercises conducted in the second half.
Topics will include various GIS tools used to conduct settlement pattern analysis, viewshed analysis, cost surface analysis, and archaeological site predictive modeling. We will also be dealing with locating and manipulating appropriate data, including historic maps, rectifying maps, and extracting features from these. Also included will be applications of remote sensing, aerial photo analysis, GPS, and visualization tools.
Prospective students are welcome to contact Dr. Madry at: madrys@email.unc.edu
