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060059 UE GIS-applications for archaeologists (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Di, 9-12 Uhr, GIS-Labor
Termine: 25.03., 01.04., 08.04., 29.04., 06.05., 13.05., 20.05., 27.05.)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course covers the theoretical and practical basics for the use of geographic information systems in archaeology. The course is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. In the theoretical part: lecture with presentations. In the practical part, the material presented in the theoretical part is deepened by working on the PC using the software QGIS 3.x.
Questions and contributions to the discussion are welcome during the lesson.

Assessment and permitted materials

Independent work between the units; written test in the last unit. The modalities will be announced in the course.

The test is planned to be written in person.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Prerequisite for attending the course: Basic PC skills. The available PCs run on Windows. MAC or LINUX users can use their own laptop if they wish.

Attendance is required.

A total of 100 points can be achieved:
- Independent completion of tasks as homework within a given time frame: 40 points
- Test in last unit (27.05.2024): 60 points

Grading:
• 1 (very good) 100-90 points
• 2 (good) 89-81 points
• 3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points
• 4 (sufficient) 70-61 points
• 5 (not sufficient) 60-0 points

Examination topics

The practical content presented in the course will be examined. This includes creating a project, importing and generating data, calculating parameters, terrain modelling and calculating derivatives, as well as producing a map.

Reading list

Conolly, J., Lake, M., 2006. Geographical information systems in archaeology, 1. publ. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

Cutts, A. 2019. QGIS Quick Start Guide. Packt Publishing, Birmingham, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78934-115-7

Doneus, Michael (2013): Die hinterlassene Landschaft - Prospektion und Interpretation in der Landschaftsarchäologie. Wien: Verl. der Österr. Akad. d. Wiss. (Mitteilungen der Prähistorischen Kommission, 78).

Hodder, I., Orton, C., 1976. Spatial analysis in archaeology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Islam S., Miles S., Menke K. Smith R., Pirelli L., Van Hoesen J. 2019. Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x. Packt Publishing, Birmingham, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78899-989-2

Menke, K. 2019. Discover QGIS 3.x. Locate Press LCC, Chugiak, AK, USA. ISBN: 978-0-9985477-6-3

Wheatley, D., Gillings, M., 2002. Spatial Technology and Archaeology. The Archaeological Applications of GIS. Taylor & Francis, London and New York.

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