University of California Press
Maps for Time Travelers: How Archaeologists Use Technology to Bring Us Closer to the Past
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- Mark D McCoy
- University of California Press
- Hardcover
- 9780520303164
- 8.4 X 5.6 X 1 inches
- 1.15 pounds
- Social Science > Anthropology - General
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Written by a preeminent expert in geospatial archaeology, Maps for Time Travelers is a guide to how technology is revolutionizing the way archaeologists study and reconstruct humanity's distant past. From satellite imagery to 3D modeling, today archaeologists are answering questions about human history that could previously only be imagined. As archaeologists create a better and more complete picture of the past, they sometimes find that truth is stranger than fiction.
Author Bio
I am a landscape archaeologist whose research centers on the development of ancient political economies and human ecodynamics. My expertise is in geospatial archaeology and my regional focus is the islands of the Pacific.
My new book Maps for Time Travelers: How Archaeologists Use Technology to Bring Us Closer to the Past tells the story of how geospatial technology is revolutionizing archaeology. It is due out from the University of California Press in May 2020.
Research Interests
Geospatial Archaeology
Spatial Technology (GIS, Remote Sensing, Geophysical Survey)
Political Economy of Complex Societies
Human Ecodynamics and Agriculture
Geochemistry and Lithic Analysis
Monumental Architecture and Ideology
Community Archaeology
Pacific Islands
Education
Ph.D. 2006 University of California, Berkeley
Source: SMU Dedman College of Humanities & Sciences and
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