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The book focuses on the implications of discovering archaeological layers during construction works in modern cities for both urban archaeology and urban planning. The research methodology uses qualitative and quantitative data. Patras, Greece was selected as the case study. Archival research and existing unused data have contributed to the compilation of a database. G.I.S. and statistics are used to process it digitally, and to demonstrate the statistical relationship between data from urban planning and urban archaeology. This enables the prediction of the existence of antiquities and their depth by recording and processing data from five years of excavations, without considering the city's history. The procedure highlights the importance of a city's archaeology for its functioning and proposes the introduction of a new building regulation. This study can be used in the monitoring of construction and the investigation of the role of cultural heritage in the planning of the contemporary city.

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Author:   Helene Simoni
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2812
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9781407314778

ISBN 10:   1407314777
Pages:   83
Publication Date:   19 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Abstract Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 1.1 Structure of the book 2 GIS as the Technological Background for the Study of a City 2.1 Archaeology and quantitative analyses 2.2 GIS in archaeology and archaeological resource management 2.2.1 Database management 2.2.2 Spatial analysis - Generating new information 2.2.3 Predictive modelling 2.3 GIS in urban archaeology: Applications and implications 2.3.1 GIS on the 'site' scale 2.3.2 GIS on the 'city' scale 2.4 Conclusion 3 Urban Planning and URBAN Archaeology 3.1 Theoretical framework 3.2 Management of the underlying archaeological resources in the city: Questions and tools 3.2.1 New uses for known methods (landscape archaeology) 3.2.2 Ground disturbance as a source of information 3.2.3 Interdisciplinary collaboration and opening up to society 3.3 Expected outcomes 3.4 Conclusion 4 Model Construction 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Patras as a case study 4.2.1 Interviewing the experts 4.3 The data 4.3.1 Data collecting - Limitations 4.3.2 Data digitisation 4.3.3 Tools of Spatial Analysis 4.3.4 Tools of Statistics 5 Application and Results 5.1 Testing the distribution of the sample 5.2 Predictive modelling of archaeological potential 5.2.1 Thiessen Polygons 5.2.2 Further statistical and spatial analysis 5.2.3 Results and Discussion 5.2.4 Conclusion 5.3 Interpolation 5.3.1 Spatial and geostatistical analysis 5.3.2 Results 5.3.3 Conclusion 5.4 Archaeological excavations and the building regulations of the city 5.4.1 Classification of the building regulations into groups and the calculation of the surface of the City Plan 5.4.2 Distribution of the excavations 5.4.3 Distribution of the archaeological excavations 5.4.4 Distribution of chronological periods 5.4.5 Distribution of typology 5.4.6 Distribution of the preservation status of the excavated sites 5.4.7 Distribution of potential archaeological surface 5.4.8 Distribution of intended excavation depths 5.4.9 Distribution of maximum known depth without archaeological deposits 5.4.10 Conclusion 6 General Conclusion and Future Prospects 6.1 Results, Discussion and a New Building Regulation 6.2 GIS in the city: Practical Applications & Future Research References Appendix Extract from the Database Tables of statistical tests5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

Reviews

'..Simoni presents an interesting alternative method for managing development in urban areas at the same time as preserving, as far as possible, the archaeological remains.' Rachel Sycamore, Medieval Archaeology, Vol 61.1.2017

'..Simoni presents an interesting alternative method for managing development in urban areas at the same time as preserving, as far as possible, the archaeological remains.' Rachel Sycamore, Medieval Archaeology, Vol 61.1.2017

Author Information

"Helene Simoni, a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the University of Patras, studied History & Archaeology and undertook an MA in Landscape Studies and a PhD in Urban Planning & Heritage Management. Co-founder of the Institute of Local History, she shares her research interests between G.I.S. and oral history.5pt;font-family:""Verdana"",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>"

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