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Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology: A Systematic Review

Authors :
Fernando Menéndez-Marsh
Mohammed Al-Rawi
João Fonte
Rita Dias
Luis Jorge Gonçalves
Luis Gonçalves Seco
João Hipólito
José Pedro Machado
Jorge Medina
José Moreira
Tiago do Pereiro
Marta Vázquez
António Neves
Source :
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 40–50-40–50 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Ubiquity Press, 2023.

Abstract

GIS are an essential element in archaeology. Their use has become widespread for their potential to store, reference, analyse and visualise spatial information. Nonetheless, to the best of our knowledge, a systematic review of academic peer-reviewed publications related to the use of GIS, as a framework, in archaeology has never been presented before. Our goal in this work is to identify what has been published so far in relation to using GIS in archaeology within a small selected sample. We used the PRISMA guideline to perform a systematic review of 671 publications that we identified using the SCOPUS database and the keywords ‘GIS’ and ‘archaeology’. The collected publications were screened, analysed, and categorized into different relevant categories. Our analysis shows that GIS, in our selected sample, are mostly used for visualization and information management tasks. Moreover, spatial analysis studies were more common than other studies, and theoretical publications are scarce. The lack of a theoretical background in GIS may be the cause of some of the problems related to GIS applications in archaeology.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25148362
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.384cd283fc74309a6403e488a04102a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.104