id
	13426
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/13426
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Digitizing the Undigitized: Converting Traditional Archaeological Records into Computerized, Three-Dimensional Site Reconstruction
Creator
	Alperson-Afil, Nira
Date
	2019
Language
	eng
Rights
	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Abstract
	Archaeological excavation involves disintegration, removal, and reassembly of the archaeological record; as such it is considered by many to be an unrepeatable, destructive activity. This perception has contributed to an advancement in archaeological practice, namely, the development of computerized recording systems that digitally record archaeological excavations spatially and volumetrically during fieldwork. This paper is concerned with those archaeological sites where digital field recording has not been done. These sites, recorded by traditional methods, should not be excluded from attempts to restructure the spatial, volumetric, and stratigraphic archaeological data. A thorough methodology for the conversion of traditional records into digitized data is presented, including the detailed procedures required for three-dimensional plotting of recorded data—both the excavated material and the drawn site maps and cross-sections. Finally, the use of these methods is demonstrated on a complex Early to Middle Pleistocene site, illustrating the benefits of digitization and three-dimensional reconstruction in resolving stratigraphic and spatial questions.
Is Part Of
	Journal of Geographic Information System
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.4236/jgis.2019.116045
Issue
	6
Pages
	747-765
Short title
	Digitizing the Undigitized
Uri
	https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=97426
Volume
	11
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/KDQVUX3Z/item-list

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