Potential Pasts
Taking a Humanistic Approach to Computer Visualization of Ancient Landscapes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10997499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Sullivan (0000-0003-0718-7106, Department of History, University of California, Santa Cruz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 71-88 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0076-0730 • E-ISSN: 2041-5370 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2041-5370.2016.12039.x |
| OpenAlex | W2562202262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Using advances in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and 3D technologies, scholars of the ancient world are digitally reconstructing entire historic landscapes. For multi-phased sites, the ability to isolate and interrogate complex layers of occupation offers exciting potential for the study of now-altered built and natural environments. While quantitative studies based on GIS data are common in the field of archaeology, this article argues that humanities-based approaches have equal importance. It is specifically the combination of spatial and temporal data that creates new access points from which to address the changing cultural meaning of place. Chronological reconstruction models allow scholars to resituate the human viewpoint into potential past environments, exploring aspects of experience that changed through time and space. Utilizing a visualization of the ancient Egyptian site of Saqqara, this work demonstrates how digital reconstructions of past landscapes address qualitative questions in innovative ways and are changing scholarship in archaeology
Archaeology · Data science · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Geography · Humanism · Meaning (existential · Natural (archaeology · Scholarship · Space (punctuation) · Visualization · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological Research and Protection · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |