One of the last CAAUK videos, one on GIS too:
Ulla Rajala (University of Cambridge)
Philip Mills (University of Leicester)
This paper builds on the theoretical tools labelled the ‘ceramiscene’ in Mills and Rajala (2011a). This is a means of characterising a ceramic landscape utilising a hierarchical version of the elements (Nodes, Pathways, Edges, Districts and Landmarks) defined by Lynch (1960). This has been applied to the Roman ceramic material recovered from field walking around Nepi, Italy, showing the identification of Node (site) type and status (Mills and Rajala 2011b), and the utilisation of off-site material (Mills and Rajala forthcoming) for exploring Districts through GIS and statistical methods, if not the identification of estates belonging to Nodes. This paper examines how these elements can be combined to determine the legibility of the landscape at particular points in time during the Roman period, and how this theoretical framework together with methodology combining landscape archaeology, finds work and GIS can help us to consider how actors negotiated the landscape.
Daryl Armour
February 28, 2013
Thanks for posting these videos of the conference. Its really nice to be able to see the presentations for those of us who can’t make it to any. Lots of good information and inspiration for research.
Doug Rocks-Macqueen
February 28, 2013
Thanks Daryl, really glad people are able to use them and get something out of it.