ANT200_Exe3_GIS

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Professor Liye Xie, UTM ANT200H5 Summer 2023 Exercise 3 (August 3, 2023) GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology (by Taylor H. Thornton and Liye Xie) Student’s Name : Grade : /6 1. True or False: As research tools, GIS and spatial analysis can only be as good and useful as the quality of the data you put into them. (0.8 pts) True False 2. In a GIS, we capture and present “real world” data in different ways. Write the letter that corresponds to the most appropriate data model (right column) for each “real world” feature on the left. (0.4 × 4 = 1.6 pts) ___ Elevation A. Points ___ Surface finds B. Lines ___ Lakes C. Polygons ___ Fence D. Raster 3. Look at the maps you have created using your “low-tech” GIS. List at least three significant differences between the 1904 landscape and the 2015 landscape. (1.2 pts) 4. Excavation Planning at the Mound House Site. (2.4 pts) You have been given the opportunity to excavate at the Mound House site, that is, the site on your maps! Before you can start putting shovels in the ground, however, you need to formulate focused questions to guide your excavations. Based on the information you have gathered so far about the past environment at the site, propose two specific questions as follows. (1) Site formation processes: formulate a question that address site formation processes at Mound House. Explain the evidence required and the methods you will use to obtain relevant archaeological data. (2) Human-environmental relationships: propose a question related to the human- environmental relationship at the Mound House site. Describe the necessary evidence and the methods you will use to gather the pertinent archaeological data. Please ensure that your questions are not generic and avoid vague inquires such as “how did human interact with their environment?” or “how did the site form?” Be precise and thoughtful in framing your questions to guide your excavation effectively. Page 1 of 1
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