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Methods, Concepts and Challenges in Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling

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This chapter briefly reviews methodological and conceptual issues and debates central to advancement of archaeological site detection and modeling. A wide variety of different survey, sampling and site designation methods have long shaped results of archaeological explorations. Methodological challenges and potential means to better address sociocultural considerations within geospatial prediction/detection modeling are mentioned, and less widely recognized methodological impediments including the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) and the need to address detection errors of omission and commission are discussed.

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Harrower, M.J. (2013). Methods, Concepts and Challenges in Archaeological Site Detection and Modeling. In: Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space. SpringerBriefs in Archaeology(), vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6074-9_17

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