Computer Archaeology by Gary Lock, John Wilcock

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	TITLE
	Computer Archaeology
	EDITION
	1st
	ISBN
	0-85263-877-9
	AUTHOR(S)
	Gary Lock, John Wilcock
	PUBLISHER
	Shire Publications Ltd.
	PUBLISHED
	1987
	LEVEL(S)
	2 [about levels]
	This book is no longer in print

SYNOPSIS
This book is a concise introduction to the relatively new subject of computer archaeology; the application of computing techniques to archaeological problems. The first part includes an introduction to the unavoidable computer jargon, and explores the different types of archaeological data. Different archaeological situations where computers are used are then described, including excavation recording, museum catalogues, and sites and monuments records. The second part of the book is concerned with the manipulation and presentation of archaeological data, including various statistical techniques and computer graphics. The book assumes no prior knowledge of computers or statistics. There is a glossary of technical terms, and a guide to the relevant literature. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gary Lock		Gary Lock graduated in archaeology from the University of Leicester. He obtained his doctorate in 1984 at the Research Centre for Computer Archaeology, North Staffordshire Polytechnic, for work on computer applications at Danebury hillfort. Since 1982 he has been employed by the Danebury Trust. He has presented papers on computer and statstical applications in archaeology in Britain and abroad, is a Member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists, and has applied computers to the excavation of prehistoric site in Staffordshire.
John Wilcock		John Wilcock took an honours degree in Physics at The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1961, and then spent seven years in the British computer industry. He was awarded his doctorate in 1972 for a thesis on computer applications in archaeology, having developed the techniques as both a computer scientist and part-time archaeologist since 1961. His academic career since 1969 has been with the Department of Computing, North Staffordshire Polytechnic. He founded the Research Centre for Computer Archaeology in 1974. He has been a member of the Executive, Council and Archaeological Science Committee of the Council for British Archaeology; a member of the International Radiocarbon Database Commission; and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society.

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