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Proceedings from a workshop held at Wolfson College, Oxford in 2017. In light of rapid technological developments in digital imaging, this volume aims to inform specialist and general readers about some of the ways in which imaging technologies are transforming the study and presentation of archaeological and cultural artefacts.

Imaging systems in archaeology

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In the past 30 years archaeological field survey has become central to the practice of Classical Archaeology. During this time, approaches have developed from the systematic collection of artefacts to include the routine deployment of various geophysical and remote sensing techniques. The ability of archaeologists to reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the results of such projects and in particular discusses the ways in which the subject mig

Urban archaeology --- Archaeology --- Landscape archaeology --- Imaging systems in archaeology --- Methodology --- Remote sensing

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A general introduction to archeogaming describing the intersection of archaeology and video games and applying archaeological method and theory into understanding game-spaces. “[T]he author’s clarity of style makes it accessible to all readers, with or without an archaeological background. Moreover, his personal anecdotes and gameplay experiences with different game titles, from which his ideas often develop, make it very enjoyable reading.”—Antiquity Video games exemplify contemporary material objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. Video games also serve as archaeological sites in the traditional sense as a place, in which evidence of past activity is preserved and has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology, and which represents a part of the archaeological record. From the introduction: Archaeogaming, broadly defined, is the archaeology both in and of digital games…  As will be described in the following chapters, digital games are archaeological sites,  landscapes, and artifacts, and the game-spaces held within those media can also be understood archaeologically as digital built environments containing their own material culture… Archaeogaming does not limit its study to those video games that are set in the past or that are treated as “historical games,” nor does it focus solely on the exploration and analysis of ruins or of other built environments that appear in the world of the game. Any video game—from Pac-Man to Super Meat Boy—can be studied archaeologically.

Virtual reality in archaeology. --- Imaging systems in archaeology. --- Video games --- Archaeology --- Technological innovations. --- Computer simulation. --- Archaeologists. --- Digital Heritage. --- Material Culture. --- archaeogaming. --- archaeology. --- digital archaeology. --- digital artifacts. --- gaming studies. --- gaming. --- media studies. --- video games. --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Television games --- Videogames --- Electronic games --- Archaeological imaging systems --- Virtual reality in archaeology --- Imaging systems in archaeology --- Archaeology - Computer simulation --- Video games - Technological innovations --- Computer games --- Internet games --- Games

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This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of satellite archaeology and it is an invaluable volume for archaeologists, scientists, and managers interested in using satellite Earth Observation (EO) to improve the traditional approach for archaeological investigation, protection and management of Cultural Heritage. The recent increasing development of EO techniques and the tremendous advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have resulted primarily in Cultural Heritage applications. The book focuses on new challenging prospects for the use of EO in archaeology not only for probing the subsurface to unveil sites and artifacts, but also for the management and valorization as well as for the monitoring and preservation of cultural resources. The book provides a first-class understanding of this revolutionary scenario which was unthinkable several years ago. The book offers: (i) an excellent collection of outstanding articles focusing on satellite data processing, analysis and interpretation for archaeological applications, (ii) impressive case studies, (iii) striking examples of the high potential of the integration of multi-temporal, multi-scale, multi-sensors techniques. Each chapter is composed as an authoritative contribution to help the reader grasp the value of its content. The authors are renowned experts from the international scientific community. Audience: This book will be of interest to scientists in remote sensing applied to archeology, geoarcheology, paleo-environment, paleo-climate and cultural heritage.

Earth sciences -- Remote sensing. --- Environmental monitoring -- Remote sensing. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Global environmental change -- Remote sensing. --- Remote sensing -- Environmental aspects. --- Remote sensing. --- Archaeology --- Imaging systems in archaeology --- Remote-sensing images --- History & Archaeology --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Cartography --- Geography-General --- Remote sensing --- Imaging systems in archaeology. --- Remote-sensing images. --- Images, Remote-sensing --- Multispectral scanning images --- Satellite images --- Side-looking airborne radar images --- SLAR (Side-looking airborne radar) --- Archaeological imaging systems --- Antiquities --- Geography. --- Cultural heritage. --- Image processing. --- Archaeology. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Cultural Heritage. --- Image Processing and Computer Vision. --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Pictorial data processing --- Picture processing --- Processing, Image --- Imaging systems --- Optical data processing --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Cartographic materials --- Computer vision. --- Machine vision --- Vision, Computer --- Artificial intelligence --- Image processing --- Pattern recognition systems --- Optical data processing. --- Optical computing --- Visual data processing --- Bionics --- Electronic data processing --- Integrated optics --- Photonics --- Computers --- Optical equipment

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How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel? Erik Champion examines the overall success of current virtual environments, especially the phenomenon of computer gaming. Why are computer games and simulations so much more successful than other types of virtual environments? Arguments that virtual environments are impeded by technological constraints or by a paucity of evaluation studies can only be partially correct, for computer games and simulations are also virtual environments. Many of the underlying issues are caused by a lack of engagement with the philosophical underpinnings of culture, presence and inhabitation, and there are few exemplars that engage the public with history and heritage using interactive media in a meaningful and relevant manner. The intention of Playing With the Past is to help designers and critics understand the issues involved in creating virtual environments that promote and disseminate historical learning and cultural heritage through a close study of the interactive design principles at work behind both real and virtual places. Topics discussed include the design of virtual environments, and especially virtual heritage environments, virtual place-making, cultural presence, the pros and cons of game-style interaction, augmented reality projects, and appropriate evaluation methods. Virtual heritage environments discussed in the book include projects from Antarctica, Australia, Mexico, Malta, Egypt, Babylon, the Netherlands, Cambodia, and India.

Computer science. --- Multimedia information systems. --- User interfaces (Computer systems). --- Application software. --- Computer-aided engineering. --- Multimedia systems. --- Computer Science. --- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. --- Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities. --- Media Design. --- Multimedia Information Systems. --- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. --- Computer-based multimedia information systems --- Multimedia computing --- Multimedia information systems --- Multimedia knowledge systems --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Informatics --- Science --- CAE --- Engineering --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- Interfaces, User (Computer systems) --- Human-machine systems --- Human-computer interaction --- Data processing --- Imaging systems in archaeology. --- Virtual reality in archaeology. --- Archaeology --- Archaeological imaging systems --- Information systems. --- Computer aided design. --- CAD (Computer-aided design) --- Computer-assisted design --- Computer-aided engineering --- Design --- Multimedia systems .