Digital Technology in Comparative Studies

Author(s): Catherine Alston

Year: 2005

Summary

Conducting comparative archaeological studies is a trend that has developed over the past few decades, and with each project the concept and methodologies become more and more robust. In doing such comparative projects, digital technologies are essential for a successful study. Due to a comprehensive database set and the ability to spatially map the material culture recovered at the sites, the project “A Comparative Archaeological Study of Colonial Chesapeake Culture” is proving to be a powerful tool to improving our understanding of human behavior in the Colonial Chesapeake.

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Digital Technology in Comparative Studies. Catherine Alston. 2005 ( tDAR id: 6091) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KD1W9X

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic Native American

Material
Ceramic • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Shell • Wood

Site Name
Bennett's Point (18QU28) • Burle's Town Land (18AN826) • Camden (44CE3) • Carter's Grove CG-8 (44JC647) • Chalkley (18AN711) • Chaney's Hills (18AN711) • Clifts Plantation (44WM33) • Compton (18CV279) • Homewood's Lot (18AN871) • Jordan's Journey (44PG302) • King's Reach (18CV83) • Mattapany (18ST390) • Old Chapel Field (18ST233) • Patuxent Point (18CV271) • Posey (18CH281) • Reverend Buck (44JC568) • Sandys (44JC802)

Site Type
House

Geographic Keywords
Chesapeake • Tidewater

Temporal Keywords
Early 17th century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1600 to 1700

Spatial Coverage

min long: -77.498; min lat: 36.633 ; max long: -75.41; max lat: 39.368 ;

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