A System for Distributional Archaeological Survey, Mapping, Data Management and Analysis

这项行动资助了国家科学基金会小企业启动研究计划的第二阶段研究项目。在第一阶段，Ebert博士和他的同事研究了仪器辅助方法，这些方法可以提高记录考古文物和特征的位置和特征的效率。这项工作使用了电子距离测量设备和便携式现场计算机。相关软件也得到了改进。研究小组得出结论，这种方法具有相当大的前景。在第二阶段，这项工作将继续进行，此外，其目的是设计一个由硬件、软件和在实地和实验室使用的方法组成的整体分布考古系统。这些方法将促进准确、有效和有理论支持的分布式数据收集及其管理、表示、绘图、分析和解释。潜在地，它将被考古学家广泛应用于各种各样的现场情况。

This action funds a Phase II research project under the National Science Foundation's Small Business Initiation Research Program. In Phase I, Dr. Ebert and his associates examined instrument assisted methods which increase the efficiency of recording the locations and characteristics of archaeological artifacts and features. This work employed the use of electronic distance measurement equipment and portable in-field computers. Associated software was also refined. The team concluded that such an approach held considerable promise. In Phase II this work will be continued and in addition be directed toward devising a total distributional archaeological system consisting of hardware, software and methods for their use in the field and laboratory. These methods will facilitate the acccurate, efficient and theoretically-supported collection of distributional data and its management, representation, mapping, analysis and interpretation. Potentially, it will be widely used by archaeologists in a great variety of field situations.