Visibility studies in archaeology: A review and case study

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 689-707

  Lake, Mark W ^a   Woodman, Patricia E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; GIS; VISIBILITY;

SCOTLAND (GRAMPIAN); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142123004     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b29122     Document Type: Article

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