Mapping stone: Using GIS spatial modelling to predict lithic source zones

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 324-333

  Clarkson, Chris ^a   Bellas, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distance decay; GIS; Lithic procurement; Mapping; Predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LITHIC FRAGMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PREHISTORIC; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84899119989     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.03.035     Document Type: Article

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