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Abstract
GIS Predictive Modeling of an Archeological Site Location
Track: Ecology, Archaeology, and Conservation
Author(s): Marilyn Pfeiffer
Government Canyon State Natural Area is a 7,037-acre state-owned park with an 11,000 year history of Native American occupation. The Texas Historical Commission and The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have implemented a cultural management program to protect all known and potential archeological sites. A GIS Predictive Model will be created with the use of ArcView Spatial Analyst and ModelBuilder to combine multiple environmental data layers to create a probability model of site locations in the Government Canyon Area. Eighty-six registered sites together with information from a recent 30-mile trail survey by the UTSA Center for Archeological Research will serve as the initial database.
Marilyn Pfeiffer
The University of Texas at San Antonio
6900 North Loop 1604 West
San Antonio , TX 78249-0616
USA
Phone: 210-458-4455
E-mail: marilyn1012@satx.rr.com