Abstract
Developing a GIS for the "Lost City of the Pyramids" Track: Archaeology Author(s): Farrah Brown Excavations by the Giza Plateau Mapping Project at a 4,500-year-old settlement site just south of the Sphinx have revealed infrastructure that may have supported generations of pyramid construction at Giza, Egypt. In 2005, we began development of a GIS to integrate, analyze, and manage the multitude of data recovered from this important archaeological and World Heritage site. We are currently digitizing legacy excavation data and integrating data from remote sensing and laser scanning projects, and customizing an online mapping application so that members of our international team can access data from anywhere in the world. We are also expanding our geographical reach to incorporate data from other regional projects that support our mission at Giza. This paper summarizes our methods and progress thus far and describes some of the challenges we have overcome in an effort to contribute to a more detailed "best practice" of GIS implementation in archaeology. Farrah Brown Ancient Egypt Research Associates, Inc. Giza Plateau Mapping Project 16 Hudson Street Milton , MA 02186 US Phone: 617-696-0537 E-mail: farrah.brown@gmail.com |
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