Abstract

Back for the Future: Revisiting Archaeological Potential Modelling
Track: Archaeology
Authors: Nicole Cruikshank

The City of Ottawa’s archaeological potential model required updating to reflect recent discoveries and urban growth. ModelBuilder was used to assemble weighted layers and combinations of environmental/topographic features. With spatial analysis and statistics, the result is a substantiated model of scaled potential for heritage vs. precontact sites for eastern Ontario and areas with similar profiles. This model could be applied to smaller townships for use in zoning and permitting requirements.