The course introduces the student to GIS (geographical information systems) for landscape and environmental archaeology. The course gives the student the opportunity to learn to use geographical databases and a number of different analysis and visualization techniques, as well as how they can be interpreted and evaluated. Landscape and environmental archaeological data have geographical, chronological and human dimensions that lay the foundation for understanding previous human activity, landscapes and environments. Analysing these dimensions requires an understanding of how data can be handled and evaluated and how they are related.
This course contains occasions that are included in a degree programme at Umeå university and applies only to those of you who are admitted to the programme. You will receive information about application times and what applies to you from your institution.
