Integrated Spatio-temporal Documentation and Analysis of Archaeological Stratifications Using the Harris Matrix

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dc.contributor.authorNeubauer, Wolfgangen_US
dc.contributor.authorTraxler, Christophen_US
dc.contributor.authorLenzhofer, Andreasen_US
dc.contributor.authorKucera, Matthiasen_US
dc.contributor.editorSablatnig, Robert and Wimmer, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-11T10:58:01Z
dc.date.available2018-11-11T10:58:01Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe Harris Matrix (HM) is the fundamental diagrammatic representation of relative time for an archaeological site and the de facto standard for the representation of a stratigraphic sequence - the backbone for archaeological stratigraphy. It displays all uniquely identified units of stratification in a sequential diagram representing their relative temporal succession. The Harris Matrix Composer is a widely used application in the archaeological community to efficiently create and analyse HMs. However, it does not support explicit dating of HM units, which is an important information for post-excavation investigations of an archaeological site. In this paper we describe an integrated approach for a combination of stratigraphic and chronologic relations. The implicit, chronologic sequence given by the HM becomes explicit as scientists are enabled to define a hierarchical time model and assign units of the HM to temporal intervals or provide exact dating. The system maintains a consistent visual representation, which means that a correct stratigraphic layout is preserved while units are aligned to intervals of the time model. Evaluation of a real-world use case showed that this combined visualisation makes the scientific analysis and interpretation more efficient and reliable.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersVirtual Archaeology
dc.description.seriesinformationEurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage
dc.identifier.doi10.2312/gch.20181369
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-03868-057-4
dc.identifier.issn2312-6124
dc.identifier.pages235-239
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/gch.20181369
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.2312/gch20181369
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectcentered computing
dc.subjectInformation visualization
dc.subjectInformation systems
dc.subjectTemporal data
dc.subjectSpatial
dc.subjecttemporal systems
dc.subjectApplied computing
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.titleIntegrated Spatio-temporal Documentation and Analysis of Archaeological Stratifications Using the Harris Matrixen_US
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