_Archaeological Computing_, by Harrison Eiteljorg, II, with GIS chapter by W. Fredrick Limp - a PDF publication of the Center for the Study of Architecture See http://archcomp.csanet.org for more information. _Archaeological Computing_ is intended to provide an introduction to the use of digital technologies for archaeologists. The first two chapters of the book include discussions of a variety of general computing issues, with special emphases on some matters of more importance to scholars, especially archaeologists, than typical computer users. The three following chapters are focused on the three critical data-recording technologies for archaeological projects - database management, GIS, and CAD - in that sequence. The authors explore the capabilities of those three software types, and much of the discussion centers on organizing data effectively so that the capabilities of the software - and the utility of the software for archaeologists - can be maximized. In the sixth chapter other digital technologies - including digital images, audio, and various kinds of moving images - are discussed in terms of the problems raised by their being digital as opposed to film- or paper-based. A lengthy discussion of digital data protection and preservation follows in the seventh chapter. The eighth and final chapter provides a wrap-up. Abbreviated Table of Contents: * Introduction - Why? * Chapter I - Some Basics * Chapter II - Computing and Computers * Chapter III - Recording Data about Objects, Loci, Trenches, Features, . . . from Archaeological Projects: Databases and Database Management Systems * Chapter IV - Combining Maps and Data: Geographic Information Systems * Chapter V - Modeling Objects, Loci, Trenches, Features, . . . from Archaeological Projects: Computer-Aided Design Software * Chapter VI - Miscellany: Digital Images, Audio Recordings, Videos, and Text * Chapter VII - Protecting and Preserving the Archaeological Record * Chapter VIII - Conclusion Archaeological Computing is available through archcomp.csanet.org, at no cost, as a PDF download. There are two versions of the book, one for standard printing on one side of the paper only and the other for duplex printing. The text is the same; the only differences are the arrangements of margins and the orientations of pages that will be on the left in the duplex version, making the two versions equally useful on screen. Either version should have margins wide enough to permit using either a loose-leaf binder or a spring binder. Layout was based on North- American-sized 8.5 x 11 in. paper, but the margins should permit printing on A4 paper as well. Steve White