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Testing the prehistoric settlement predictors: A performance evaluation of environmental variables in north-western Scania

Hjulström, André LU (2022) ARKM21 20221
Archaeology
Abstract
This paper goes over the process of evaluating the environmental variables, which are most likely to
predict the locations of prehistoric settlements in a Scanian setting. This is accomplished by
selecting variables which have shown to be successful in previous similar study areas and testing the
spatial correlation between each variable and known settlement presence. This is followed by an
overlay analysis in a GIS environment to test the overlapping areas between the variables. A
theoretical background, which legitimise and problematise the methods used are included to put
predictive modelling in context with archaeological scientific development. The results show that
soil type, distance to major lakes and rivers and... (More)
This paper goes over the process of evaluating the environmental variables, which are most likely to
predict the locations of prehistoric settlements in a Scanian setting. This is accomplished by
selecting variables which have shown to be successful in previous similar study areas and testing the
spatial correlation between each variable and known settlement presence. This is followed by an
overlay analysis in a GIS environment to test the overlapping areas between the variables. A
theoretical background, which legitimise and problematise the methods used are included to put
predictive modelling in context with archaeological scientific development. The results show that
soil type, distance to major lakes and rivers and distance to coastline shows statistically significant
positive correlations with settlement presence. This also holds true for the overlaid intersecting
areas between said variables. (Less)
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author
Hjulström, André LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKM21 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
language
English
id
9097932
date added to LUP
2022-08-29 18:39:54
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2022-08-29 18:39:54
@misc{9097932,
  abstract     = {{This paper goes over the process of evaluating the environmental variables, which are most likely to 
predict the locations of prehistoric settlements in a Scanian setting. This is accomplished by 
selecting variables which have shown to be successful in previous similar study areas and testing the 
spatial correlation between each variable and known settlement presence. This is followed by an 
overlay analysis in a GIS environment to test the overlapping areas between the variables. A 
theoretical background, which legitimise and problematise the methods used are included to put 
predictive modelling in context with archaeological scientific development. The results show that 
soil type, distance to major lakes and rivers and distance to coastline shows statistically significant 
positive correlations with settlement presence. This also holds true for the overlaid intersecting 
areas between said variables.}},
  author       = {{Hjulström, André}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Testing the prehistoric settlement predictors: A performance evaluation of environmental variables in north-western Scania}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}