ROMAN AND UMAYYAD SETTLEMENTS ON THE KARAK PLATEAU: USING TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE SITE LOCATION FACTORS ON A REGIONAL SCALE

Near Eastern Archaeology | December 1, 2004| | Copyright

ARCHAEOLOGISTS CONDUCTING SURVEYS TODAY ARE NOT CONTENT MERELY TO LOCATE SITES AND MAP THEM. ALTHOUGH THE "WHERE?" QUESTION HAS GREATLY OCCUPIED SCHOLARS IN THE PAST, THE ADVENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE THE DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT HABITATIONS MUCH EASIER THAN BEFORE, WITH THE RESULT THAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARE NOW FREE TO EXPLORE THE QUESTION OF "WHY?" WHY HERE? WHY THEN? THESE QUESTIONS HAVE PRESENTED A CHALLENGE FOR ARCHAEOLOGISTS SINCE THE BEGINNING, BUT ONLY RECENTLY HAVE RESEARCHERS BEEN IN A POSITION TO MEET IT.

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