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CARRIE HRITZ Post-Doctoral Fellow, Archaeology Ph.D., University of Chicago 2005 314-935-8279 chritz[at]artsci.wustl.edu |
I am interested in human-environment interactions in the ancient world as recorded in the archaeological record. My research has focused on the creation of a landscape model to better understand the physical and cultural transformations that guide the development of irrigation and impact the dynamic settlement pattern of southern Mesopotamia through time. The use of past archaeological survey and mapping has enabled re-analysis of traditional understandings of Mesopotamian settlement patterns. Incorporation of these regional surveys has allowed me to expand the existing database of surveyed archaeological sites by the identification of new archaeological sites through the technology of Remote Sensing and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Key components of my research include a more comprehensive understanding of landscape features particular to Mesopotamia and the development and shifts of urban spheres through time by spatial analysis. Using landscape archaeology methods and emphasis on the geomorphology of the alluvial plain, I have reconstructed an alternative location of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers throughout Mesopotamian history, using remote sensing, soil data, and SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Missions) elevation data. One of the main results of my research has been the development of a working GIS for southern Iraq as a whole and the incorporation of satellite imagery into this type of archaeological research.
I am also involved in research with the NSF funded Modeling Ancient Settlement Systems group. I have worked with numerous archaeologists, Assyriologists and computer simulation specialists from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratories in developing a model for ancient Mesopotamian cities and their landscapes. Within the project, my research is focused on the landscape data input for modeling southern Mesopotamia . My contributions to this project include creation of a functional GIS for an Early Bronze age type-site in rainfed northern Iraq and irrigated southern Iraq .
GIS for Anthropologists, The Rise of Early States in the Near East
Hritz, C
2007 Remote Sensing of sites in and around the Hawr Al-Hammar and Hawr Al-Hawiza. Akkadica 128. Appendix III
Richason, B. and C. Hritz
2007 Remote Sensing and GIS use in the Archaeological Analysis of the Central Mesopotamian Plain . In Remote Sensing in Archaeology. ed. J. Wiseman and F. El-Baz. Springer Academic. pp. 283-325.
Hritz, C. and T. Wilkinson et al
2007 Modeling Settlement Systems in a Dynamic Environment: Case Studies from Mesopotamia. In The Model-Based Archaeology of Socionatural Systems. Edited by Timothy Kohler and Sander E. van der Leeuw. A School for Advanced Research Resident Scholar Book. Santa Fe, NM pp. 175-208.
Hritz, C. and T. Wilkinson
2006 Using Shuttle Radar Topography to map ancient water channels in Mesopotamia. Antiquity 80: 415-424.
Hritz, C.
2005 The Changing Archaeoscape of Southern Mesopotamia. In G.I.S. and Archaeological Site Location Modeling, ed. M. Mehrer and C. Wolcott. Taylor and Francis, pages 413-436.
Hritz, C.
2004 The Hidden Landscape of Southern Mesopotamia. Akkadica 125.