Computational intelligence in archaeology.9781599044897 Computational intelligence Computational intelligence (CI) is a successor of artificial intelligence. As an alternative to GOFAI it rather relies on heuristic algorithms such as in Fuzzy systems, Neural networks and Evolutionary computation. in archaeology. Ed. by Juan A. Barcelo. Information Science Reference 2009 418 pages $180.00 Hardcover CC80 The sheer volume of archaeological data these days has prompted the need for a new scientific field known as computational archaeology Computational archaeology describes computer-based analytical methods for the study of long-term human behaviour and behavioural evolution. As with other sub-disciplines that have prefixed 'computational' to their name (e.g. , and this textbook reveals the basic practices and theories involved in the analysis of findings and artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. . Barcelo (U. Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) teaches students and research scientists in this field how to employ new approaches to reconstructing data, such as spatiotemporal spa·ti·o·tem·po·ral adj. 1. Of, relating to, or existing in both space and time. 2. Of or relating to space-time. [Latin spatium, space + temporal1. analysis, shape analysis and neurocomputing. Much of the book is dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence in modern archaeology, and how computer systems can deduce seen and unseen forces in the absence of hard data. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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