Between practice, process, and representation: Landscape archaeology and Cultural Geography approaches toward the “middle ground”

Keywords: mixed methods, middle ground
Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract
Day: Saturday
Session Start / End Time: 2/26/2022 11:20 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/26/2022 12:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 68

Abstract

In recent years, as Geography and geospatial technologies have grappled with how to consider the use of quantitative and qualitative techniques in union through mixed methods approaches, landscape archaeology has considered the same need by seeking a ‘middle ground’. The need to find a point where the analytical and statistical methods of quantitative data and the descriptive and inferential methods of qualitative information come together has been long sought. While some research lends itself to the loose coupling of both descriptive and analytical methods, there remains significant interest in linking these methods more tightly and across broader areas of Geographic research. This presentation will review recent projects that seek the “middle ground” and consider how geospatial technologies, digital geographies, and Cultural Geography can take advantage of the progress and directions that have been put forward by landscape archaeology.