ion (10000 years 
  
tion (8000 years 
ion (10000 years 
  
  
  
Fig.14 Computer Graphic of the past vegetation (10000 years 
ago) 
  
Fig.15 Perspective view: Visualisation of the past vegetation 
(10000Y ears ago) 
  
Fig.16 Perspective view: Visualisation of the past vegetation 
(8000 years ago) 
  
  
  
  
Fig.16 Perspective view: Visualisation of the past vegetation 
(7000 years ago) 
  
  
  
  
Fig.17 Perspective view: Visualisation of the past vegetation 
(7000 years ago) 
6. CONCLUSION 
In this study, attempts were made to utilise GIS technology to 
support environmental archaeological analyses through basic 
data compilation, processing, analyses and visualisation. 
Information that enables various archaeological analyses can be 
generated from combinations of existing environmental data 
and archaeological records. Future research scope includes 
improvement of the vegetation reconstruction model, and 
methods to estimate other factors influencing the ecosystems of 
the study area. Impact of the human activity on the natural 
environments is also a matter of serious interest. Models to 
explain such interweaving dynamisms are required in future 
archaeological studies. For the time being, most of the 
archaeological demands for IT are constructions of 
archaeological database and visualisations for educational 
purposes. Further developments of archaeological GIS can be 
envisaged through inductions of relevant models. IT, and more 
specifically GIS, will be an essential part of archaeology. 
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