TerraScientia

… a geo-archaeo-informatics interface.

Publications

Monographs / Books

• SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., BUBENZER, O. (2018): Digital Geoarchaeology – New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Heidelberg. 269p.

SIART, C. (2010): Geomorphologisch-geoarchäologische Untersuchungen im Umfeld der minoischen Siedlung von Zominthos. Ein Beitrag zur Erforschung der holozänen Landschaftsgeschichte Zentralkretas. Heidelberger Geographische Arbeiten 130, 198 S. [a preview can be found here]

Published research papers   (*peer reviewed)

2018

•  SIART, C. (2018)*: Merging the Views: Highlights on the Fusion of Surface and Subsurface Geodata and Their Potentials for Digital Geoarchaeology. In: SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., BUBENZER, O. (2018): Digital Geoarchaeology – New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Heidelberg. pp 253 – 266.

•  SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., BUBENZER, O. (2018)*: Digital Geoarchaeology: Bridging the Gap Between Archaeology, Geosciences and Computer Sciences. In: SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., BUBENZER, O. (2018): Digital Geoarchaeology – New Techniques for Interdisciplinary Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Heidelberg. pp 1 – 7.

2015

• SIART, C., KOPP, S., APEL, J. (2015): The interface between data science, research assessment and science support – Highlights on the German perspective and examples from Heidelberg University. 4th International Conference on Data Science and Institutional Research (DSIR 2015, Okayama, Japan) IEEE Computer Society Conference Publiushing Services.

2013

SIART, C., EITEL, B. (2013)*: Santorini tephra on Crete – a mineralogical record of Bronze Age environmental change. In: Meller, H., Bertemes, F., Bork, H.R., Risch, R. (Eds.): 1600 – cultural change in the shadow of the Thera eruption? Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt. Tagungen des Landesmuseums für Vorgeschichte Halle, Band 9,  Halle, 77-87. 

• SIART, C. (2013): Geodaten erschließen, Potenziale heben. In: GIW-Kommission des Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie BMWi (Hrsg.): Standpunkte 11/2013. 9.

SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., NOWACZINSKI, E., HECHT, S., HÖFLE, B. (2013)*: Fusion of multi-resolution surface (terrestrial laser scanning) and subsurface geodata (ERT, SRT) for karst landform investigation and geomorphometric quantification. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 38/10. 1153 – 1147.

SIART, C., BRILMAYER BAKTI, B., EITEL, B. (2013)*: Digital Geoarchaeology – an approach to reconstructing ancient landscapes at the human-environmental interface. In: Bock, H., Jäger, W., Winckler, M. (Eds.): Scientific Computing and Cultural heritage. Contributions in Computational Humanitites. Springer, Heidelberg, 71-85.

FORBRIGER, M., MARA, H., RIECK, B., SIART, C., WAGENER, O. (2013): Der „Gesprengte Turm“ am Heidelberger Schloss. Untersuchung eines Kulturdenkmals mithilfe hoch auflösender terrestrischer Laserscans. In: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg (Eds.). Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg. Nachrichtenblatt der Landesdenkmalpflege 03/2013, 42.Jg, 165-169.

FORBRIGER, M., MARA, H., SIART, C., WAGENER, O. (2013): 3D-Darstellung und Abrollung von hochauflösenden terrestrischen Laserscans. In: Wartburg-Gesellschaft zur Erforschung von Burgen und Schlössern e.V. (Eds.) – Die Pfalz Wimpfen und der Burgenbau in Südwestdeutschland. Forschungen zu Burgen und Schlössern, Bd.15; Imhof, Petersberg, 194-201.

2012

SIART, C., GHILARDI, M., FORBRIGER, M., THEODORAKOPOULOU, K. (2012)*: Terrestrial laser scanning and electrical resistivity tomography as combined tools for the geoarchaeological study of the Kritsa-Latô dolines (Mirambello, Crete, Greece). Géomorphologie: relief, processus, environnement 2012/1, 59-74.

SIART, C., HECHT, S., EITEL, B., SCHUKRAFT, G. (2012)*: Reconstruction of the geoarchaeological landscape of Zominthos (central Crete) using geophysical prospection, geomorphological investigations and GIS. In: Jerem-Ferenc, E., Szeverényi, R.V. (eds): CAA2008. On the Road to Reconstructing the Past. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. Budapest, 2–6 April 2008. Archaeolingua, Budapest, 525-532.

FORBRIGER, M., SCHITTEK, K., SIART, C., HÖFLE, B., BUBENZER, O. (2012): High-resolution Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) on cushion peatlands – a case study from the Peruvian Andes. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 14,  EGU2012-11485.

HÖFLE, B., FORBRIGER, M., SIART, C., NOWACZINSKI, E. (2012): Fusion of terrestrial LiDAR and tomographic mapping data for 3D karst landform investigation. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 14,  EGU2012-6324-1.

FORBRIGER, M., SCHITTEK, K., HÖFLE, B., SIART, C., EITEL, B. (2012): Multi-method investigation of cushion peatlands („bofedales“) on the Peruvian Altiplano – high-resolution terrestrial archives for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 14,  EGU2012-11383.

2011

SIART, C., HECHT, S., BRILMAYER-BAKTI, B., HOLZHAUER, I. (2011)*: Analysis and 3D visualisation of Mediterranean subsurface karst features based on tomographic mapping (Zominthos, Central Crete). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 55/3, 317-337.

NOWACZINSKI, E. , SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., HECHT, S., HOLZHAUER, I., SCHUKARFT, G., BUBENZER, O. (2011): Untersuchungen zur Morphologie und Genese des Dolinensystems von Kroustas (Dikti-Gebirge, Ost-Kreta). In: Forbriger, M., Dippon, P.; Nüsser, M.; Siegmund, A. (eds.): Die Geographie in Heidelberg – ein Brückenschlag zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellscahft. HGG-Journal 24. Heidelberg, 197-211.

SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., GHILARDI, M. (2011): Ancient water harvesting systems in East Crete as identified by geophysics and laser scanning. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.13, EGU2011-11885.

SIART, C., FORBRIGER, M., GHILARDI, M. (2011): Fusing surface and subsurface geodata: a case study on Cretan karst landforms. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.13, EGU2011-11858

FORBRIGER, M., SCHITTEK, K., SIART, C., HÖFLE, B. (2011): New approaches in vegetation mapping – use of terrestrial laser scanning on high Andean cushion peatlands. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.13, EGU2011-12268

FORBRIGER, M., MÜLLER, L., SIART, C., SCHITTEK, K., HÖFLE, B., BUBENZER, O., REINDEL,M., Eitel, B. (2011): Terrestrial laser scanning in geoarchaeology – capturing one of the oldest settlement places in the high Andes of southern Peru. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.13, EGU2011-12236

2010

SIART, C., HECHT, S., HOLZHAUER, I., ALTHERR, R., MEYER, H.P., SCHUKRAFT, G., EITEL, B., BUBENZER, O., PANAGIOTOPOULOS, D. (2010)*: Karst depressions as geoarchaeological archives: the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Zominthos (Central Crete) based on geophysical prospection, mineralogical investigations and GIS. Quaternary International 216, 75-92.

BRILMAYER BAKTI, B., SIART, C. (2010): Fotorealistische Landschaftsrekonstruktion am Beispiel des minoischen Zominthos (Kreta): Eine Fallstudie aus dem Bereich digitaler Geoarchäologie. In: Mächtle, B.; Dippon, P.; Nüsser, M.; Siegmund, A. (eds.): RandRäume – die Welt von den Rändern her denken. HGG-Journal 23. Heidelberg, 127-140.

2009

SIART, C., BUBENZER, O., EITEL, B. (2009)*: Combining digital elevation data (ASTER / SRTM), high resolution satellite imagery (Quickbird) and GIS for geomorphological mapping: a multi-component case study on Mediterranean karst in Central Crete. Geomorphology 112, 106-121.

SIART, C., GHILARDI, M., HOLZHAUER, I. (2009)*: Geoarchaeological study of karst depressions integrating geophysical and sedimentological methods: case studies from Zominthos and Lato (Central & East Crete, Greece). Géomorphologie: relief, processus, environnement 2009/4, 17-32.

SIART, C., HECHT, S., HOLZHAUER, I.,MEYER, H.P., EITEL, B., SCHUKRAFT, G., BUBENZER, O., ALTHERR, R., PANAGIOTOPOULOS, D. (2009): Karst depressions as geoarchaeological archives: revealing the past human-environmental interactions of Zominthos (Crete) through geophysical prospection, geomorphologic studies and mineralogical investigations. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.11, EGU2009-1872.

HOLZHAUER, I., SIART, C.,MEYER, H.P., SCHUKRAFT, G., ALTHERR, R, EITEL, B. (2009): Geoarchaeological conclusions through investigating sediments, soils and minerals in karst depressions in Mount Ida, Central Crete. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.11, EGU2009-2916.

SIART, C., BUBENZER, O., EITEL, B. (2009): Multi-component mapping of karst features with remote sensing, digital elevation data and GIS: a case study from Central Crete. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.11, EGU2009-1863.

SIART, C., EITEL, B., PANAGIOTOPOULOS, D. (2009): Digital archaeometry and the spatial analysis of Mediterranean palaeoenvironments: unravelling the Minoan landscape of Central Crete by remote sensing and GIS. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.11, EGU2009-1873.

 2008

SIART, C., HOLZHAUER, I., HECHT, S., EITEL, B., SCHUKRAFT, G., BUBENZER, O. (2008): Karstdepressionen als Archive der Landschaftsgeschichte. Geomorphologische, geophysikalische und sedimentologische Untersuchungen auf dem Plateau von Zominthos, Zentralkreta. In: Mächtle, B., Nüsser, M., Schmid, H., Siegmund, A. (Eds.): Inszenierte Landschaften und Städte. HGG Journal 22. Heidelberg, 205-219.

SIART, C., EITEL, B., PANAGIOTOPOULOS, D. (2008)*: Investigation of past archaeological landscapes using remote sensing and GIS: a multi-method case study from Mount Ida, Crete. Journal of Archaeological Science 35, 2918-2926.

SIART, C., EITEL, B. (2008)*: Geoarchaeological studies in Central Crete based on Remote Sensing and GIS. In: Posluschny, A., Lambers, K., Herzog, I. (Eds.), Layers of perception. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Berlin, Germany, April 2-6, 2007 (Kolloquien zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte, vol. 10), Bonn, 299-305.

PANAGIOTOPOULOS, D., SIART, C. (2008): Digital geoarchaeology and Holocene palaeoenvironments: reconstructing the hidden landscape of Mount Ida, Crete. WAC-6 Dublin 2008. WAC precirculated paper.

SIART, C., EITEL, B., HECHT, S., SCHUKRAFT, G., BUBENZER, O. (2008): Reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental changes and their impact on Bronze-Age cultures: results from a geoarchaeological research project in the Ida-Mountains, Central Crete. In: Geophysical research abstracts Vol.10, EGU2008-A-07197.

2007

SIART, C. (2007): Digitale Geoarchäologie mit Methoden der Fernerkundung und GIS: Ein Beitrag zur Landschaftsrekonstruktion im Ida-Gebirge, Zentralkreta. In: Mächtle, B., Gebhardt, H., Schmid, H., Siegmund, A. (2007, Hrsg.): Der zirkumpazifische Raum – Risiken und Sicherheit in einer globalisierten Welt (HGG-Journal 21). Heidelberg, 203-216.