@inproceedings{PB-VRVis-2018-049,
author = {Neubauer, Wolfgang and Traxler, Christoph and Lenzhofer, Andreas and Kucera, Matthias},
title = {Integrated spatio-temporal documentation and analysis of archeological stratifications using the Harris Matrix},
year = {2018},
booktitle = {Visual Heritage 2018/ EG GCH},
editor = {N.N.},
url = {https://www.vrvis.at/publications/PB-VRVis-2018-049},
abstract = {The stratigraphic excavation process aims for  the unearthing of the single units of stratification in the  reverse order of their formation, along with all their  descriptive attributes and topological relations, and to create  a stratigraphic sequence known as Harris Matrix (HM). The HM is  the fundamental diagrammatic representation of relative time for  an archaeological site and the de facto standard for the  diagrammatic representation of a stratigraphic sequence {\textendash} the  backbone for archaeological stratigraphy. It displays all  uniquely identified units of stratification in a sequential  diagram representing their relative temporal succession. It  provides an inherent relative calendar, which is the testing  pattern for the integration of any additional relative or  absolute temporal information derived from the interdisciplinary  post-excavation analysis of finds and samples. In this paper we  described an integrated approach for the digital documentation  and visual analysis of a combination of strati- graphic and  chronologic relations originating from an archaeological site.  The implicit chronologic sequence given by the HM becomes  explicit as scientists are enabled to define a hierarchical time  model and assign units of the HM to temporal intervals or  provide exact dating. The system maintains a consistent visual  representation, which means that a correct stratigraphic lay-  out is preserved while units are aligned to intervals of the  time model. Evaluation on a real-world use case showed that this  combined visualization makes the scientific analysis and  interpretation more efficient and reliable.},
}