Geographical information
Geographical data and information systems
These historical maps and current geographical information systems will help you travel through time and space and explore new territory, which is essential for working in the filed of archaeology.
You can use this geographical information to find search terms to use in archaeological artefact and image databases and enhance the information you retrieve from them.
Historical maps
- Mapping the Catalogue of ShipsInteractive mapping demonstration illustrating that Homer's Iliad employs topography as an organizing principle and spatial mnemonics!
- Digital Augustan RomeA long term mapping project that is being prepared to provide a worthy digital successor to the published book and maps of Mapping Augustan Rome.
- Arrowsmith's Australian MapsMaps from the London Atlas of Universal Geography by John Arrowsmith and later Edward Stanford.
Geographical information systems and data
- Planning maps online (Victorian government)These maps are particularly useful for identifying planning zones and heritage buildings and areas.
- Australian population mappingPopulation mapping data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- Indigenous Protected AreasAreas allocated to be self-managed by Indigenous Australians.
- Land ChannelAccess information managed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (www.delwp.vic.gov.au), including mapping and spatial data.
- Open council dataInteractive map of Australian City and Shire with online spatial data.