ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the results of a collaborative spatiotemporal study of a burnt building at the site of Catalhoyuk, South Central Turkey. It outlines an experimental approach to the appending of stratigraphic temporal data onto existing spatial data as an unusual and innovative way to articulate space in time within the structure of a Geographic Information System (GIS). The chapter also describes some of the key concepts that drive the collaboration relating to the way archaeologists handle the temporality of their stratigraphic sequences. It outlines the methodological approaches used in the construction of a new type of spatiotemporal modelling and visualization rooted in stratigraphic analysis, and presents some of the preliminary outputs. The chapter concludes with a brief evaluation of the work so far and some indication of the future directions of the Building 77 project. It explores the potential of the inherent temporality locked within the stratigraphic sequence of the site of Catalhoyuk.
