ABSTRACT
GIS has already become a standard tool for handling spatial archaeological data. The allure of the technique is not hard to fathom; archaeological data are often most conveniently stored in map format and the frequent recourse to mapped displays to explain and interpret archaeological material makes GIS one of the more flexible and comprehensible analytical tools available to the archaeologist. More significant than this is the manner in which the most attractive qualities of GIS technology may mould archaeological thought and practice in a less than desirable manner. However, most GIS have the capability to overcome some of these difficulties. According to the availability of data, GIS provides access to all the landscape, irrespective of the presence or absence of archaeological sites. The qualitative evidence for Iron Age occupation on Hvar is essentially an extension of that of the late Bronze Age.
