ABSTRACT
This paper opened the session “GIS in Cultural Heritage consultancy work (S18)” at the 41th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Across Space and Time conference. The objective of this paper was to promote discussion of the topic of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in consulting archaeology within a “focus session”. Short presentations by each speaker were followed by an open discussion of the topics raised. A synopsis of the ensuing discussion is provided at the end of the paper. The rather controversial title of the session was intended to open debate into the continued relevance of GIS in consulting archaeology, as well as introduce a discussion of the new technologies available in the field.
