Even though Geographical Information Systems (GIS) were not designed for archaeological uses, they have
become an essential and powerful tool in archaeology and are being applied for miscellaneous purposes. When
reconstructing archaeological landscapes (Wilkinson 2003), the underlying approaches differ with regard to their
focal points, for example incorporation and amount of influencing factors or size of the investigation area. In this
context geoscientific ground-truth and techniques can be used for detailed archaeological studies using a
comprehensive set of environmental parameters that might have influenced ancient settlement patterns.