The Archaeometry Blog: Shonky Maps for Garmin GPS

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Shonky Maps for Garmin GPS

Hi all,
I'm sorry for my long absence from blogging, I've been distracted with my thesis and other research.

I just wanted to post quickly about a great free product that I've just discovered. Shonkymaps produce a great basemap of Australia based on the Geoscience Australia 1:250000 maps which can be downloaded for free and easily loaded on to Garmin GPS units using the Garmin MapSource software.

The maps have a good level of detail for outback travel and very usefully include a list of UHF repeater stations.

I'd welcome any comments with information about similar products available elsewhere.

Cheers,
Ian

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My Recent Papers

Bladon, P., Moffat, I., Guilfoyle, D., Beale, A. and Milani, J., 2011, Mapping Anthropogenic Fill with GPR for Unmarked Grave Detection: A Case Study from an Alleged Location of Mokare's Grave, Albany, Western Australia, Exploration Geophysics, 42 (4): 249-257.
Moffat, I., David, B., Barker, B., Kuaso, A., Skelly, R. and Araho, N., 2011, Magnetometer Surveys as an Aid to Archaeological Research in Papua New Guinea: a Case Study from Keveoki I, Gulf Province, Archaeology in Oceania, 46(1): 17-22.
David, B., Araho, N., Barker, B., Kuaso, A. and Moffat, I., 2009, Keveoki I: Exploring the Hiri Ceramics Trade at a Short-Lived Village Site near the Vailala River, Papua New Guinea, Australian Archaeology, 68: 11-22.
Moffat, I., Wallis, L.A., Hounslow, M., Niland, K., Domett, K. and Trevorrow, G., 2010, Geophysical prospection for Late Holocene burials in coastal environments: Possibilities and problems from a pilot study in South Australia, Geoarchaeology: An International Journal, 25:5, 645-665.
Wallis, L.A., Keys, B., Moffat, I. and Fallon, S., 2009, Gledswood Shelter 1: Initial Radiocarbon Dates from a Pleistocene Aged Rockshelter Site in Northwest Queensland, Australian Archaeology, 69: 71-74.
Moffat, I. and Wallis, L.A.., 2009, Archaeological Geophysics at Flinders University, Preview, 143: 29-32.

Papers I'm Reading

Knudson, K.J., Williams, H.W,, Buikstra, J.E., Tomczak, P.D., Gordon, G.W. and Anbar, A.D., 2010, Introducing δ88/86Sr analysis in archaeology: a demonstration of the utility of strontium isotope fractionation in paleodietary studies, Journal of Archaeological Science, 37: 2352-2364
Rendu, W., 2010, Hunting behaviour and Neanderthal adaptibility in the Late Pleistocene site of Pech-de-l'Aze I, Journal of Archaeological Science, 37: 1798-1810.
Valentin, F., Buckley, H.R., Herrscher, E., Kinaston, R., Bedford, S., Spriggs, M., Hawkins, S. and Neal, K., 2010, Lapita susistence strategies and food consumption patterns in the community of Teouma (Efate, Vanuatu), Journal of Archaeological Science, 37:1820-1829.