Building Past Landscape Perception With GIS: Understanding Topographic Prominence
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This papers tries to illustrate the exploratory use of GIS within the context of landscape research in archaeology. Current landscape approaches incorporate important theoretical advancements which have made archaeologists sensitive to the subtleties of human space but these developments have not been matched by advances in method. The paper focuses on this aspect and thus should be seen as pilot example towards the development of new landscape methodology.
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- Authors
- Llobera, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Llobera, Marcos
- Venue
- Journal of Archaeological Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-09
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1005-1014
- ISSN
- 0305-4403 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2073832366
- Cited by
- 216
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 5.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Archaeological Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Archaeological Research and Protection
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Landscape and Cultural Studies
- Keywords
- landscape perception, landscape methodology, human space, archaeological GIS
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