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Refining Hernando de Soto's Route Using Electric Circuit Theory and CircuitScape

Thayn, Jonathan B., Sampeck, Kathryn, Spaccapaniccia, Matthew·2016·The Professional Geographer
DOI 10.1080/00330124.2015.1124787
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A least-cost path (LCP) analysis and a circuit theory analysis were used to estimate the path followed by Hernando de Soto as he crossed the Appalachian Mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1540. The analyses were performed on the slope of the terrain and on a function of the slope that estimates hiking speed. The analyses were performed on data sets with 90-m and 180-m spatial resolutions. Three potential routes were found and compared. The most novel element of the work was the use of CircuitScape software, which returned the likelihood that each cell in the raster data was a part of de Soto's route. This clearly illuminated areas where the estimated routes were more constrained and areas where de Soto would have been free to take alternate paths without increasing travel time. The two analysis methods, LCP and circuit theory, corroborate one another and provide insight into de Soto's journey.

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  • Circuit Theory has been applied to a number of archaeological case studies.

    “In fact, CT has been applied to a number of archaeological case studies (Domingo Ribas, 2018;Howey, 2011;Thayn et al., 2016).”

    From A spatial connectivity approach to landscapes of conflict: julius caesar and the assault to puig ciutat (NE iberian peninsula) (2022) · cites this paper as Thayn et al., 2016

  • The Circuit Theory model can convert terrain slope into resistance values to simulate the difficulty of crossing terrain, thereby predicting multiple possible paths for explorers.

    “学者采用电路理论(CT)模型可将地形坡 度转换为电阻值，来模拟穿越地形的难易程度，从而预测探险家穿越地形的多条 可能路径 [91] 。”

    From Progress and prospects of quantitative simulation research on ancient human migration paths (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

  • Least Cost Path model results are difficult to completely match ancient migration paths, whereas Circuit Theory model corridors can delineate the possible range of ancient migration paths and are more conducive to targeted archaeological surveys.

    “此外，LCP 模型结果很难做到与 古人迁徙路径完全吻合，而 CT 模型形成的线路廊道则可以圈定古人迁徙路径可 能存在的范围，更有利于对研究区域进行倾向性考古调查 [91] [92] 。”

    From Progress and prospects of quantitative simulation research on ancient human migration paths (2025) · cites this paper as [91]

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Authors
Thayn, J. B., Sampeck, K., & Spaccapaniccia, M.
Affiliations
Illinois State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Professional Geographer
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-02-09
Volume
68
Issue
4
Pages
595-602
ISSN
  • 0033-0124 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9272
DOI
10.1080/00330124.2015.1124787
OpenAlex
W2320680390
Semantic Scholar
0e8a698e1e672f3fb38fb836540ac8778bee54b9
Cited by
11
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Professional Geographer (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Illinois State University
  • Institut National Du Cancer
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeological Research and Protection
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Historical Geography and Cartography
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Keywords
Hernando de Soto, Spanish exploration, Appalachian Mountains, least-cost path analysis, circuit theory, Circuitscape, terrain slope, travel time, historical cartography

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