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VISUAL AFFORDANCE, LANDSCAPE, AND THE MEGALITHS OF ALDERNEY

GILLINGS, MARK·2009·Oxford Journal of Archaeology
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00332.x
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Summary The core of this paper seeks to make a methodological contribution to the GIS-based analysis of visibility as a potential locational factor in past landscape placement, an area of study whose utility and value have been hotly debated by archaeologists keen to promote more experiential approaches to the interpretation of past landscapes. In doing so it seeks to break with recent discussions on the topic by not show-casing new or technically more sophisticated sets of approaches. Instead it backtracks to reclaim a methodology introduced over a decade ago, yet rarely applied in routine archaeological practice ? a case of taking one step back to advance two steps forward. An important subtext is that for the utility of GIS-based work to be appreciated, it has to be driven by a clear archaeological research programme. To this end the study is fully embedded in a current research initiative exploring the megalithic monuments of prehistoric Alderney, the northernmost of the Channel Islands.

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Authors
GILLINGS, M.
Affiliations
University of Leicester (GB)
Corresponding author
GILLINGS, MARK
Venue
Oxford Journal of Archaeology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-10-08
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
335-356
ISSN
  • 0262-5253 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-0092
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00332.x
OpenAlex
W2026638224
Cited by
79
References
37
Citations by year
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FWCI
27.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Oxford Journal of Archaeology (publishedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Archaeological and Geological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Historical and Architectural Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Archaeological Research and Protection
Keywords
visual affordances, visibility, megalithic monuments, Alderney, prehistoric monuments, landscape archaeology, Channel Islands

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