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GIS as a means to investigate « Princely Sites », Space and Environs. New ways to answer old questions.

TitreGIS as a means to investigate « Princely Sites », Space and Environs. New ways to answer old questions.
Type de publicationConference Paper
Nouvelles publications2008
AuteursPosluschny, Axel
Nom du typeArchaedyn 7 millennia of territorial dynamics Settlement pattern, production and trades from Neolithic to Middle Ages
Année de publication2008
Mots clésGIS, landscape archaeology, natural environment, perception of landscape, “Princely Site”
Résumé

The so called Early Celtic “Fürstensitze” undoubtedly reflect a change in settlement behaviour and in society. Our project investigates sites from the Urnfield to the Early Latène period in combination with their natural environment using GIS tools. The modelling of territories and of lines of communication is used to reconstruct the potential meaning of each «Fürstensitz» in its region, the analysis of visibilities can provide information on the prehistoric perception of space and the possible meaning of the “Fürstensitze” as places of power and control.

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