Archaeological research and geoinfromatics: kynouria from the early bronze age to late antiquity: combined analysis of settlement pattern and geoenvironment transformations

Abstract

Thorough examination of the settlement pattern in ancient Kynouria, via geoinformation tools and specifically through Geographical Information Systems (GIS), constitutes the focus of the study that has been conducted during the past three years in the framework of this doctoral dissertation.The use of GIS for the analysis of the settlement pattern or else of the way ancient settlements and sites are arranged in this area was essential as far as the method is concerned, due to the archaeological material itself, as well as the epistemological orientation of the research, in the area, whose roots can be traced back to the 19th century. Scarce information from ancient sources and historical topography, were the traditional methodological pillars of the archaeological research in the region, never considered as a separate, intermediate area, very close to the centers of power in both Prehistory and Historic Times. The examination of the archaeological data of the region in the topographic ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/45076
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/45076
ND
45076
Alternative title
Αρχαιολογική έρευνα και γεωπληροφορική: η περιοχή της Κυνουρίας από την πρώιμη εποχή του χαλκού μέχρι την ύστερη αρχαιότητα: συνδυαστική ανάλυση των μεταμορφώσεων του οικιστικού προτύπου (δομημένο περιβάλλον, δίκτυα και ιερά) και του γεωπεριβάλλοντος
Author
Grigorakakis, Grigorios (Father's name: Theodoros)
Date
2019
Degree Grantor
Harokopio University
Committee members
Χαλκιάς Χρίστος
Τσάτσαρης Ανδρέας
Ψωμά Σελήνη
Καρύμπαλης Ευθύμιος
Κρητικός Γεώργιος
Σιδηρόπουλος Γεώργιος
Βλίζος Σταύρος
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology
Natural SciencesEarth and Related Environmental Sciences
Keywords
Archaeology; Geoinformatics; GIS; Settlement patterns; Spatial statistics
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xxxii, 340 σ., im., tbls., maps, fig., ch.
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