Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites

Settlement fortification is a widely extended feature in the archaeological record. The assessment of the meaning and function of fortifications is usually a key issue for the social and political characterization of the contexts where it occurs. This paper develops a GIS-based analytical procedure...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Parcero-Oubiña, César
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2013
Materias:
asentamientos fortificados
análisis locacional
SIG
Galicia
fortified settlements
locational analysis
GIS
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/18191
Aporte de:
Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
id I10-R319-article-18191
record_format ojs
spelling I10-R319-article-181912025-08-04T15:55:50Z Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites Midiendo decisiones locacionales. Una aproximación a la evaluación de la defensibilidad efectiva de sitios arqueológicos fortificados Parcero-Oubiña, César asentamientos fortificados análisis locacional SIG Galicia fortified settlements locational analysis GIS Galicia Settlement fortification is a widely extended feature in the archaeological record. The assessment of the meaning and function of fortifications is usually a key issue for the social and political characterization of the contexts where it occurs. This paper develops a GIS-based analytical procedure which aims at exploring and assess, in a measurable way, the locational and constructive decisions behind the fortification of settlement areas. At the onset, two main hypotheses are formed: the construction of settlement defenses is made according to the logic of monumentality, or to an actual logic of defense. Some measurable variables are explored that can be linked to either hypothesis: where and how defenses should be expected to occur within a specific settlement if they are aimed at a defensive function, and where and how if aimed at a monumental role. A case study, an Iron Age settlement in Galicia (NW Spain), illustrates the applicability of this procedure, and the way in which the variables considered are weighted. The paper focuses on the discussion of the foundations and practical details of an analytical procedure that is easily reproducible with any available GIS software, rather than on the exploration of the interpretative issues raised by the results. La fortificación de los espacios de asentamiento es un fenómeno ampliamente extendido en el registro arqueológico. Determinar la función y sentido de esa fortificación es a menudo un elemento clave en la caracterización social y política de los contextos en los que ocurre. En este trabajo se presenta un procedimiento de análisis basado en el empleo de SIG que, sobre una base mensurable, aporta elementos para la evaluación de las decisiones locacionales y constructivas que puedan estar detrás de la fortificación de los asentamientos. Se parte de plantear dos hipótesis principales: que la construcción de las estructuras defensivas siga una lógica efectivamente defensiva, o una monumental. Se definen una serie de factores mensurables que puedan relacionarse con ambas hipótesis: dónde y cómo, dentro de un poblado, sería esperable ubicar las defensas si se buscase un efecto defensivo, y dónde y cómo si se buscase un efecto monumentalizador. A través de un caso de estudio en un poblado de la Edad del Hierro en Galicia (NW de España) se muestra una implementación de este procedimiento, y la manera en la que se ha considerado la medición de variables que permitan responder a esas preguntas. El objetivo del trabajo es presentar la lógica y los detalles de un procedimiento analítico fácilmente aplicable con herramientas SIG estándar, antes que explorar a fondo las posibilidades interpretativas que se derivan de sus resultados. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2013-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/18191 10.37603/2250.7728.v17.n2.18191 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2013): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 57-82 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 17 Núm. 2 (2013): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 57-82 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 17 n. 2 (2013): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología. ; 57-82 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v17.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/18191/18077 Derechos de autor 2017 Comechingonia
institution Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
institution_str I-10
repository_str R-319
container_title_str Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología
language Español
format Artículo revista
topic asentamientos fortificados
análisis locacional
SIG
Galicia
fortified settlements
locational analysis
GIS
Galicia
spellingShingle asentamientos fortificados
análisis locacional
SIG
Galicia
fortified settlements
locational analysis
GIS
Galicia
Parcero-Oubiña, César
Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
topic_facet asentamientos fortificados
análisis locacional
SIG
Galicia
fortified settlements
locational analysis
GIS
Galicia
author Parcero-Oubiña, César
author_facet Parcero-Oubiña, César
author_sort Parcero-Oubiña, César
title Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
title_short Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
title_full Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
title_fullStr Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
title_full_unstemmed Measuring locational decisions. An assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
title_sort measuring locational decisions. an assessment of the effective defensiveness of fortified archaeological sites
description Settlement fortification is a widely extended feature in the archaeological record. The assessment of the meaning and function of fortifications is usually a key issue for the social and political characterization of the contexts where it occurs. This paper develops a GIS-based analytical procedure which aims at exploring and assess, in a measurable way, the locational and constructive decisions behind the fortification of settlement areas. At the onset, two main hypotheses are formed: the construction of settlement defenses is made according to the logic of monumentality, or to an actual logic of defense. Some measurable variables are explored that can be linked to either hypothesis: where and how defenses should be expected to occur within a specific settlement if they are aimed at a defensive function, and where and how if aimed at a monumental role. A case study, an Iron Age settlement in Galicia (NW Spain), illustrates the applicability of this procedure, and the way in which the variables considered are weighted. The paper focuses on the discussion of the foundations and practical details of an analytical procedure that is easily reproducible with any available GIS software, rather than on the exploration of the interpretative issues raised by the results.
publisher Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET
publishDate 2013
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/18191
work_keys_str_mv AT parcerooubinacesar measuringlocationaldecisionsanassessmentoftheeffectivedefensivenessoffortifiedarchaeologicalsites
AT parcerooubinacesar midiendodecisioneslocacionalesunaaproximacionalaevaluaciondeladefensibilidadefectivadesitiosarqueologicosfortificados
first_indexed 2024-09-03T20:43:33Z
last_indexed 2025-08-10T05:14:53Z
_version_ 1841583865989169152

Ejemplares similares