{"title":"Contribution of space syntax to the analysis of street patterns in the original core of Djémila (Cuicul), Algeria","authors":"Mehdi Alikhodja , Noureddine Mahdadi , Ammar Mebarki , Abdelhalim Assassi","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104829","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Djémila (Cuicul) is one of Algeria’s most important archaeological sites, and it was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Despite this status, archaeological excavations have been halted since the 1950s, implying that these remains have yet to reveal all their secrets. The original core of Djémila, whose limits were crossed at the beginning of the third century, continues to raise questions about its street network and the transformations that occurred, particularly the location of the <em>Cardo Maximus</em>. The Djémila plan was analyzed using space syntax measures, specifically the axial map, segment map, and Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA), which revealed the street hierarchy and distribution of the main public buildings. The findings show that the street that intersects the <em>Decumanus Maximus</em> at the Forum’s southern entrance serves as the <em>Cardo Maximus</em> of the Djémila core. In addition, the results show the impact of the Venus Genitrix temple’s construction on the street network, as well as the significance of the Forum and temples in the lives of Djémila’s residents during the second century.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X24004577","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ARCHAEOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Djémila (Cuicul) is one of Algeria’s most important archaeological sites, and it was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. Despite this status, archaeological excavations have been halted since the 1950s, implying that these remains have yet to reveal all their secrets. The original core of Djémila, whose limits were crossed at the beginning of the third century, continues to raise questions about its street network and the transformations that occurred, particularly the location of the Cardo Maximus. The Djémila plan was analyzed using space syntax measures, specifically the axial map, segment map, and Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA), which revealed the street hierarchy and distribution of the main public buildings. The findings show that the street that intersects the Decumanus Maximus at the Forum’s southern entrance serves as the Cardo Maximus of the Djémila core. In addition, the results show the impact of the Venus Genitrix temple’s construction on the street network, as well as the significance of the Forum and temples in the lives of Djémila’s residents during the second century.
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at archaeologists and scientists engaged with the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of the application of scientific methods to archaeological problems and debates. It will provide a forum for reviews and scientific debate of issues in scientific archaeology and their impact in the wider subject. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports will publish papers of excellent archaeological science, with regional or wider interest. This will include case studies, reviews and short papers where an established scientific technique sheds light on archaeological questions and debates.