{"title":"Landscape Chambers: Towards an Archaeology of the Cognitive Landscape","authors":"Zoran Čučković","doi":"10.1007/s10816-024-09687-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article is introducing a method for the analysis of landscape visual coherence. Inspired by landscape and architecture research, the landscape chambers method is based on quantitative analysis of visibility networks, modelled in a digital environment. It relies on an algorithm for the detection of closely connected subgroups within an intervisibility network, in order to isolate visually distinct areas or landscape chambers. This approach is applied to prehistoric landscapes in the Parisian Basin (2000–500 BCE), where funerary monuments reveal complex relationships between past populations and their visual landscape. The analysis uncovered that these monuments were typically placed in visually exposed locations, with preference, in certain cases, for visually coherent landscape chambers. The proposed approach thus offered insights into the semiosis of the prehistoric landscape, <i>i.e.</i>, the production of new meanings through visual discourse. More generally, the proposed method aims to provide a conceptual and methodological bridge between the study of physical and mental spaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":47725,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-024-09687-0","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ANTHROPOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article is introducing a method for the analysis of landscape visual coherence. Inspired by landscape and architecture research, the landscape chambers method is based on quantitative analysis of visibility networks, modelled in a digital environment. It relies on an algorithm for the detection of closely connected subgroups within an intervisibility network, in order to isolate visually distinct areas or landscape chambers. This approach is applied to prehistoric landscapes in the Parisian Basin (2000–500 BCE), where funerary monuments reveal complex relationships between past populations and their visual landscape. The analysis uncovered that these monuments were typically placed in visually exposed locations, with preference, in certain cases, for visually coherent landscape chambers. The proposed approach thus offered insights into the semiosis of the prehistoric landscape, i.e., the production of new meanings through visual discourse. More generally, the proposed method aims to provide a conceptual and methodological bridge between the study of physical and mental spaces.
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The Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, the leading journal in its field, presents original articles that address method- or theory-focused issues of current archaeological interest and represent significant explorations on the cutting edge of the discipline. The journal also welcomes topical syntheses that critically assess and integrate research on a specific subject in archaeological method or theory, as well as examinations of the history of archaeology. Written by experts, the articles benefit an international audience of archaeologists, students of archaeology, and practitioners of closely related disciplines. Specific topics covered in recent issues include: the use of nitche construction theory in archaeology, new developments in the use of soil chemistry in archaeological interpretation, and a model for the prehistoric development of clothing. The Journal''s distinguished Editorial Board includes archaeologists with worldwide archaeological knowledge (the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Africa), and expertise in a wide range of methodological and theoretical issues. Rated ''A'' in the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory is rated ''A'' in the ERIH, a new reference index that aims to help evenly access the scientific quality of Humanities research output. For more information visit: http://www.esf.org/research-areas/humanities/activities/research-infrastructures.html Rated ''A'' in the Australian Research Council Humanities and Creative Arts Journal List. For more information, visit: http://www.arc.gov.au/era/journal_list_dev.htm
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