The Minoan peak sanctuary landscape through a GIS approach

Title

The Minoan peak sanctuary landscape through a GIS approach

Creator(s)

Soetens, Steven

Driessen, Jan

Sarris, Apostolos

Topouzi, Sophia

Date

2002

Is Part Of

Archeologia e Calcolatori

Volume

13

Pages

161–170

Language

eng

Rights

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

URI

http://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/id.php?id=341

Zotero BiDiAr

https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/TH8QDLUQ/item-list

Abstract

The research project, 'Building a cultural landscape model of Minoan peak sanctuaries through a GIS approach', based on a collaboration between the Institute of Mediterranean Studies (F.O.R.T.H.) and the Université Catholique de Louvain, aims to redefine the peak sanctuary, to clarify its function, and examine the relationship between the cultural and natural variables, which characterize the distribution of these sites in the Cretan landscape. To accomplish these goals we used advanced mapping techniques, satellite remote sensing, statistical analysis and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Intervisibility was investigated with viewshed analysis. A chronological evolution of the peak sanctuary landscape is proposed, explaining the location of the sanctuaries, in relationship to each other and other site types.