Compara mètodes

	Space Syntax	Anàlisi de l'abast visual
Camp	Arqueologia	Arqueologia
Família	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Any d'origen	1984	1995
Autor original	Bill Hillier	David Wheatley
Tipus	Architectural analysis	Landscape-scale analysis
Font seminal	Hillier, B., & Hanson, J. (1984). The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge University Press.	Wheatley, D. (1995). Cumulative viewshed analysis: a GIS-based method for investigating intervisibility, and its archaeological application. In G. R. Lock & Z. Stancic (Eds.), Archaeology and GIS (pp. 171-185).
Àlies	spatial analysis, accessibility analysis	visibility analysis, landscape archaeology
Relacionats	2	2
Resum	Space syntax is a quantitative method that analyzes the spatial configuration of buildings and settlements to understand social organization and movement patterns. Developed by Bill Hillier and Julienne Hanson in the 1980s, space syntax measures how open or segregated spaces are, and how these properties relate to social behavior and cultural values. The method reveals distinctions between public and private spaces, movement corridors, and the degree of accessibility within architectural layouts.	Viewshed analysis examines what is visible from specific locations or within a defined area using digital elevation models (DEMs) and geographic information systems (GIS). Pioneered by David Wheatley in the 1990s, the method reveals how landscape features (hilltops, valleys, water sources) controlled visibility and movement. Archaeologists use viewshed analysis to understand settlement placement, ritual monument visibility, and territorial organization in prehistoric and historic landscapes.