Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Συντακτική Ανάλυση Χώρου	Ανάλυση Οπτικού Πεδίου (Viewshed Analysis)
Πεδίο	Αρχαιολογία	Αρχαιολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1984	1995
Δημιουργός	Bill Hillier	David Wheatley
Τύπος	Architectural analysis	Landscape-scale analysis
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	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).
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	spatial analysis, accessibility analysis	visibility analysis, landscape archaeology
Συναφείς	2	2
Σύνοψη	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.