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	Sintassi spaziale	Localizzazione predittiva di siti	Analisi della visibilità
Campo	Archeologia	Archeologia	Archeologia
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1984	2006	1995
Ideatore	Bill Hillier	Steven Phillips	David Wheatley
Tipo	Architectural analysis	Site probability modeling	Landscape-scale analysis
Fonte seminale	Hillier, B., & Hanson, J. (1984). The Social Logic of Space. Cambridge University Press.	Phillips, S. J., Anderson, R. P., & Schapire, R. E. (2006). Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions. Ecological Modelling, 190(3-4), 231-259.	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).
Alias	spatial analysis, accessibility analysis	predictive modeling, maxent modeling	visibility analysis, landscape archaeology
Correlati	2	2	2
Sintesi	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.	Predictive site location modeling uses machine learning algorithms (particularly maximum entropy models) to predict the probability of archaeological site occurrence across a landscape based on environmental and spatial variables. Developed for ecology but adapted for archaeology, predictive modeling identifies areas with high archaeological potential, guiding survey strategies and resource management.	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.