💧🌏 Greg CocksAncient Stone Walls And Power - What Data Science Tools Can Reveal In African Archaeology
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-stone-walls-power-science.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-09586-5 <-- shared paper
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https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC94127 <-- shared paper
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-stone-walls-power-science.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-09586-5 <-- shared paper
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https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC94127 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ancient #stonewall #ancienthistory #history #Africa #archaeology #datascience #spatialanalysis #visibility #culture #cultural #landmarks #ancestral #community #village #home #residential #environment #viewshed #visible #hidden #settlements #walls #sociopolitical #spatiotemporal #Arcreate #Magaliesberg #visibilityanalysis #landscape #Kaditshwene #Molokwane #Marothodi #SothoTswana #farming #agriculture #LateFarmingCommunities #LiDAR #household #kraal #homestead
Ancient stone walls and power: What data science tools can reveal in African archaeology
Visibility has always been important in people's decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, such as certain mountain peaks, rivers or ancestral sites, could help reinforce a community's connection to its cultural and spiritual landscape.
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