Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts
From the 1950's until today the Roman colony of Barcino (modern Barcelona) has been believed to posses two aqueducts. One was transporting water from the Montcada mountains and the other one from the Collserola range. In this article, GIS-based least-cost route analysis (LCR) in combination wit...
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| author | Orengo, Hèctor A. Miró, Carme |
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| description | From the 1950's until today the Roman colony of Barcino (modern Barcelona) has been believed to posses two aqueducts. One was transporting water from the Montcada mountains and the other one from the Collserola range. In this article, GIS-based least-cost route analysis (LCR) in combination with more traditional archaeological techniques is applied to analyse these aqueduct’s routes. The results obtained suggest Barcino had only one aqueduct: the one carrying water from Montcada. The aqueduct was divided in two channels before entering the city, thus giving origin to the theories suggesting the existence of two aqueducts. LCR analysis has also been useful in determining the medieval transformation of this aqueduct into the Rec Comtal water channel. |
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| spelling | nottingham-17142020-05-04T20:24:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1714/ Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts Orengo, Hèctor A. Miró, Carme From the 1950's until today the Roman colony of Barcino (modern Barcelona) has been believed to posses two aqueducts. One was transporting water from the Montcada mountains and the other one from the Collserola range. In this article, GIS-based least-cost route analysis (LCR) in combination with more traditional archaeological techniques is applied to analyse these aqueduct’s routes. The results obtained suggest Barcino had only one aqueduct: the one carrying water from Montcada. The aqueduct was divided in two channels before entering the city, thus giving origin to the theories suggesting the existence of two aqueducts. LCR analysis has also been useful in determining the medieval transformation of this aqueduct into the Rec Comtal water channel. Archaeopress Verhagen, J.W.H. Posluschny, A.G. DanielisovÃ�Â�Ã�¡, A.. 2011 Book Section PeerReviewed Orengo, Hèctor A. and Miró, Carme (2011) Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts. In: Go your own least cost path: spatial technology and archaeological interpretation: proceedings of the GIS session at EAA 2009, Riva del Garda. BAR international series (2284). Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 47-53. ISBN 9781407308616 Roman Medieval Aqueducts Mills Least Cost Route GIS Hydrology Water management Landscape Archaeology Barcelona Barcino |
| spellingShingle | Roman Medieval Aqueducts Mills Least Cost Route GIS Hydrology Water management Landscape Archaeology Barcelona Barcino Orengo, Hèctor A. Miró, Carme Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title | Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title_full | Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title_fullStr | Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title_short | Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts |
| title_sort | following roman waterways from a computer screen: gis-based approaches to the analysis of barcino’s aqueducts |
| topic | Roman Medieval Aqueducts Mills Least Cost Route GIS Hydrology Water management Landscape Archaeology Barcelona Barcino |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1714/ |