Following Roman waterways from a computer screen: GIS-based approaches to the analysis of Barcino’s aqueducts

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Orengo, Hèctor A., Miró, Carme
Other Authors:	Verhagen, J.W.H.
Format:	Book Section
Published:	Archaeopress 2011
Subjects:	Roman Medieval Aqueducts Mills Least Cost Route GIS Hydrology Water management Landscape Archaeology Barcelona Barcino
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1714/

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