Implications for Cultural Landscape in a Chinese Context: Geo-analysis of Spatial Distribution of Historic Sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Wen Mao ◽  
Ying Dong ◽  
Xiaohua Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Chinese Context

scholarly journals KRAJOBRAZ KULTUROWY JAKO KATEGORIA ZABYTKÓW I JEGO SPECYFIKA

2016 ◽  
pp. 41-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Klupsz
Keyword(s):  
Human Activities ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Historical Preservation ◽  
Dual Structure ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
Natural Factors ◽  
Polish Government ◽  
First Time

Cultural landscape is the most recently established category of historic sites. It has been functioning in Poland since 1990 and was mentioned for the first time in UNESCO documents in 1992. Its dual structure distinguishes it from other typology groups. As per the definition provided in the act of law, cultural landscape is an area shaped by natural factors and human activities. This field covers not only natural elements but also products of civilization. Clear and unambiguous criteria for classifying cultural landscapes according to the results of their valorisation have not been implemented into historical preservation yet. This results in difficulties in preserving and protecting cultural landscapes in Poland. Under the provisions of the European Landscape Convention, Polish government is obliged to take actions aimed at assessing landscape values. Therefore, there is a chance to resolve the stalemate.

Patterns on the rocks: report on recent work to survey rock art sites in the Wadi al-Hayat, Fezzan

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 121-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. F. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Full Dataset ◽  
University Of Bristol

AbstractThis article reports on survey work carried out in December and January 2004/5 to identify and record rock engravings in the Wadi al-Hayat (previously called the Wadi al-Ajal). This work builds on previous surveys carried out under the aegis of the Fezzan Archaeological Project (FAP) (Barnett 2002; Barnett and Roberts 2003; Mattingly et al. 2003).During this season, systematic survey identified over 300 engraved panels which included all stylistic ‘phases’ known to be present in the wadi (Barnett in Mattingly et al. 2003). When these engravings are incorporated into the spatial distribution model derived from previous field seasons, the preliminary patterns this model describes are no longer wholly applicable. Instead, a more complex and subtle spatial distribution is indicated, in which there appears to be the interplay of several separate relationships between die engravings and die cultural landscape. To avoid misleading interpretation, detailed analysis of die rock art and integration with cultural and environmental data will be attempted only once a full dataset has been gathered on completion of the fieldwork. In the meantime, this paper describes what has been achieved this season. It presents a broad overview of the patterns of rock art distribution as they appear so far with an incomplete dataset and points die way to future fieldwork.One of the key additional aims of the fieldwork this season was to develop an appropriate recording ʿtoolkitʾ. This included piloting state-of-the-art digital technology to establish its accessibility and value in this environment. Working in collaboration with a team from the University of Bristol, die project applied surface laser scanning to capture 3-dimensional digital data from 14 separate engraved panels. This is die first time this technique has been used to record rock art in North Africa and this provided an unprecedented opportunity to explore its potential for future heritage applications.

The Changing Cultural Landscape of the Lower St. Joseph River Valley

2019 ◽  
pp. 173-192
Author(s):  
Mark Hoock ◽  
Allison M. Hoock ◽  
Michael S. Nassaney
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Native American ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Settlement Patterns ◽  
River Valley ◽  
Alliance Formation ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
French Colonial ◽  
Archaeological Project ◽  
Political Economic

Archaeological studies conducted under the auspices of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project have focused on material remains in the St. Joseph River valley in Niles, Michigan. Material remains indicate that human groups exploited resources and established settlements throughout the area, and that, in the context of local and regional political economic relations, those settlements shifted in response to changes in resources availability and alliance formation. This chapter examines the spatial distribution of Euro-American and Native American sites in the lower St. Joseph River Valley during the periods ranging from immediately prior, to during, and to after the occupation of Fort St. Joseph. Through the use of geographic information systems (GIS), the authors monitored changes in settlement patterns as they related to the establishment and abandonment of this French colonial outpost.

scholarly journals Cultural Landscape Preservation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Frame of Tourism Development

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 740-749
Author(s):  
Lana Kudumovic
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Landscape Preservation ◽  
Promotional Materials

This paper focuses on the linking of heritage preservation policies and tourism development, specifically in relation to the cultural landscapes. For this purpose, historic ensembles Blagaj, Jajce and Travnik, that have emerged from the integration of cultural and natural elements are discussed, in particular, the existing plans and legislation related to heritage preservation and tourism strategies. Also, the extent to which tourism strategies are oriented toward heritage is measured through analyzed promotional materials and touristic offers. In the conclusion, the potential for tourism development ensuring the sustainability of these historic sites is given in a closing suggestions and remarks.

scholarly journals Exotic Plant Inventory, Landscape Survey, and Invasiveness Assessment: Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 682-693
Author(s):  
Melissa Bravo ◽  
Antonio DiTommaso ◽  
David Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Exotic Plant ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Woody Vines ◽  
Japanese Barberry ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

An exotic plant cultural landscape inventory, area wide survey, and natural resource area invasiveness assessment was conducted in 2002 at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt (ROVA) National Historic Sites (NHS) in Hyde Park, NY. At the species level, 40% of 90 assessed landscape species had not escaped cultivation, 44% had escaped and invaded natural resource areas, and 16% were categorized as migratory invaders. The most prolific introduced woody trees and vines at ROVA are members of the trumpetvine, bittersweet, pea, buckthorn, quassia, and grape families (Bignoniaceae, Celastraceae, Fabaceae, Rhamnaceae, Simaroubaceae, and Vitaceae, respectively). Shrub species occurring with more frequency in the natural areas than other escapes are the introduced native atlantic nine bark (Physocarpus opulifolius), burning bush (Euonymus alatus), forsythia (Forsythia sp.), japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica), and mock orange (Philadelphus sp.). For the subset of assessed woody vines, shrubs, and tree species found in cultivation for at least 50 to 67 years (the “50 plus club species”), slightly more had escaped from cultivation for the Vanderbilt Mansion (VAMA) and Eleanor Roosevelt (ELRO) estates but for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) collection the numbers were equivalent. The approach used in this study illustrates with data the “movement” of exotics over a significant period of time and underscores the importance of site-specific and species-specific assessments. This assessment also emphasizes the value of understanding the history (e.g., cultivated, cultivated escaped, or migratory invaders), purpose (e.g., aquatic, crop garden forb, groundcover, ornamental, or weed), and management over time (e.g., long since abandoned, recently abandoned, or still maintained, etc.) of the geographic area under consideration and the use of available exotic invasive plant lists to conduct such assessments.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Digital Data to the Understanding of Ritual Landscapes. The Case of Calicantone (Sicily)

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 468-483
Author(s):  
Francesca Buscemi ◽  
Marianna Figuera
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Topographic Maps ◽  
Archaeological Data ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
The Village

AbstractP. Militello (University of Catania) and A. M. Sammito (Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Ragusa) directed excavations around a necropolis of at least 90 rock-cut tombs at Calicantone (RG) in southeastern Sicily, which until then had only partially been investigated. As well as providing new archaeological data about the corresponding village in terms of its area, the research team also discovered the remains of an isolated bi-apsidal hut dated to the late Sicilian EBA (XVIIth–XVIth century B.C.). The hut is presumed as a funerary building primarily intended for the preparation of corpses for burial. Its position, directly between the village and the necropolis, demonstrates its crucial role in the sacral landscape, while spatial distribution analyses indicate that other commemorative rituals were conducted in specific spaces in, and around, the actual tombs. The paper presents a reconstruction of the ancient cultural landscape highlighting the possible passageway that connected life in the village with death in the necropolis, through the interceding funerary hut, and the location of potential ritual areas in the necropolis. Digital spatial datasets and visualization tools (e.g. topographic maps, shaded Digital Elevation Model (DEM), visibility analyses, 3D virtual models, animations, etc.) proved to be fundamental in the reconstruction of funerary activities.

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