Cruz Vinto from the Surface: Reach and Limitations of Space Syntax in a Settlement from Late Regional Developments Period (ca 1200 - 1450 AD) in Northern Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia

  • José María Vaquer CONICET – Instituto de Arqueología, Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Axel Emil Nielsen CONICET – Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano (Argentina)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2011.v41.n2.1
Keywords: Space structuration, space syntax, surface material survey.

Abstract

In this paper we present the results of two methodological steps oriented to maximize data from surface: plan analysis and the survey of surface materials. This methodology was applied to interpret the structuration of external spaces related with domestic activities in Cruz Vinto, a settlement from the Late Regional Development Period (1200 - 1450 AD) in Northern Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia. The results obtained made us consider space syntax as a methodological instance and not an end in itself. The model proposed from space syntax was not coherent with the distribution of surface materials. Nevertheless, it constitutes a valid tool for generating interpretations that must be intertwined with other lines of evidence.

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Vaquer J. M. y Nielsen A. E. (2011). Cruz Vinto from the Surface: Reach and Limitations of Space Syntax in a Settlement from Late Regional Developments Period (ca 1200 - 1450 AD) in Northern Lípez, Potosí, Bolivia. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 41(2), 303-326. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2011.v41.n2.1
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Vol. 41 No. 2 (2011)
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