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Note of thanks |
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Prologue |
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Part I Objectives, support, archaeological and methodological framework |
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Introduction: subject of study, thesis, aims and other considerations |
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Chapter 1 The archaeological and chronological framework: the Iron Age in the Asturian West |
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1.1 The first hillforts: Iron Age I |
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1.1.1 The archaeological record |
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1.2 The transitional phase/phase Ic (6th--4th centuries cal. BC) |
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1.3 Iron Age II (4th century cal. BC -- late 1st century cal. BC) |
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1.4 The end of hillforts: Rome (late 1st century BC -- 2nd century AD) |
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Chapter 2 Archaeology today: digital documentation, preservation, and the interpretation of archaeological sites |
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2.1 Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) |
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2.1.1 Spatial Data Infrastructure: a necessity |
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2.2 Virtual reconstruction and recreation: some considerations |
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2.2.1 The representation of reality over time |
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2.2.2 Virtual reality and restoration regulations |
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2.2.5 3D modelling methods and techniques |
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2.2.6 Recent relevant research |
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Part II The San Chuis hillfort |
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Chapter 3 The San Chuis hillfort |
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3.1 Geographical, geological and stratigraphic framework of the hillfort |
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3.1.1 Geology and geomorphology of the Asturian West |
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3.2 Archaeological excavations |
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3.2.1 1962 and 1963 campaigns |
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3.3 Georadar and geophysical prospection |
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3.4 The archaeological record |
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3.4.1 Stratigraphy, radiocarbon and chronology |
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3.4.2 Architecture and urbanism |
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3.4.5 Metallic material analysis |
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Part III What was achieved and how |
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Chapter 4 Materials and methods |
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4.1.1 Material collected from excavations and investigation |
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4.2.2 Methodological development |
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Chapter 5 The spatial data infrastructure (SDI) of the hillfort |
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5.1 Designing the methodology |
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5.1.1 From paper to digital form |
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5.2.1 The material record table |
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5.2.2 The table of stratigraphic units (SU) |
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5.2.3 The table of stratigraphic wall units (SWU) |
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5.3.1 Planes describing the hillfort's stratigraphy |
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5.3.2 Geographic, physical and geological environment |
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5.3.3 Analysis of the distribution of the hillfort's material |
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Chapter 6 Spatial analysis |
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6.5 Pottery: general distribution within the hillfort |
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6.9 Work areas and occupation units |
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Chapter 7 Virtual San Chuis |
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7.1 General working hypothesis |
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7.2 The reconstruction of the San Chuis hillfort |
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References |
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Appendix I Planimetry and Harris Matrix Contents |
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