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Análise espacial e aplicação de grafos no entendimento dos objetos de placas de xisto da pré-história recente de Portugal
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Esta dissertação de mestrado em Estudos do Património incide sobre um fenómeno marcante da pré-história do sudoeste da Península Ibérica: as placas de xisto gravadas. Propõese uma análise inovadora dos dados do registo arqueológico, integrando o tratamento em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) com a Teoria dos Grafos. Esta abordagem beneficia dos avanços tecnológicos impulsionados pela era digital e pela análise de sistemas de relacionamentos complexos.
O fenómeno das placas de xisto gravadas, atribuído ao período entre o Neolítico Final e a Idade do Cobre, atuou como um polo de difusão e possivelmente de partilha cultural entre comunidades. Através de objetos com características morfológicas e simbólicas similares, estas comunidades estabeleceram redes de interação num vasto território, superando as dificuldades de circulação da época. A convergência entre os atributos intrínsecos de cada placa e os dados espaciais dos locais de achado permite compreender a extensão deste fenómeno e as motivações da sua utilização. O estudo aqui elaborado explora o potencial de tecnologias emergentes, sobretudo a utilização das bases de dados de Grafos na investigação arqueológica e patrimonial, procurando abrir novos caminhos metodológicos para o estudo do património português.
Esta investigação não tem a ambição de apresentar uma nova interpretação ou uma reinterpretação explicativa do seu significado e funções acerca do fenómeno que são as placas de xisto gravadas encontradas e registadas em território português. Procura alargar o conhecimento sobre as placas e apontar pistas para futuras investigações.
This master's dissertation in Heritage Studies focuses on a remarkable phenomenon of the prehistoric southwest Iberian Peninsula: engraved slate plaques. It proposes an innovative analysis of archaeological record data, integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) processing with Graph Theory. This approach draws on the technological advances driven by the digital age and the analysis of complex relational systems. The phenomenon of engraved slate plaques, attributed to the period spanning the Late Neolithic to the Copper Age, functioned as a locus of diffusion and possibly of cultural exchange among communities. Through objects sharing similar morphological and symbolic characteristics, these communities established interaction networks across a vast territory, overcoming the circulation constraints of the period. The convergence between the intrinsic attributes of each plaque and the spatial data from findspot locations enables a broader understanding of this phenomenon and the motivations underlying its use. The study presented here explores the potential of emerging technologies, most notably the application of Graph databases to archaeological and heritage research seeking to open new methodological pathways for the study of the Portuguese heritage. This research does not aspire to offer a new interpretation or an explanatory reinterpretation of the meaning or primary function of the phenomenon under study namely, the engraved slate plaques found and recorded within Portuguese territory. Rather, its foremost aim is to deepen existing knowledge about these material objects and to identify avenues for future investigations.
This master's dissertation in Heritage Studies focuses on a remarkable phenomenon of the prehistoric southwest Iberian Peninsula: engraved slate plaques. It proposes an innovative analysis of archaeological record data, integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) processing with Graph Theory. This approach draws on the technological advances driven by the digital age and the analysis of complex relational systems. The phenomenon of engraved slate plaques, attributed to the period spanning the Late Neolithic to the Copper Age, functioned as a locus of diffusion and possibly of cultural exchange among communities. Through objects sharing similar morphological and symbolic characteristics, these communities established interaction networks across a vast territory, overcoming the circulation constraints of the period. The convergence between the intrinsic attributes of each plaque and the spatial data from findspot locations enables a broader understanding of this phenomenon and the motivations underlying its use. The study presented here explores the potential of emerging technologies, most notably the application of Graph databases to archaeological and heritage research seeking to open new methodological pathways for the study of the Portuguese heritage. This research does not aspire to offer a new interpretation or an explanatory reinterpretation of the meaning or primary function of the phenomenon under study namely, the engraved slate plaques found and recorded within Portuguese territory. Rather, its foremost aim is to deepen existing knowledge about these material objects and to identify avenues for future investigations.
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Mestrado em Estudos do Património, apresentada à Universidade Aberta
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Registo arqueológico Placas de xisto Neolítico Calcolítico Dados espaciais Teoria dos grafos Archaeological record Shale plates Neolithic Chalcolithic Spatial data Graph theory