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SUMMARY:Layering computational techniques for the analysis of non-urban co
 mmunities in hillfort sites - Giacomo Fontana\, University College London
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CONTACT:Simon Carrignon
DESCRIPTION:This paper outlines a transferable approach to studying hillfo
 rt communities\, using Samnite society (first millennium BCE) as a case st
 udy. It integrates a range of spatial and non-spatial computational method
 s\, and combines both qualitative and quantitative data\, to address long-
 standing debates on the nature of these sites and the societies that const
 ructed them. LiDAR-based remote sensing is used to create a new\, more rep
 resentative dataset of hillfort sites across 15\,300 sq.km of south-centra
 l Italy. Spatial and multivariate cluster analyses and a novel labour-cost
  model of polygonal masonry can then be used to investigate labour costs a
 nd site types. Finally\, point process models highlight site location pref
 erences and clustering. In combination\, such techniques and fresh evidenc
 e shed new light on the non-urban character of Samnite society and its res
 ilience under Roman expansion. The overall approach is also replicable and
  suitable for cross-regional and cross-cultural analysis of hillfort commu
 nities\, entirely written in Python and R and subsequently integrated in Q
 uarto. This paper focuses on the limits\, potentials and transferability o
 f the computational strategies adopted and how they could be used to test 
 the occurrence of the same organisational models in different non-urban so
 cieties.\n\nRegistration Link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/
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LOCATION:McDonald Institute Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology\, Dow
 ning Site
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