Monica De Cet
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Graduate School, Graduate Student
Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) offers exceptional geographical conditions for examining complex human development in the Mediterranean. This paper investigates the settlement development of Menorca over the last four thousand years,... more
Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) offers exceptional geographical conditions for examining complex
human development in the Mediterranean. This paper investigates the settlement development of Menorca
over the last four thousand years, beginning with the first occupation of the island. Using a well-established
deep chronological resolution, a GIS-based approach has been applied to archaeologically assembled
settlement data. The application of spatial analysis techniques provides significant results regarding site
density, settlement pattern, and site location preferences. The usage of a deep time-span converts this
research into the first long-term spatial analysis of the settlement record in a Menorcan framework.
human development in the Mediterranean. This paper investigates the settlement development of Menorca
over the last four thousand years, beginning with the first occupation of the island. Using a well-established
deep chronological resolution, a GIS-based approach has been applied to archaeologically assembled
settlement data. The application of spatial analysis techniques provides significant results regarding site
density, settlement pattern, and site location preferences. The usage of a deep time-span converts this
research into the first long-term spatial analysis of the settlement record in a Menorcan framework.
