Staying still and moving on. Un GIS interattivo per il calcolo e la visualizzazione scientifica di rotte e percorsi nel Mediterraneo antico

Sabatino Laurenza, Simona Mancuso, Andrea Costantino

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2009, Supplemento 2, 223-238

Abstract

The system uses GIS technology and the Dijkstra algorithm in order to calculate ancient maritime routes. Applied to the routes used by ancient Greek colonies, it gave results which corresponded almost entirely to ancient written sources. This kind of system will open the road to new research and investigation methods, aimed at the study and understanding of the development of urban centers and trade systems in ancient times.

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