Space syntax analysis of Central Inuit snow houses

Dawson, Peter

doi:10.1016/s0278-4165(02)00009-0

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“…McGuire and Schiffer conclude that circular/oval dwellings are more appropriate for more highly mobile hunter-gatherers, while rectangular structures make more sense for less mobile groups. While Inuit multipartitioned communal snow houses defy this comparison, being domed, expandable and internally partitioned (Dawson 2002), outside the use of this extremely plastic material, these generalizations about domed and rectangular dwellings seem logical.…”

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“…Dwelling structures are found on sites in Avayalik (Jordan 1980), Saglek Bay (Thomson 1981;Tuck 1975), Okak (Cox, this volume), Nain (Fitzhugh 1976;Nagle 1984), Sandwich Bay (Wolff 2003), and in Newfoundland on the Northern Peninsula (Eastaugh 2002, this volume;Harp 1964Harp , 1976Hartery and Rast 2001, this volume;Renouf 1986Renouf , 1987Renouf , 1991Renouf , 1992Renouf , 1993aRenouf , 1993b2002), southwest coast (Fogt 1998), and Trinity Bay (Evans 1981;LeBlanc 1997LeBlanc , 1998Robbins 1985).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is the fundamental level of evidence upon which all subsequent analyses are based, such as spatial studies (Kent ed. 1990;Grøn et al eds 1991), seasonal and functional interpretations (Binford 1990;McGuire and Schiffer 1983;Park 1988), and reconstruction of social (Dawson 2002;Mauss andBeuchat 1979 [1906]; Tanner 1991) and ideological (Odgaard 2001;Tanner 1979;Yates 1989) space. This synthesis of architectural information is intended as a basic resource and research tool.…”

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A review of Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

Renouf

2005

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Cet article passe en revue et résume l'information concernant les structures d'habitations paléoesquimaudes de la province de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador dans le but de produire à la fois une base de données et un instrument de recherche. Des tendances sont identifiées; certaines liées à la mobilité résidentielle.This paper reviews and summarizes information about Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador with the aim of producing a basic resource and research tool. Patterns are noted and some are related to residential mobility

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A review of Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

Renouf

2005

etudinuit

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“…Using the methods of space syntax, we can explore that possibility. Originally developed by architects as a quantitative tool to understand how the design of buildings and cities impact human interaction (Hillier and Hanson 1984), space syntax has been applied by numerous archaeologists working throughout the world to explore the ways social organization is reflected in architecture (e.g., Blanton 1994;Cutting 2003;Dawson 2002;Edwards 2013;Funari and Zarankin 2003;Jamieson 2000;Morton et al 2012;Robb 2007;Smith 2007;Wernke 2012). Space syntax is essentially structuralist; the methodology assumes that the ways people move through space impacts their behavior, consciously and unconsciously (Cutting 2003: 3).…”

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Landscapes of Labor: Architecture and Identity at a Mexican Hacienda

Newman

2016

Int J Histor Archaeol

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When seeking to understand past social dynamics, archaeologists often turn to architecture. This paper presents a diachronic study of the architecture of the central Mexican Hacienda San Miguel Acocotla to illuminate how the built environment may be used to control people and transform individual and community identity. Data derived from archaeological, ethnographic, and historical research together provide a rare longitudinal and detailed dataset spanning the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. Using an analysis that combines space syntax and phenomenology, I find that a mid-nineteenth century renovation of hacienda architecture reflected a contemporary national program of modernization directed at redefining rural labor and community structure.

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“…Como consecuencia de estas potencialidades del análisis sintáctico 3 contamos hoy en día con un notable número de trabajos publicados que aplican estas metodologías de análisis de entramados urbanos (Sánchez 1998;Shapiro 1999;Grahame 2000;Van Dyke 1999;Dawson 2002;Funari y Zarankin 2003;Jiménez 2005; Arenas 2007 entre otros). Para el área andina contamos con un reciente trabajo centrado en la arquitectura del valle del Colca (Perú) (Wernke 2012).…”

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El poblado en altura de Topaín (segunda región, Chile): una residencia en la Tierra

Vila¹,

Rodríguez²

2015

Arqueol. Arquitect.

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El poblado en altura de Topaín (segunda región, Chile): una residencia en la Tierra REsumEnEste artículo aborda el estudio arqueológico del espacio doméstico del asentamiento de Topaín, ocupado durante la fase final del Período Intermedio Tardío (850-1470 A. D.). Desde la Arqueología del Paisaje y la Arqueología de la Arquitectura llevamos a cabo una relectura de la trama edificada del poblado, empleando como herramientas metodológicas el análisis formal y el análisis sintáctico del espacio. Nuestra interpretación hace hincapié en la existencia de un ordenamiento urbanístico y de toda una escenografía arquitectónica que obedece tanto a factores socioeconómicos (emergente división social) como a tradiciones culturales (culto a los ancestros y a los cerros tutelares).Palabras clave: Atacama; Período Intermedio Tardío; Análisis sintáctico; Arqueología del espacio doméstico; Ecología Política. AbsTRACTThis article embraces our archaeological research about domestic space of Topaín settlement. This village was occupied during the final phase of the Late Intermediate Period, before the arrival of Inka Empire (850-1470 A.D.). From Landscape Archaeology and Archaeology of Architecture, we conducted a reading of the built space of Topaín, using as methodological tools formal analysis and syntax analysis. Our interpretation emphasizes the existence of an urban planning and an architectural scene that reflects both socioeconomic factors (emerging social division) as cultural traditions (sacrifices and offerings to ancestors and sacred mountains).

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Space syntax analysis of Central Inuit snow houses

Cited by 89 publications

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A review of Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

A review of Palaeoeskimo dwelling structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

Landscapes of Labor: Architecture and Identity at a Mexican Hacienda

El poblado en altura de Topaín (segunda región, Chile): una residencia en la Tierra

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