Resumo
In this seminar I will present my archaeological research in different high mountain regions of Europe. I used ethnohistorical information and GIS analysis applied to transhumant routes to simulate the ancient mobility in upland landscapes. The first case of study is in the National Park of Aigüestortes, where differences in the spatial position of shepherd’s settlements seems to correlate with their chronology. In the second case of study I modelled the transhumant movements between the South Provence (France) and the Italians Alps. I compared the historical routes with the Least Cost Path models developed in GIS, to identify the factors that influenced mobility. Finally, I will speak about my research at Newcastle University, focused on the use of predictive models to understand the geographical locations of archaeological sites in the uplands.