Resumo
Over the past decades, studies on the subject of the exceptional megalithic necropolis of Barbanza (Galicia, Spain) have articulated a highly significant spatial interpretation of these monuments within the landscape they occupy. The definition of these formal spatial regularities allows us to explore common patterns in architectural arrangements and experience.Recently, this topic could be revisited thanks to the interest it holds for the X-Scape Synergy project (INCIPIT-CSIC Santiago de Compostela and partners). The X-Scape project aims to understand the relationship between the mind and the material world, implementing state-of-the-art visual neuroscience and agent-based simulations. Including Barbanza as a case study in embodied visual perception permits for further research on these megalithic monuments and the implications they and their spatial arrangements can hold for the societies they belonged to. In this presentation the first results of this year’s field campaigns are detailed. Moreover, the potential of this archaeological line of investigation is discussed. This study brings new knowledge for the megalithic context of Barbanza and the northwestern Iberian Peninsula to the table, but also in a broader sense furthers attempts to understand societies and their perceptions throughout prehistory.
Palabras chave
Megalithism. Neoltihic. X-Scape Project. Formal spatial regularities. Embodied visual perception.