Theoretical study on the use of the landscape concept in archaeological research
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The landscape study in archaeology presumes the use of differentiated categories in different knowledge areas, having as focus the comprehension of the existing relations between humans and yours environments. This paper has as preoccupation presents the different paradigms in which the landscape concept has been used in archaeology, of the same way it has been enabling the enlargement of archaeological site notion. It is known that humans walking through the environments in which they live, in which perceptions and concepts are established by means of the cognitive processes and, consequently, cultural processes. In this case the landscape is comprehended as a social construction, having like theoretical base the concepts of établissement (settlement) by Mauss; Place by Binford and Persistent Places by Schlanger.
Key words: Landscape, Settlement, Place, Persistent Places.
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