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The
use of ancient cartography is presented by the authors as
a useful source of information in landscape archaeological
studies, performed throughout GIS. In particular the paper
is focused on historical cadastral maps to enhance the understanding
of landscape transformation and in pointing out evidence of
landscape perceptions and territory organisation of the past.
Moreover historical geographical research carried out via
GIS take great advantage by the integration of different kind
of sources. The elaboration of different type of data can
provide useful contribution in understanding archaeological
contexts. Case studies concerning ancient tuscany maps will
be presented by the authors.
Key words: GIS, Landscape Archaeology, Historical Cartography
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