GIS and Landscape Archaeology: A Case of Study in the Argentine Pampas

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present GIS methodology applied to a landscape archaeological research of hunter-gatherer societies in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Some theoretical remarks about space representations are mentioned; and Argentine archaeological cases using GIS approaches are briefly cited. The research strategy followed in our landscape archaeology study is detailed and the materials are described. We highlight the importance of GIS tools for the different steps of the research process: for the preparation of fieldwork, for laboratory questions and resolution of problems and for the presentation of results.