EL USO DE LAS GRANDES ESCALAS: CUENCAS DE VISIBILIDAD EN LOS ABRIGOS CON ARTE ESQUEMÁTICO EN LA SIERRA DE PATONES (MADRID)

Abstract

This analysis addresses the study of shelters containing schematic art in Madrid Northeast relief based on visual and geographical criteria. The boost of the methodology to research archeology through GIT (Geographic Information Technologies), that took place in the 80’s, normalized the analysis of visual basins as a way to reach a better understanding of rock art. Even though is not an innovative application in archeology, this is a new approach to the post-Paleolithic art in the peninsular inner territories. In the Holocene art, it is assumed that the relevant location of many shelters usually follows visibility criteria. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) provides an obvious improvement in process through apps that introduce features and aspects about the organization of viewsheds. The case study about the shelters on the northeast of Madrid (Mountains of Patones) shows a more strategic complexity.