AN EVALUATION OF SPACE SYNTAX METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT: CASE OF MILETUS

2023-1-02
Uluçay, Onur Alp
The Miletus street network has been subject to studies since the initial excavations that took place in the late 19th century. In light of recent geophysical research since the 90s, the street network has been defined more accurately to allow further research on the urban layout and helped uncover structures that are not visible to the naked eye. This thesis uses axial and segment analysis tools to analyze the Roman street network of Miletus to examine access and movement patterns to evaluate space syntax methods on the case of Miletus. For the analysis, the Roman street network - spatial arrangement of urban space- of Miletus is extracted using recently published research primarily including geophysical studies, archaeological surveys, and excavation data. This study aims to evaluate the potential of space syntax methods on the Roman network of Miletus as a case study. A secondary aim can be defined as understanding the accessibility and movement patterns of Roman Miletus street network and demonstrating the possible limitations of Space Syntax methods on Miletus case.

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Citation Formats
O. A. Uluçay, “AN EVALUATION OF SPACE SYNTAX METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT: CASE OF MILETUS,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2023.