Methodological development of archaeological survey in La Serena region (Spain): a GIS-based approach to a regional project

The paper presents progress in a regional-scale research project focused on the La Serena region (Badajoz Province, Spain) (Fig. 1). The main objective of this project is to analyze the historical evolution of a region situated in a key area in order to understand the interaction between the Atlantic and Mediterranean sides of the Iberian Peninsula (see, for example, Walid and Nuño, 2005). From the temporal point of view, the project claims to make a complementary interpretation between long-..