La invención de la retícula urbana: escuadra y arado. Una cuestión geométrica y agrícola

[EN] We wonder about the origin of the orthogonal tracings. It is commonly said that the layout grid is the most natural and intuitive. Is it a Greek invention? Archaeology shows that in human history, cultural phenomena are due to technological inventions and creations. We suspect that adjectives l...

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Author: García Sánchez, Rafael
Format: article
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/79419
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/79419
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ortogonalidad
Ciudad
Agricultura
Retícula
Orthogonality
City
Agriculture
Reticle
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Summary:[EN] We wonder about the origin of the orthogonal tracings. It is commonly said that the layout grid is the most natural and intuitive. Is it a Greek invention? Archaeology shows that in human history, cultural phenomena are due to technological inventions and creations. We suspect that adjectives like “natural” and “intuitive” hide an inevitable subordination to the calculation of areas and plots and agricultural mapping, which takes place in the Neolithic, within plain and fertile river environments