Abstract

This paper explores philosophical approaches to landscape use and perception. I take as my starting point the phenomenological approach to experience a landscape. The human beings are constantly transforming the natural environment into landscape and space into the place of their daily activities. The present paper focuses on the Southeast Europe, a region of rich landscape diversity. This article examines landscape change in this area from the prehistoric period with particular emphasis on Neolithic period, epoch of profound landscape change. There are many examples in Southeast Europe where the imprint of these changes can be seen. The successive creation of prehistoric landscapes is a central theme in the history of human settlement. We can observe the creation of these prehistoric “palimpsests” that were marked on space by human interventions. This paper ends with some personal hopes for the future of the subject.