The present paper aims to offer an evaluation of the cluster method analysis to settlement distribution of archaeological sites (k-means, DBSCAN, percolation analysis) and to show the potentiality of such methods on a regional scale. We analyse the distribution of Palaeolithic sites in Galician territory (NW Iberia) in order to identify the clustering areas and verify if these areas correspond with the traditional research zones. The results showed that the percolation analysis and, to a lesser extent, DBSCAN, worked best. We observe that the traditionally researched areas on the Galician Palaeolithic actually fit with the cluster pattern of points employing a 6–8 km threshold.

本文旨在对考古遗址聚落分布的聚类方法分析（k-means、DBSCAN、渗流分析）进行评估，并展示此类方法在区域范围内的潜力。我们分析了加利西亚领土（伊比利亚西北部）旧石器时代遗址的分布，以确定聚集区域并验证这些区域是否与传统研究区相对应。结果表明，渗透分析和 DBSCAN 的效果最好。我们观察到加利西亚旧石器时代的传统研究区域实际上符合采用 6-8 公里阈值的点的集群模式。