Insularity as a Modifier of Culture Change: The Case of Prehistoric Cyprus
Borrowing a concept from biology, this article uses Cyprus as an island laboratory of culture-evolutionary change in the Eastern Mediterranean during the fourth to second millennia cal B. C. E. The slow rise of social complexity compared with the mainland is attributed to a combination of internal a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1993
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1993, Volume: 292, Pages: 25-33 |
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| Summary: | Borrowing a concept from biology, this article uses Cyprus as an island laboratory of culture-evolutionary change in the Eastern Mediterranean during the fourth to second millennia cal B. C. E. The slow rise of social complexity compared with the mainland is attributed to a combination of internal and external constraints imposed by resource limitations and geographic isolation. Moreover, Cyprus exemplifies the difficulty of expanding prehistoric interaction spheres to oceanic islands. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357246 |