Roman and Umayyad Settlements on the Karak Plateau: Using Technology to Determine Site Location Factors on a Regional Scale
How did ancient peoples decide where to live? A variety of factors, such as economy, the political situation, a site's intended use, and the constraints of the physical environment, all affected decisions about settlement location. But how do we know which of these factors played a role in a gi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2004
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2004, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 220-225 |
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| Summary: | How did ancient peoples decide where to live? A variety of factors, such as economy, the political situation, a site's intended use, and the constraints of the physical environment, all affected decisions about settlement location. But how do we know which of these factors played a role in a given settlement? On the Karak Plateau of Jordan, archaeologists have made headway in answering this question by supplementing and integrating data collected from traditional ground surveys with environmental information generated from satellite and digital elevation data. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/4132389 |