property · PROP-ADMINISTRATIVE-ABANDONMENT
Administrative abandonment
An organised withdrawal or loss of central administrative function before or without a single decisive hostile destruction.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: not recorded. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Research description
This property separates a political or bureaucratic end from later burning, scavenging, or reoccupation.
Evidence and sources
- informs · supports definition and case
A new look at an ancient city: An outline of the chronological and urban development of the Hittite capital Hattusa — Andreas Schachner (2024)
Locator: chronological and urban development of Hattusa