event · evt_amara_west_late_urban_expansion
Late urban expansion and residential reorganization at Amara West
Earlier storage and administrative spaces were converted to housing, while residential occupation expanded outside the original walled town in the Western Suburb from approximately 1180 BCE.
What is the evidence?
observation
Earlier storage and administrative spaces were converted to housing, while residential occupation expanded outside the original walled town in the Western Suburb from approximately 1180 BCE.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1180 BCE–1100 BCE
Precision: range
highThe Western Suburb is placed from around 1180 BCE within a town occupied broadly to c.1050 BCE. The endpoint is not a single securely dated abandonment year.
- informs · dates
Multi-Scale Characterization of Unusual Green and Blue Pigments from the Pharaonic Town of Amara West, Nubia — Fulcher, Kate, Siddall, Ruth, Emmett, Trevor F., Spencer, Neal (2021)Provides broad town chronology and late residential development.
Locator: Archaeological background and site chronology
Interpretation and caveats
The settlement experienced adaptation and residential expansion during a period often presented only as imperial decline. This supports local continuity within a changing Egyptian colonial system.
Event context
Classification
Event type: settlement expansion and reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
People and places
Locations: Amara West
Alternative interpretations
- Architectural conversion may reflect household and administrative reorganization without necessarily demonstrating simple net population growth. (moderate confidence)
Research notes
- Summarizes storage conversion, housing, suburb development, and the c.1300-1050 BCE town sequence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Archaeological background and settlement history.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Multi-Scale Characterization of Unusual Green and Blue Pigments from the Pharaonic Town of Amara West, Nubia — Fulcher, Kate, Siddall, Ruth, Emmett, Trevor F., Spencer, Neal (2021)Summarizes storage conversion, housing, suburb development, and the c.1300-1050 BCE town sequence.
Locator: Archaeological background and settlement history
Referenced records
- Amara West · entity