event · evt_egyfull_late_period_tower_houses
Spread of tower-house architecture
Multi-storey tower houses and casemate foundations became prominent in first-millennium settlements.
What is the evidence?
observation
Multi-storey tower houses and casemate foundations became prominent in first-millennium settlements.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.
1000 BCE–332 BCE
Precision: range
highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides archaeological synthesis
Tower Houses — Manuela Lehmann (2021)Supports the architectural process and caveats.
Locator: Chronology, form and proposed functions
Interpretation and caveats
The form reflects changing urban density, security, floodplain and household strategies; substantial examples are overrepresented archaeologically.
Event context
Classification
Event type: domestic and urban architecture process
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Why it matters to the timeline
Adds household and settlement architecture to the first-millennium narrative.
Research notes
- Supports the architectural process and caveats. Role: provides archaeological synthesis. Locator: Chronology, form and proposed functions.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological synthesis
Tower Houses — Manuela Lehmann (2021)Supports the architectural process and caveats.
Locator: Chronology, form and proposed functions