geography assertion · geo_phoenician_coastal_network_1150_800
Geography assertion for place_northern_coast
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Geography and uncertainty
geometry type
dated_polygoncoordinate status
research_reconstructioncoordinate confidence
lowreconstruction method
Thin coastal interaction envelope following the major northern and southern Phoenician-linked city network. It is not a national border and does not imply identical identity at every coastal site.valid from
- era
- BCE
- year
- 1150
valid to
- era
- BCE
- year
- 800
explanation
Shows a dated maritime and coastal interaction zone linking cities such as Dor, Tyre, and Sidon as Phoenician identities and networks developed from local Late Bronze and Early Iron Age continuities.uncertainty warning
This polygon is a conservative research envelope derived from published distributions and site evidence. It is not a surveyed frontier, tribal allotment, modern border, or claim of exclusive sovereignty.Evidence and sources
- informs · supports distribution
The Southern Roots of the Phoenician World — Ayelet Gilboa (2022)Supports southern and inland roots of the emerging Phoenician cultural network.
Locator: northern coastal and inland interaction synthesis - informs · supports distribution
The Geopolitics of the Phoenician Littoral in the Early Iron Age — Robert R. Stieglitz (1990)Supports a network of coastal cities rather than one continuously bounded polity.
Locator: Phoenician littoral geopolitical discussion - informs · provides archaeological observation
Geoarchaeology of the Phoenician Harbours of Sidon — Nick Marriner, Christophe Morhange, Claude Doumet-Serhal (2006)Anchors maritime landscape and harbour continuity.
Locator: Sidon harbour geoarchaeology
Referenced records
- Northern coast and Phoenician links · entity