causal hypothesis · hyp_egyfull_nubian_forts_multi_function
Middle Kingdom Nubian forts as multi-function network
The Second Cataract forts combined military, administrative, exchange and mobility-control functions whose balance changed by site and phase.
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Research assessment
statement
The Second Cataract forts combined military, administrative, exchange and mobility-control functions whose balance changed by site and phase.mechanisms
- Surveillance of river corridors
- Storage and administration
- Regulation of people and goods
- Military support and communication
chronology test
Functions should be tested against construction, occupation and abandonment phases at each fort.geography test
Network relationships should follow river nodes rather than a continuous border polygon.important caveat
Royal boundary texts should not be converted directly into a modern line border.Research description
Royal boundary texts should not be converted directly into a modern line border.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports external context
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Supports connected-system perspective.
Locator: Kerma interaction - supports · supports network model
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports multi-site functions.
Locator: Middle Kingdom Nubian forts
Contradicting sources
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