causal hypothesis · hyp_iberia1_cogotas_periodic_aggregation
Cogotas I periodic aggregation model
Some Cogotas I hilltop sites and broken-vessel deposits reflect periodic gathering, feasting or negotiation rather than permanent urban centralization.
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Research assessment
statement
Some Cogotas I hilltop sites and broken-vessel deposits reflect periodic gathering, feasting or negotiation rather than permanent urban centralization.proposed mechanism
Communities assembled episodically, deposited or discarded vessels and then dispersed across wider settlement landscapes.chronology test
Aggregation evidence should cluster within the 1450–1150 cal BCE phase while domestic occupation intensity remains variable.geography test
The model predicts nodes with large assemblages but limited evidence for continuous dense habitation.supporting evidence
The reassessment of hilltop sites and broken vessels directly supports periodic aggregation.Research description
Communities assembled episodically, deposited or discarded vessels and then dispersed across wider settlement landscapes.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · proposes interpretation
Sitios en altura y vasijas rotas: reconsiderando la etapa de “plenitud” de Cogotas I (1450–1150 cal AC) en la Meseta — Antonio Blanco-González (2014)Provides the aggregation model.
Locator: pp. 305–329
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