causal hypothesis · hyp_iberia1_post_argaric_decentralization
Post-Argaric decentralized reorganization
After c. 1550 BCE, communities reorganized settlement and production through multiple local systems rather than one direct successor polity.
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Research assessment
statement
After c. 1550 BCE, communities reorganized settlement and production through multiple local systems rather than one direct successor polity.proposed mechanism
Breakdown of former central institutions opened space for new aggregation nodes, household production and regional networks.chronology test
Successor sequences should begin after or overlap terminal Argaric phases and vary regionally.geography test
The model predicts strongest diversity across former Argaric cores and fringes rather than a uniform replacement layer.supporting evidence
Cabezo Redondo and broader syntheses show durable occupation and new productive contexts.Research description
Breakdown of former central institutions opened space for new aggregation nodes, household production and regional networks.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports
Evidence of a warp-weighted loom in the Bronze Age settlement of Cabezo Redondo (south-east Spain) — Ricardo E. Basso Rial, Gabriel García Atiénzar, Yolanda Carrión Marco, Paula Martín de la Sierra Pareja, Virginia Barciela González, Mauro S. Hernández Pérez (2026)Provides continued major-site activity.
Locator: pp. 636–653 - supports · supports
Establishing the Middle Sea: The Late Bronze Age of Mediterranean Europe (1700–900 BC) — Francesco Iacono, Elisabetta Borgna, Maurizio Cattani, Claudio Cavazzuti, Helen Dawson, Yannis Galanakis, Maja Gori, Cristiano Iaia, Nicola Ialongo, Thibault Lachenal, Alberto Lorrio, Rafael Micó, Barry Molloy, Argyro Nafplioti, Kewin Peche-Quilichini, Cristina Rihuete-Herrada, Roberto Risch (2022)Supports varied regional trajectories.
Locator: pp. 371–445
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