causal hypothesis · hyp_rural_contraction_partly_visibility
Early Iron Age rural contraction is partly an visibility effect
The apparent reduction in rural sites during Cypro-Geometric I–II partly results from harder-to-recognize ceramics, erosion, survey design, publication imbalance, and modern access, alongside some genuine settlement concentration.
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The apparent reduction in rural sites during Cypro-Geometric I–II partly results from harder-to-recognize ceramics, erosion, survey design, publication imbalance, and modern access, alongside some genuine settlement concentration.Evidence and sources
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- informs · supports
A Gazetteer of Archaeological Settlements on Cyprus — Katherine A. Crawford, Nicholas Vella (2023)Documents visibility and coordinate issues.
Locator: Gazetteer method and coverage - informs · provides data
Cyprus Settlements Dataset, Version 1.0.0 — Katherine A. Crawford, Nicholas Vella (2022)Allows the pattern to be reviewed.
Locator: Period-coded settlement dataset - informs · interprets
Resilient Social Actors in the Transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age on Cyprus — Nathan Meyer, A. Bernard Knapp (2021)Balances demographic and methodological explanations.
Locator: Rural settlement trends