causal hypothesis · hyp_sanctuary_production_monumentalization_supported_authority
Sanctuary and production monumentalization supported local authority
Investment in sanctuaries, storage, workshops, and public architecture helped local authorities mobilize labour and resources as older regional systems changed.
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Investment in sanctuaries, storage, workshops, and public architecture helped local authorities mobilize labour and resources as older regional systems changed.Evidence and sources
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- informs · proposes political model
Cultural and Political Configurations in Iron Age Cyprus: The Sequel to a Protohistoric Episode — Maria Iacovou (2008)Links institutions and territorialization.
Locator: Protohistoric political configuration - informs · provides case study
Palaepaphos: Unlocking the Landscape Context of the Sanctuary of the Cypriot Goddess — Maria Iacovou (2019)Documents long-term monumental authority.
Locator: Sanctuary and regional centre - informs · provides comparative case
Cyprus During the Iron Age I Period (Late Cypriot IIC–IIIA): Settlement Pattern Crisis (LC IIC–IIIA) to the Restructuring (LC IIIB) of Its Settlement Pattern — Maria Iacovou (2014)Shows public investment across the transition.
Locator: Kition rebuilding