Bronze Age World

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Type: peer-reviewed journal article
Publication: Boletín Geológico y Minero, vol. 125, no. 4, 455–474
Peer reviewed: Yes

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relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological interpretation and regional distribution.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological interpretation and regional distribution.
date assertion Motilla settlement system — date assertion
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 455–474, motilla distribution and groundwater evidence
Supports the settlement and hydraulic classification.
relationship Motilla del Azuer — exemplifies — Motilla settlement system
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 455–474
Provides the regional class and groundwater evidence.
date assertion Operation of Motilla del Azuer’s well, storage and settlement system — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological interpretation and regional distribution.
event Operation of Motilla del Azuer’s well, storage and settlement system
Evidence confidence: high
supports · contextualizes · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological interpretation and regional distribution.
date assertion Decline and abandonment of many motilla settlements — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · dates · See linked source chronology or phase model
Some motilla occupations may continue toward c. 1350–1300 BCE; the system did not end everywhere on one date.
property Groundwater-management evidence
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological confirmation.
entity Motilla settlement system
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 455–474, motilla distribution and groundwater evidence
Supports the settlement and hydraulic classification.
claim The release’s distribution polygons are dated research reconstructions, not fixed ancient borders.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports · motilla distribution discussion
Supports a settlement-form envelope.
causal hypothesis Motilla hydraulic adaptation to water stress
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological evidence.
relationship Motilla hydraulic adaptation to water stress — hypothesis about — Operation of Motilla del Azuer’s well, storage and settlement system
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports · pp. 455–474
Provides the hydraulic evidence.
claim Motilla del Azuer securely documents deliberate access to groundwater.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports · pp. 455–474
Provides hydrogeological confirmation.
property assignment Motilla del Azuer — has evidence property — Groundwater-management evidence
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 455–474
Hydraulic management is directly supported by archaeology and hydrogeology.
property assignment Motilla settlement system — has evidence property — Archaeological label, not an ethnonym
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 455–474
Shared architecture and regional distribution do not establish a self-designated population.
geography assertion Motilla settlement system — geography assertion
supports · supports distribution · pp. 455–474, Daimiel motilla distribution discussion and maps
Provides the settlement-form distribution.