Bronze Age World

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Type: journal article
Publication: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, vol. 279, 9-12
Peer reviewed: Yes

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claim Phoenician is a useful retrospective umbrella for connected coastal communities but should not imply an early unified nation-state or uniform self-designation.
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · littoral geopolitics
Supports multiple coastal centres.
date assertion Formation and expansion of early Phoenician coastal networks — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · littoral geopolitics
Provides city-network frame.
entity Phoenician coastal communities
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · contextualizes · pp. 9-12
Provides early Iron Age coastal political geography.
date assertion Phoenician coastal communities — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · pp. 9-12
Provides early Iron Age coastal political geography.
entity Phoenician
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · littoral political geography
Supports city-network framing.
date assertion Phoenician — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · littoral political geography
Supports city-network framing.
event Formation and expansion of early Phoenician coastal networks
Evidence confidence: high
informs · contextualizes · littoral geopolitics
Provides city-network frame.
geography assertion Tyre — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · locates · Phoenician littoral geopolitical context
Supports identification and archaeological location of Tyre; the point is a representative site locator, not an excavation footprint.
entity Tyre
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · Phoenician littoral geopolitical context
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
date assertion Tyre — date assertion
informs · provides archaeological observation · Phoenician littoral geopolitical context
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
relationship Tyre — located in — Northern coast and Phoenician links
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · Phoenician littoral geopolitical context
Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.
geography assertion Northern coast and Phoenician links — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: low
informs · supports distribution · Phoenician littoral geopolitical discussion
Supports a network of coastal cities rather than one continuously bounded polity.