Urbanity as a Process and the Role of Relative Network Properties—A Case Study From the Early Iron Age

Nakoinz, Oliver; Bilger, Michael D.; Matzig, David N.

doi:10.3389/fdigh.2020.00002

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 45 publications

(49 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In landscape archaeo logy, scholars employ mathematical models and central-place theory to illustrate the regional centrality of sites and possible urbanization processes (e.g. Nakoinz, Bilger, and Matzig 2020). However, the clear visualization enabled by…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining Cities and Non-Cities through Emic and Etic Perspectives: A Case Study from Israel/Palestine during Early Islam

Nol¹

2021

Journal of Urban Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Differentiating urban places from rural is often obscure. This paper advances some clarification based on the analysis of settlements from the seventh to the eleventh centuries in Israel/ Palestine. In this case study, archaeo logical sites in central Israel are classified into types based on their finds, settlement types are identified through termino logy in texts from or about Palestine, and the results of the two analyses are compared. The main category for distinguishing one settlement type from another is the amount of services it provides, with the greatest range of services in cities. However, cities in this study are not big, not spatially central, and not very industrial; the only entity to answer such criteria is the metropolis. The paper thus highlights the importance of a contextual inquiry, a regional overview, and a bottom-up perspective. KEYWORDS Site typo logy; termino logy; madīna; metropolis; settlement systems; central-place theory; Palestine; Israel; Early Islam Archaeo logists define cities based on their principal layout and physical characteristics or on their assumed function (Smith 2016;. Following these general guidelines, huge ancient sites such as Ur in present-day Iraq are recognized as cities, and sites with a rich variety of artefacts are identified as marketplaces and thus as regional economic centres and cities. The central role assigned to cities does not only relate to trade, but also to political and religious functions reflected in specific architectural forms (Osborne 2015). Archaeo logical sites which yield no such characteristics are often identified as non-cities or 'rural' . However, historians and socio logists agree that the 'city' is a relative concept, changing in

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining Cities and Non-Cities through Emic and Etic Perspectives: A Case Study from Israel/Palestine during Early Islam

Nol¹

2021

Journal of Urban Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

De-industrialisation, Urban Governance Challenges and Deteriorating Urban Infrastructure in Norton, Zimbabwe: Is the Town Ruralising?

Magidi

2024

Local and Urban Governance

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Urbanity as a Process and the Role of Relative Network Properties—A Case Study From the Early Iron Age

Cited by 2 publications

References 45 publications

Defining Cities and Non-Cities through Emic and Etic Perspectives: A Case Study from Israel/Palestine during Early Islam

Defining Cities and Non-Cities through Emic and Etic Perspectives: A Case Study from Israel/Palestine during Early Islam

De-industrialisation, Urban Governance Challenges and Deteriorating Urban Infrastructure in Norton, Zimbabwe: Is the Town Ruralising?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About