Change and Continuity in Europe and the Mediterranean around 1600 bc
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11001927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Risch (0000-0001-8534-5806, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author), Harald Meller (0000-0002-7590-0375, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Pages | 239-264 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0079-497X • E-ISSN: 2050-2729 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ppr.2015.10 |
| OpenAlex | W2108480067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 27 |
Based on recent evidence from both archaeological and natural sciences, in this paper we would like to sketch a historical geography of Europe and the Mediterranean around the year 1600 bc and then discuss the changes observed during the 16th century bc in relation to a possible correspondence with the Thera eruption. Our point of departure will be the sequence of events that took place during the months and years just before, during, and immediately after the Thera eruption. The available archaeological evidence permits us to explore the response of the local and regional communities, the logistics that were mobilised, and the political decisions adopted in light of these events. From this local and regional scenario we will move on to discuss the changes occurring in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East during the 16th century bc . At least four different socio-economic and political scenarios can be sketched, showing that the responses of Bronze Age societies were highly variable. At that point, we can ask how different political structures existing at the time reacted or were affected by the ecological and/or social dynamics. Basically, our itinerary concludes that the Thera eruption did not cause a severe climatic or environmental change, but touched the ideological realm particularly of those socio-political entities which were more dependent on complex ideological superstructures in order to legitimate extreme economic exploitation
Ancient history · Archaeology · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Ideology · Mediterranean climate · Natural (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sketch · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Tree-ring climate responses
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |