Insularity as a Modifier of Culture Change
The Case of Prehistoric Cyprus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15913699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve O Held (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 292 |
| Pages | 25-33 |
| Publication date | 1993-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1357246 |
| OpenAlex | W2315180933 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 11 |
Borrowing a concept from biology, this article uses Cyprus as an island laboratory of culture-evolutionary change in the Eastern Mediterranean during the fourth to second millennia cal B. C. E. The slow rise of social complexity compared with the mainland is attributed to a combination of internal and external constraints imposed by resource limitations and geographic isolation. Moreover, Cyprus exemplifies the difficulty of expanding prehistoric interaction spheres to oceanic islands
Archaeology · Biology · China · Culture change · Economic geography · Geography · Isolation (microbiology · Mainland · Mainland China · Mediterranean climate · Prehistory · Resource (disambiguation · Social complexity · Sociology · Ancient Near East History · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
A Matter of Choice
Social transformations in ancient Cyprus
Early Neolithic chert variability in central Cyprus
Archaeology’s Contribution to Island Studies
Straw Boats and the Proverbial Sea
Islands of Isolation
Seasonality and Site Function in Chalcolithic Cyprus
The prehistory of Cyprus
Connecting Cyprus
Urbanism on Late Bronze Age Cyprus
Complexities of Complexity
Social Complexity
Household and community behavior at Bronze Age Politiko- Troullia , Cyprus
Excavations at Politiko Kokkinorotsos . A Chalcolithic Hunting Station in Cyprus
The Neolithic of the Near East
The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific
Colonization of Islands by Humans
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean world in the age of Philip II
Settlement Discontinuity and Resistance to Complexity in Cyprus, ca. 4500-2500 B. C. E
Models of Local Exchange in Late Bronze Age Cyprus
The Neolithic Labyrinth
Les Phases préhistoriques de Ras Shamra et de l'Amuq
Humans, island colonization and Pleistocene extinctions in the Mediterranean
Migrant farmers and the Neolithic colonization of Crete
Human Colonisation and Change in the Remote Pacific
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |