Spatial Organization in the Surroundings of Labraunda
The Case Study of a Farmhouse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21609501 |
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| Authors | Axel Frejman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 141-154 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anatolia Antiqua (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1018-1946 • E-ISSN: 2823-1090 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/16bgd |
| OpenAlex | W7163158665 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Rural sanctuaries are well-known features of ancient Greek culture. Many have been excavated or studied but only in a few cases do we have a good understanding of the areas outside of the sacred area, or temenos. This article investigates exactly these areas by taking a structure, found roughly 500 metres from the temenos at the sanctuary Zeus at Labraunda, as a case study. The remains and location in the landscape indicate that it could be a farmhouse. Epigraphic evidence from the Mylasa/Labraunda region, related to agricultural land and agricultural production in connection to sanctuaries, is brought in to contextualise the possible uses of the farmhouse. While sanctuaries regularly owned agricultural lands, in this case, the proximity to the temenos also opens for other forms of administration. The farmhouse is then situated in a spatial organisation that can be discerned in the surroundings of the temenos at Labraunda. It is argued that the surroundings of the temenos were spatially planned in connection with the large architectural programme at the sanctuary, instigated by the Hekatomnid dynasty
Agricultural land · Agriculture · Landscape archaeology · Situated · Spatial organization · Classical Antiquity Studies · Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies · Historical and Literary Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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