The Bunched Settlement Pattern
Western Samaria and the Hebron Mountains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8964252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Grossman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 491-491 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/621881 |
| OpenAlex | W2122966842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
The pattern of settlement which prevails in parts of Western Samaria and Western Hebron resembles a 'bunch', because its components form loose groups along stream valleys, hill-tops, and other patches of arable soils. The mean nearest- neighbour distances between the hamlets are less than two kilometres, but in most cases, conventional quantitative analysis fails to identify the bunches because the factor of accessibility and roughness of terrain cannot be adequately taken into account. The factors associated with bunch foundation are mainly soil and topography, family ties, and location in respect to home towns, roads or other settlements. Topography was found to be the most significant factor. Where the land is flatter, the bunches tend to be looser or even non-existent. This pattern is associated with relatively new settlements (about one hundred years old) which were founded by related families of poor farmers and herders in a process of 'clone colonization'. A model offered by Morgan for the Ibo area of Nigeria is generally applicable to this situation. Its main feature is the development of the grouped hamlets into towns, and, eventually, into continuously settled belts
Ancient history · Archaeology · Business · Geography · Settlement (finance · African history and culture analysis · History · Land Rights and Reforms · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1992 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |