Changing Patterns of Settlement and Land Use in the Hinterland of Pella (Jordan) in Late Antiquity

P Watson

Changing Patterns of Settlement and Land Use in the Hinterland of Pella (Jordan) in Late Antiquity

P Watson

School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

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Abstract

The urban site of Pella in Jordan (modern Tabaqat Fahl) is located in the eastern foothills of the north Jordan Valley (Figure 1). It has been occupied almost continuously from Neolithic times through to the modern era. Over thousands of years the site has fluctuated in size and importance, suffering occasional periods of abandonment. Extensive excavations of the 'city' have been undertaken since the1960s, revealing the sequence and complexity of this enduring occupation. 1 However the setting that nurtured such a centre had only received sporadic attention. Examination of the context of such a site is needed to widen our perspective on urbanprocesses and link them with the socio-economic and demographic systems operating within the general cultural landscape. 2

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity: Proceedings of the Colloquium, Matera
Editors	Ariel S. Lewin, Pietrina Pellegrini
Place of Publication	Pisa, Italy
Publisher	Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali
Pages	171-191
ISBN (Print)	8881474514
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity - Matera, Italy Duration: 27 Oct 2005 → 29 Oct 2005

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Conference	Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity
City	Matera, Italy
Period	27/10/05 → 29/10/05

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant

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Watson, P 2006, Changing Patterns of Settlement and Land Use in the Hinterland of Pella (Jordan) in Late Antiquity. in A S. Lewin & P Pellegrini (eds), Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity: Proceedings of the Colloquium, Matera. Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali, Pisa, Italy, pp. 171-191, Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity, Matera, Italy, 27/10/05. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1006>

Changing Patterns of Settlement and Land Use in the Hinterland of Pella (Jordan) in Late Antiquity. / Watson, P.
Settlements and Demography in the Near East in Late Antiquity: Proceedings of the Colloquium, Matera. ed. / Ariel S. Lewin; Pietrina Pellegrini. Pisa, Italy: Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali, 2006. p. 171-191.

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