Settlement in the Upper Orontes Valley from the Neolithic to the Islamic Period: an instance of punctuated equilibrium

Philip, G.; Bradbury, J.N.

Abstract

This paper seeks to outline the main developments in settlement organization in the Orontes Valley around the modern city of Homs from the Neolithic through to the Islamic period. Data drawn from ten seasons of fieldwork undertaken by the project Settlement and Landscape Development in the Homs Region, Syria (1999-2009) are used to delineate the main developments in settlement distribution and organization in each of three contrasting landscape units. Settlement change over time in each unit is considered in terms of its possible relationship to political and economic developments at a wider regional scale.

Citation

Philip, G., & Bradbury, J. (2016). Settlement in the Upper Orontes Valley from the Neolithic to the Islamic Period: an instance of punctuated equilibrium. In D. Parayre (Ed.), Le fleuve rebelle. Géographie historique du moyen Oronte d'Elba à l'époque médiévale (377-395). Presses de l'Ifpo. https://doi.org/10.4000/syria.4966

• Acceptance Date: Apr 19, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jan 10, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 4, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: May 12, 2015
• Pages: 377-395
• Series Title: Syria - Supplément
• Book Title: Le fleuve rebelle. Géographie historique du moyen Oronte d'Elba à l'époque médiévale.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/syria.4966