Strategies of survival? Change, continuity and the adaptive cycle across the middle to early late bronze age at Tell el-Dabˁa, Egypt

Mourad, Anna-Latifa

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101367

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“…This is also demonstrated in the change of the settlement structure in area F/I. However, contrary to a recent work (Mourad 2021), I would insist that class differentiation was already present before the people from Syro-Palestinian origin started to settle at the site.…”

Section: S U 913contrasting

confidence: 76%

“…Unfortunately, even in a recent work which tends to focus on the subalternity of some ancient social groups from Avaris, such as the inhabitants of workers' settlement in area F/I, the consequences of inequality and precarity are not fully considered (Rees and Schreiber 2019). The change(s) that inhabitants of area F/I experienced during their lifetime are in recent works described simply as a "peaceful process of redevelopment rather than the result of dramatic events" (Kemp 2018: 224) or as a "reorganisaton" (Mourad 2021) without taking into consideration: Who was behind the reorganisation? What were the consequences of and who benefited from the reorganisation?…”

Section: S U 907mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Dark Side of Urbanisation: Inequality, Precarity and “Gentrification” in Middle Kingdom Tell el-Dabca, Ancient Avaris

Matić

2022

EAP / IEA

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Tell el-Dabca, ancient Avaris (eastern Delta in Egypt), was initially settled in the late 11th-early 12th dynasty, when a planned settlement was built in area F/I. This settlement was abandoned two times. The first abandonment was followed by the return of the same people, or the people of the same social background and class, to the existing planned settlement. After the second abandonment and a hiatus, the demolition and levelling of the area took place. These changes were previously interpreted as a simple reorganization of space. This paper argues that the changes in the settlement structure in the area, are a reflection of a profound change in the social background and class of the inhabitants. These changes are a consequence of class inequality and precarity understood as “politically induced condition” (Butler 2009: 25) which allowed the “gentrification” of the area.

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The Dark Side of Urbanisation: Inequality, Precarity and “Gentrification” in Middle Kingdom Tell el-Dabca, Ancient Avaris

Matić

2022

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“…On the other hand, in different circumstances similar stressors required adaptations by the afflicted communities to survive. For example in Tell el-Dabˁa, Egypt, broader regional decline was adapted to by establishing new trading relationships and collaborating with neighbouring settlements [33]. The success of both existing characteristics and responses might be explained by varied definitions of resilience and sustainability.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Resilience is generally defined as the capacity of a system to retain essential functioning under changing conditions, whereas sustainability is meeting the needs of the present without compromising future needs. Resilience is therefore more related to adaptation and can be interpreted both in the short-and long-term, whereas sus-, Egypt, broader regional decline was adapted to by establishing new trading relationships and collaborating with neighbouring settlements [33]. The success of both existing characteristics and responses might be explained by varied definitions of resilience and sustainability.…”

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Archaeological Evidence for Community Resilience and Sustainability: A Bibliometric and Quantitative Review

Jacobson

2022

Sustainability

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Archaeology is often argued to provide a unique long-term perspective on humans that can be utilised for effective policy-making, for example, in discussions of resilience and sustainability. However, the specific archaeological evidence for resilient/sustainable systems is rarely explored, with these terms often used simply to describe a community that survived a particular shock. In this study, a set of 74 case studies of papers discussing archaeological evidence for resilience/sustainability are identified and analysed using bibliometric methods. Variables from the papers are also quantified to assess patterns and provide a review of current knowledge. A great variety of scales of analysis, case study locations, stressors, resilient/sustainable characteristics, and archaeological evidence types are present. Climate change was the most cited stressor (n = 40) and strategies relating to natural resources were common across case studies, especially subsistence adaptations (n = 35), other solutions to subsistence deficiencies (n = 23), and water management (n = 23). Resilient/sustainable characteristics were often in direct contrast to one-another, suggesting the combination of factors is more important than each factor taken individually. Further quantification of well-defined variables within a formally-produced framework is required to extract greater value from archaeological case studies of resilience/sustainability.

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Archaeological Evidence for Community Resilience and Sustainability: A Bibliometric and Quantitative Review

Jacobson¹

2022

Preprint

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Archaeology is often argued to provide a unique long-term perspective on humans that can be utilised for effective policy-making, for example in discussions of resilience and sustainability. However, the specific archaeological evidence for resilient/sustainable systems is rarely explored, with these terms used simply to describe a community that survived a particular shock. In this study, a set of 74 case studies of papers discussing archaeological evidence for resilience/sustainability are identified and analysed using bibliometric methods. Variables from the papers are also quantified to assess patterns and provide a review of current knowledge. A great variety of scales of analysis, case study locations, stressors, resilient/sustainable characteristics, and archaeological evidence types are present. Climate change was the most cited stressor (n=40) and strategies relating to natural resources were common across case studies, especially subsistence adaptations (n=35), other solutions to subsistence deficiencies (n=23), and water management (n=23). Resilient/sustainable characteristics were often in direct contrast to one-another, suggesting the combination of factors is more important than each factor taken individually. Further quantification of well-defined variables within a formally-produced framework is required to extract greater value from archaeological case studies of resilience/sustainability.

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Strategies of survival? Change, continuity and the adaptive cycle across the middle to early late bronze age at Tell el-Dabˁa, Egypt

Cited by 4 publications

References 90 publications

The Dark Side of Urbanisation: Inequality, Precarity and “Gentrification” in Middle Kingdom Tell el-Dabca, Ancient Avaris

The Dark Side of Urbanisation: Inequality, Precarity and “Gentrification” in Middle Kingdom Tell el-Dabca, Ancient Avaris

Archaeological Evidence for Community Resilience and Sustainability: A Bibliometric and Quantitative Review

Archaeological Evidence for Community Resilience and Sustainability: A Bibliometric and Quantitative Review

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