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The geoarchaeology of route systems in northern Syria
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Linear valleys, termed hollow ways, form a distinctive feature of the North Syrian Bronze Age landscape, but few have been described in detail or excavated. This paper examines the geoarchaeology of hollow way route systems in northern Syria at three scales of analysis: (1) from satellite imagery, at which scale it is possible to examine patterns of hollow ways over very large areas; (2) in the field, where cleaned sections supply ground control and dating evidence for specific features or hollow ways; and (3) using soil micromorphology to investigate the formation processes evident in the hollow way fills. We also use ethnographic analogy to extend the interpretation of the pattern of hollow ways. Finally, we examine the role of these features in the drainage network as well as their contribution to the development of alluvial fills of the Khabur tributaries. The three sections examined demonstrated that the Brak hollow ways were incised into the landscape, probably in the third millennium B.C. or slightly earlier. The fills show evidence of episodic flow and low‐energy soil wash with weak soil development over the last 4000 years. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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In the study area, hollow ways are generally on the order of 70-120m wide.
“For this paper's study area, Wilkinson et.al. (2010: 748) observed the hollow ways are 'generally on the order of 70-120m wide.'”
From Beyond replication: the quantification of route models in the north jazira, iraq (2016) · cites this paper as Wilkinson et.al. 2010
The hollow ways date at least as far back as the mid-third millennium based on pottery evidence from excavated hollow ways around Tell Brak.
“While it is known through excavation that they date at least as far back as the mid-third millennium based on pottery evidence that includes 3 rd millennium B.C. 'characteristic 3 rd -millennium B.C. fine stonewares' and less diagnostic chaff ware in the fill of excavated hollow ways around Tell Brak (Wilkinson et al. 2010: 755-766).”
From Beyond replication: the quantification of route models in the north jazira, iraq (2016) · cites this paper as Wilkinson et al. 2010
The oldest artefact excavated to date from stratified fill of these hollow ways only dated to the third millennium B.C.
“however the oldest artefact excavated to date from stratified fill of these hollow ways only dated to the third millennium B.C. (Wilkinson et al. 2010).”
From Velocity-Based Terrain Coefficients for Time-Based Models of Human Movement (2017) · cites this paper as Wilkinson et al. 2010
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- Wilkinson, T. J., French, C., Ur, J. A., & Semple, M.
- Venue
- Geoarchaeology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-10-05
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 745-771
- ISSN
- 0883-6353
- 1520-6548
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- en
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