Architecture and urbanisation in Bronze Age Cyprus : local and regional innovations in materials, technology and social representation
The thesis project aims to investigate the formative period of urbanism in Cyprus and the sociocultural and economic transformations that characterised the passage from the village-based rural society of Early Bronze Age Cyprus to the urban society of Late Bronze Age Cyprus (c. 2400-1100 BC), by using architectural evidence as the key data-set. This research aims to understand how the development of new forms and concepts of architecture, and the increasing appearance of social, cultural and economic forms of complexity at the end of Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus are mutually constituted. Recent studies in Cypriot urbanism have stressed the need of multi-scalar data-sets to analyse the history and organisation of urban centres from diachronic, spatial and structural perspectives, and to pay particular attention to the analysis of non-elite areas, since these are recognised as fundamental in the examination of development of social and cultural identities and roles (Manning et al. 2014, 9; Fisher 2014b). Middle Bronze Age Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou (MC I-LC I, c. 1950-1650 BC), offers a good case-study to investigate this topic, as it includes a range of key contexts to analyse social, cultural and economic developments
Amadio, Marialucia
Architecture and urbanisation in Bronze Age Cyprus : local and regional innovations in materials, technology and social representation. The thesis project aims to investigate the formative period of urbanism in Cyprus and the sociocultural and economic transformations that characterised the passage from the village-based rural society of Early Bronze Age Cyprus to the urban society of Late Bronze Age Cyprus (c. 2400-1100 BC), by using architectural evidence as the key data-set. This research aims to understand how the development of new forms and concepts of architecture, and the increasing appearance of social, cultural and economic forms of complexity at the end of Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus are mutually constituted. Recent studies in Cypriot urbanism have stressed the need of multi-scalar data-sets to analyse the history and organisation of urban centres from diachronic, spatial and structural perspectives, and to pay particular attention to the analysis of non-elite areas, since these are recognised as fundamental in the examination of development of social and cultural identities and roles (Manning et al. 2014, 9; Fisher 2014b). Middle Bronze Age Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou (MC I-LC I, c. 1950-1650 BC), offers a good case-study to investigate this topic, as it includes a range of key contexts to analyse social, cultural and economic developments
architecture urbanisation bronze age cyprus local_regional innovation material technology social representation project_aim investigate formative_period urbanism cyprus sociocultural economic transformation characterise passage village based rural_society early_bronze_age cyprus urban_society late_bronze_age cyprus use architectural evidence key data_set aim development new_form concepts architecture increase appearance social_cultural economic form complexity end prehistoric bronze age cyprus mutually constitute recent_study cypriot urbanism stress_need multi_scalar data sets analyse history organisation urban_centre diachronic spatial structural perspective pay_particular_attention analysis non_elite area since recognise fundamental examination development social_cultural identity role fisher middle_bronze_age offer good case_study investigate topic_include range key context analyse social_cultural economic_development