This volume examines the applicability of central place theory in contemporary
archaeological practice and thought in light of ongoing developments in landscape …

The aim of this contribution is to introduce the topic of this volume and briefly measure the
evolution and applicability of central place theory in previous and contemporary …

This thesis, written within the Cluster of Excellence Exc264 Topoi, applies central place
theory in archaeological context in order to investigate the influence of natural …

Arid regions in the Old World Dry Belt are assumed to be marginal regions, not only in
ecological terms, but also economically and socially. Such views in geography …

It is an exciting time to be a landscape archaeologist. Rapid developments in methodology,
a wider appreciation of explicitly theorised research and the investigation of increasingly …

During the Early Roman period in the Mediterranean (ca. 30 BC–330 AD), the key central
places that distinguished socio-political landscapes were towns. These urban centers …

People are drawn to places where geology performs its miracles: ice cold spring waters
gushing out of the rock, mysterious caves which act as conduits for ancestors and divinities …

In recent political and constitutional history, scholars seldom specify how and why they use
the concept of territory. In research on state formation processes and nation building, for …

This chapter investigates how the socio-political meanings and the practical significance of
land were entwined in Bronze and Iron Age Greece to shape landscapes and territories by …

After a generation of intensive regional surface survey in the Mediterranean lands, it is both
necessary and enlightening to evaluate the ways in which this new approach has produced …