Landscape Histories and Terrestrial Networks in the Peloponnese: Results from the Western Argolid Regional Project
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Published:2024-01
Issue:1
Volume:93
Page:145-190
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ISSN:1553-5622
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Container-title:Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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language:en
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Short-container-title:hes
Author:
James Sarah A.,Nakassis Dimitri,Caraher William R.,Gallimore Scott C.,Erny Grace,Fernandez Rachel,Frankl Joseph,Friedman Alyssa,Godsey Melanie,Gradoz Machal
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The Western Argolid Regional Project (WARP) is an intensive pedestrian survey of 30 km2, located northwest of Argos along the banks of the Inachos River. Using high-intensity collection strategies, WARP generated very fine-resolution data that provide insights into the ways this seemingly marginal area contributed to and was impacted by regional histories. A key question is how the network of mountainous routes that traverse this landscape, connecting the area to the Corinthia and Arkadia, may have influenced localized, diachronic settlement patterns. This article focuses on areas of high artifact densities to demonstrate how regional activity and interconnectivity changed from the Neolithic to Modern period at this crossroads in the northeastern Peloponnese.
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA)