Spatial Analysis of Wealth Inequality in Early Iron Age Crete
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This thesis analyzes Early Iron Age (EIA) wealth inequality on Crete, using household floor area as a proxy. Through an analysis and digital mapping of the extant excavated households at two sites, ca. 950 BCE Karphi and ca. 700 BCE Prinias, the relative wealth inequalities are evaluated using Gini coefficients. Against expectations and traditional thought of inequality in EIA Crete, the proto-polis Prinias had slightly lower levels of household floor area inequality than the refuge settlement of Karphi. These findings invite a rethinking of the development of Cretan society in the EIA and the fundamental correlation between societal complexity, size, and wealth inequality.Type
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Degree Name
M.A.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeClassics