INVESTIGADORES
TEBES Juan Manuel
artículos
Título:
A New Analysis of the Iron Age I "Chiefdom" of Tel Masos (Beersheba Valley)
Autor/es:
JUAN MANUEL TEBES
Revista:
Aula Orientalis
Editorial:
Universidad de Barcelona
Referencias:
Lugar: Barcelona; Año: 2003 vol. 21 p. 63 - 78
ISSN:
0212-5730
Resumen:
Interpretations about the Iron Age I site of Tel Masos have frequently characterized it by several sociopolitical and economic terms, but without a subsequent study of the reasons for the choice of these categories. This article reviews previous opinions and builds a framework for the understanding of the development of such an autonomous polity. Archaeological research points to a relatively simple sociopolitical structure, with characteristics that correspond to the anthropological term "chiefdom". The local development was built upon -and its fate depended ultimately on- the economic structure erected during the Egyptian hegemony. The analysis of this sociopolitical phenomenon shows the uselessness of certain theoretical models which have been applied to interpret the archaeological data.
