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Zenodo
2025
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17784175 |
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- This paper examines the intertwined processes of sedentism, monumental construction, and the emergence of social complexity in the Proto-Urban Levant and Anatolia during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. Traditional models often posit a linear progression from settled life to social hierarchies, with monumental architecture acting as a passive reflection of existing power structures. This study challenges such deterministic views, arguing instead for a dynamic interplay between sedentary lifeways, collective action in the creation of monumental structures, and the active negotiation of social identities and power relations. By analyzing archaeological evidence from key sites such as Çatalhöyük, Göbeklitepe, and Tell Halaf, we explore how the construction and use of monumental spaces both reflected and shaped emerging social complexities. Our analysis emphasizes the role of human agency in these transformations, highlighting the diverse ways in which individuals and communities actively participated in the creation of new social orders within the context of the Sedentary Revolution. The paper concludes by proposing a more nuanced understanding of proto-urban development, one that acknowledges the contingent and multi-directional nature of social change in the ancient Near East.