@article{3ce6b652b2564c3e8c3cacafa9bee915,
title = "Adaptive Dynamics of Settlement Models in the Urban Landscape of Termez (Uzbekistan) from c. 300 BCE to c. 1400 CE",
abstract = "The archaeological site of Ancient Termez is located in southern Uzbekistan. Despite the arid environment, the city benefited from its strategic position near two rivers, the Amu Darya and the Surkhan Darya. Its significance was mainly related to the expansion of trade routes connecting Eurasia. The city comprises several enclosures that attest long-term human-environment interactions. In order to identify the adaptive dynamics of the settlement models during an extended chronology covering the period from c. 300 BCE to c. 1220 CE (Greco-Bactrian/Yuezhi, Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, and Islamic periods), a multidisciplinary study has been carried out, which includes: (1) archaeological excavations in several areas of the urban complex; (2) pedestrian surveying inside some enclosures and in the urban periphery; (3) an aerial survey based on high-resolution satellite imagery; (4) AMS dating of charcoal and bone samples; (5) archaeobotanical investigation through anthracological analysis; (6) zooarchaeological studies. The results point to variations in the development of the inhabited spaces, in which abandonment and occupation took place. The zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical data demonstrate the exploitation of natural resources in different environments (i.e., arid areas and irrigated land) and a certain evolution during the period considered.",
keywords = "ancient period, ancient Termez, Anthracology, archaeological survey, central Asia, medieval period, remote sensing, Zooarchaeology",
author = "Enrique Ari{\~n}o and Paula Uribe and Jorge Ang{\'a}s and Raquel Piqu{\'e} and Rodrigo Portero and Ver{\'o}nica Mart{\'i}nez-Ferreras and Gurt, \{Josep M.\}",
note = "Funding Information: This research has been financed by three projects: {\textquoteleft}Caracterizaci{\'o}n arqueol{\'o}gica y arqueom{\'e}trica de cer{\'a}micas de Asia central. Producci{\'o}n, distribuci{\'o}n y tecnolog{\'i}a{\textquoteright} ({\textquoteleft}Archaeological and archaeometric characterisation of ceramics from Central Asia. Production, distribution and technology{\textquoteright}), funded by MCIN/AE (PID2020-114096GB-C21) (IP V. Mart{\'i}nez Ferreras), {\textquoteleft}Arqueolog{\'i}a de los centros de producci{\'o}n cer{\'a}mica y de consumo en Asia central. Una aproximaci{\'o}n desde la teledetecci{\'o}n{\textquoteright} ({\textquoteleft}Archaeology of ceramic production and consumption centrers in Central Asia. A remote sensing approach{\textquoteright}), funded by MCIN/AE (PID2020-114096GA-C22) (IP Paula Uribe Agudo) and {\textquoteleft}Termez en Bactriana (Uzbekist{\'a}n): colonia griega, centro del budismo centroasi{\'a}tico y ciudad isl{\'a}mica{\textquoteright} ({\textquoteleft}Termez in Bactriana (Uzbekistan): Greek colony, Buddhish centre and Islamic city{\textquoteright}), funded by the Palarq Foundation (Paleontology and Archaeology) (IP J.M. Gurt Esparraguera). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 by the authors.",
year = "2023",
month = aug,
day = "4",
doi = "10.3390/land12081550",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
number = "8",
}