Over the last 75 years,settlement pattern studies have underpinned the collection of a tsunami of new and multiscalar information in archaeology.These findings,which provide an empirical record of deep historical chan...Over the last 75 years,settlement pattern studies have underpinned the collection of a tsunami of new and multiscalar information in archaeology.These findings,which provide an empirical record of deep historical change across six continents,serve as a foundation for new perspectives on the emergence of human collectivities or cooperative arrangements (e.g.communities,states,empires) and how they varied and changed over time.At the same time,settlement studies helped usher in greater attention to time/space variability in archaeology,thereby introducing more populational as opposed to categorical conceptualizations that better represent how people behave and interact.Here,the primary focus is on China’s deep past and the new findings and perspectives that have emerged over the last three to four decades with the expanding applications of systematic archaeological surveys and other settlement pattern investigations.The findings from these research efforts help provide a less linear,less categorical,less homogenized,and more diverse perspective on China’s rich past.At the same time,as in other global contexts,they help refresh our conceptual lenses from the more static and teleological notions of human history and the past that have long been held yet no longer fit the broadening suite of empirical facts.展开更多
The study examined the growth pattern of settlements in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, Nigeria between 1984 and 2011;and predicted the future growth pattern of settlements in the study area. Both primary and secondary da...The study examined the growth pattern of settlements in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, Nigeria between 1984 and 2011;and predicted the future growth pattern of settlements in the study area. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Primary sources of data include Global Positioning System (GPS), Landsat TM and ETM+ imageries of 1984, 1990, 2000, and 2011. Secondary data included administrative map and population data of the study area. Descriptive statistics and geospatial technique were used to analyse the data collected. The results showed a random pattern of settlement distribution in the study area. Results revealed that settlements covered about 0.52% of the total land area in 1984;1.32% in 2000;and 3.78% in 2011. Whereas linear pattern of growth characterised the periods between 1984 and 1990;clustering, infilling, and fringes were the patterns of growth that characterised the periods between 1990 and 2011. The study predicted that, at an average 1.2% of annual growth rate, settlements will occupy about 44.37% of the total land area by 2031. The study concluded that settlements in the study area varied in the patterns of distribution;the area was dominated by indigenous settlements type with overconcentration of social and economic infrastructures in few centres.展开更多
文摘Over the last 75 years,settlement pattern studies have underpinned the collection of a tsunami of new and multiscalar information in archaeology.These findings,which provide an empirical record of deep historical change across six continents,serve as a foundation for new perspectives on the emergence of human collectivities or cooperative arrangements (e.g.communities,states,empires) and how they varied and changed over time.At the same time,settlement studies helped usher in greater attention to time/space variability in archaeology,thereby introducing more populational as opposed to categorical conceptualizations that better represent how people behave and interact.Here,the primary focus is on China’s deep past and the new findings and perspectives that have emerged over the last three to four decades with the expanding applications of systematic archaeological surveys and other settlement pattern investigations.The findings from these research efforts help provide a less linear,less categorical,less homogenized,and more diverse perspective on China’s rich past.At the same time,as in other global contexts,they help refresh our conceptual lenses from the more static and teleological notions of human history and the past that have long been held yet no longer fit the broadening suite of empirical facts.
文摘The study examined the growth pattern of settlements in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, Nigeria between 1984 and 2011;and predicted the future growth pattern of settlements in the study area. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Primary sources of data include Global Positioning System (GPS), Landsat TM and ETM+ imageries of 1984, 1990, 2000, and 2011. Secondary data included administrative map and population data of the study area. Descriptive statistics and geospatial technique were used to analyse the data collected. The results showed a random pattern of settlement distribution in the study area. Results revealed that settlements covered about 0.52% of the total land area in 1984;1.32% in 2000;and 3.78% in 2011. Whereas linear pattern of growth characterised the periods between 1984 and 1990;clustering, infilling, and fringes were the patterns of growth that characterised the periods between 1990 and 2011. The study predicted that, at an average 1.2% of annual growth rate, settlements will occupy about 44.37% of the total land area by 2031. The study concluded that settlements in the study area varied in the patterns of distribution;the area was dominated by indigenous settlements type with overconcentration of social and economic infrastructures in few centres.
