Landscape, typologies, and the social meaning of castles

•Uses the House Societies Model as an innovative way to investigate castle development.•Focuses on comparing castles as a world-wide anthropological phenomenon.•Quantitatively examines the effects of landscape on castle development and placement.•Castles fall into eight distinct categories reflectiv...

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Published in:Journal of anthropological archaeology 2020-12, Vol.60, p.101224, Article 101224
Main Authors: Kirk, Scott D., Sternberg, Evan S., Przystupa, Paulina F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:•Uses the House Societies Model as an innovative way to investigate castle development.•Focuses on comparing castles as a world-wide anthropological phenomenon.•Quantitatively examines the effects of landscape on castle development and placement.•Castles fall into eight distinct categories reflective of use.•Typology dovetails nicely with numerous theoretical approaches to castle development already proposed.
ISSN:0278-4165
1090-2686
DOI:10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101224