PALATIAL Sample Clauses

PALATIAL. Quite often chronological site interpretations do not distinguish between first and second palace periods and the time of palace architecture is treated as a unified period (Ziros and Minoan Roads, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Wroncka). Overall, the distinguished patterns of nucleation (especially along the coast), central organisation, agricultural intensification, settlement expansion, economic growth etc are more intense in the 2nd palace period. Wroncka identifies proximity to coast and alluvial plains as the important factors for the growth of palatial settlements, and in fact the exploitation of fertile land is acknowledged by all researchers as a typical characteristic of the period leading to its affluence and socio-economic development. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ sees coastal development as a sign of peace and stability and when agricultural potential does not justisfy such growth, this is seen as the result of overseas contacts. However, as discussed above, socio-political conflict is well-attested during the time of the ‘palaces’.