"A multidisciplinary research project investigating the early development of urbanism and urban institutions in the ancient Near East" (Project Website).
Did subsitence practices become less diversified, emphasizing strategies that intensified production and maximized crop yields?
Did animal husbandry efforts intensify, shifting toward the market exchange of animal products?
Did craft industries (primarily ceramic and lithic) develop from dispersed household production levels into larger-scale more centralized configurations?
Were redistributive exchange systems replaced by market-oriented ones?
Did an organizational shift occur in social structure away from an emphasis on kin-based extended family networks?
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