Colonisation? Imperialism? Provincialisation? – Resources between conflicts and integration in the Phoenician-Punic West in the 1st Millennium BC (B05)

• Subject Area: Classical, Roman, Christian and Islamic Archaeology
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 215859406

The project investigates socio-cultural dynamics triggered by the Phoenicians' expansion from the Levantine coast to the central and western Mediterranean in the 1st millennium BC. The development of raw material deposits in the west led to the establishment of numerous Phoenician settlements of varying size, quality and lifespan. Pronounced, locally differentiated complexes developed around mineral and agricultural resources, which were linked together in a pan-Mediterranean maritime network with high connectivity.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1070: Resource Cultures. Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Relation to Resources
• Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Thomas Schäfer