Investigating the spatial organisation of Bronze and Iron Age fortress complexes in the South Caucasus

Three individual areas, totalling 0.55ha, were excavated at the Cadnam Farm site, following evaluation. Area 1 contained a D-shaped enclosure of Middle Iron Age date, associated with the remains of a roundhouse, and a ditched drove-way. Other features included refuse pits, a four-post structure and a small post-built structure of circular plan. Area 2 contained the superimposed foundation gullies of two Middle Iron Age roundhouses, adjacent to a probable third example. Area 3 contained a small number of Middle Iron Age pits, together with undated, post-built structures of probable Middle Iron Age date, including a roundhouse and four and six-post structures. Two large boundary ditches extended from the south-west corner of Area 3, and were interpreted as the funnelled entrance of a drove-way. These contained both domestic and industrial refuse of the late Iron Age date in their fills.

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Marshfield: Ironmongers Piece Excavations 1982-3: An Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement in the South Cotswolds

10.30861/9780860543435 ◽

1985 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kevin Blockley ◽

Ian Anderson ◽

Paul Barford ◽

Tom Blagg

Keyword(s):

Iron Age ◽

The South

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Transition of Culture from the Bronze to Iron Age in the South Korea

THE JOURNAL OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SILLA CULTURE ◽

10.37280/jrisc.2018.02.51.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 1-28

Author(s):

Chung-kyu Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Iron Age ◽

The South

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Expanding Security Eastward: NATO Military Engagement in the South Caucasus and Central Asia

10.21236/ada407687 ◽

2001 ◽

Author(s):

James E. DeTemple

Keyword(s):

Central Asia ◽

The South ◽

South Caucasus ◽

Military Engagement

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Democratization Experiences and Obstacles in the South Caucasus: Possibilities for Change

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1770622 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Anush Hayrapetyan

Keyword(s):

The South ◽

South Caucasus

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Conclusion

10.1093/oso/9780190673604.003.0012 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Mehran Kamrava

Keyword(s):

Soft Power ◽

The South ◽

South Caucasus ◽

Caucasus Region ◽

Long Run ◽

Middle Powers

As middle powers with regional aspirations, Iran and Turkey see the South Caucasus region as an ideal arena for expanding their reach and influence. As post-sanctions Iran finds greater space for diplomacy and trade, the ensuing competition between the two neighboring countries is likely to intensify in the coming years. For both states, trade and soft power are the most viable tools for expanding their influence. In the long run, the competition in trade is only likely to benefit the three states of the South Caucasus. But it is also likely to keep the multiple conflicts that have ravaged the region over the last several decades — especially between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia and Georgia, and even the historic animosity between Turkey and Armenia — frozen and without a solution in sight.

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Pipeline Politics in Iran, Turkey, and the South Caucasus

10.1093/oso/9780190673604.003.0003 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mahmood Monshipouri

Keyword(s):

Local Governments ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Complex Dynamics ◽

The South ◽

South Caucasus ◽

The Caspian Sea ◽

Economic Interests ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Caucasus Region ◽

Territorial Conflicts

The relationship between Iran, Turkey and the South Caucasus states have been influenced by an array of geopolitical, strategic, cultural, and economic factors. The competition between Iran and Turkey and their roles in the South Caucasus are best defined by traditional balance-of-power relations and the broader context of the post-Soviet era. This chapter unpacks the complex dynamics of pipeline politics in the South Caucasus region by underlying the need to understand the “Great Power Game” involving geostrategic and geo-economic interests of local governments, regional actors, global powers, and international oil companies. The larger focus turns on underscoring the importance of the region’s large oil and gas reserves; its land connection between the Caspian Sea, South Caucasus, and Europe; and its long-standing territorial conflicts in the post-Soviet era. Iran and Turkey have fought for influence in the South Caucasus while maintaining relatively good bilateral relationships in the region.

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