Historical aspects ofa recession of eulti
late antiquity in the east Mediterranean
ted land atthe end ofthe
Johannes Keser
Summary
mon fi il ah sy of temen an pop even ot
the Aegean repo in yn emer fut iso cn) he aor ss
It ona spas of wie, yy, an caso cr cms tig
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fom be oer be son cary ngs sea ra
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Dasammentasns
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Necwrening a Agichn Ran ie te
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SEN. Ree Shape mt Wary af Lahm
‘ch cc algencie Katalin abe Wed a aan
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+ Slscetih fn uitetoran Se Pes neh eng er
‘Sento om Sone es Lunch Boson es Manes 3b
Ge Viorprben eens von season Resnpifin de
Tinton Atri
‘Fle er ein cn oll ua, ems Rein uence
‘Art ce cnet Reprise Seaton Rumer cache
‘euimpgectcce ud dengraphsee Hise ch poh ds a jee Fal
‘teat sod mt mcrtcon Ricken Vor ep rin waa ie Severn
‘eh, ire Ste afr noch se satu azn
‘ar Varun do Kuttanad sont is ene Voge es
‘Wades tow tonDepaonstomen es Wolds) om eich aes.
1, Inrodocton: the geographer’ positon
‘fw ers ag GE (198) cli elope faa in Mosier
‘Zeros am cable pot ew guage Cae na
Macon by yf camp sma ower cnn can aud a
omar be Aegan, ac be ern Aya la. Cv fis seat
‘Seno earth he ae at ey Bei
‘Spcy we a aa whch nay dcp nn eos Aan
‘Seo ecu alent aes nl Pe), ea Wh is
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‘Svcs andthe vogeon free svt an th ey, te
‘Sed Sau th vend weno aed fares eg fos
‘th nl prin wes pein whchae ntl by pple oat a at
‘Stes tn forex, pu Wide cena sew come a des.
‘ghee Doing ss hh ed 2nd sage "ede lak
Se wl i a lg Sgn Se oe wh a mane de
Ine steenant po Be hers cna
‘cra asumpiot ich ete ined cnet sr etn epg
fia Merman ees as Here, 19 ec Hise, 198) fern
‘an tien fe be hoy fst ae oe hse i oe
‘inca ao ie pled he Aegean cen Dah Fanon hens
tends te ved eu bebe ope
2 Preliminary results rama nstri pin of ew
‘A i ofp ny resem comeced wih te roan of se Tab
pe Sasi she Wisry fe Semen of then pp a
‘eps a Sang e Byrn re hw te is at
tet twos pr romana snd parca recy, Won ae
ia rcs wi rp Be cags fap of ost orate and
ine Aegean a een fe an pd tom te venpo hs lot
tere, om wl ce to be flowing rs fam s al pt ee
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tone of font sso ftom ad cesar he mae fe
ur. rw arog ogc omar eine whch ok pce
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et Aegan helen maton eet
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‘risn hal sous stmne Wak in mt sr En be bud gy
‘earn cheno bt acta crengl an opp informaon no
‘Site tase ul But ls esteem be eed fm he po we
{rosy id hho mone Sef nape
Mere ct in pil chang of epemyms whch ek ae
Some opens beeen ee ef Be ae ani: eri an ey anormal an
‘edd er easty rpg ean expt an teensy 0 pope et
‘Shanpi ne Goofs merupoym ich Ss run tv nen he
‘Teton Grek une nn, 92 MALO, SB, 195, wie ar
Hoge) The Grek amy of poms eas tens Lod ons, Lone,
aii, Ln Longe, Lagi, Lang ants. Meso Zone 6. Vas,
TS pi ican Yo bao, 1963), whch ae ange of eng Gro)
ctl) es, wooing hte (HAA BE 19 pe a) wd
‘peat in Gene maou cath cmt cule an example fr Sah
‘epost be rr Be Sve met lt (“power Mav, 198
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Ine e's siete an sume hele m ese st wee aig wih
Sas Ser re ey Bye pene pote ad wh anew ace ok
etna rte ed
A. Examples rom diferent pe of Aegan landscapes
‘Agi essed ata sop estan of poo pay, wan sat
scales, ysis rig rn a iy
‘1 Sma Aegean sands
Unit owe rac area ems a nr ea nde a 86
Sr Par and Che hse mcd, The Naps ante ule
wich ave he ete p (nhc Bye) sb eel ee
It ited semen which ness read sd wal sad mo
‘at 2 Koos. 97) On many an oe ore sete at eae fo
cing bata of bene w
te Mie es CAcketurpeai). On sme lr ans ena! iy ce
‘yao had be Grace ofa gcd wt Asean es aad fe
sine el et we ro ses de
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‘han weit or acacpalSrunenaton rem yan x Mo es
{ately aw acs concn Ine Byrne, ese
(SL seg wo 110A, anh em othe Osman copie, Des
Soe nwa a at ne nthe ep of ay Cra ssw dese
Tomer Byanine ment adhe ce he aha ot ee ve
‘wt sues has Be ang Brats warps oe ad SaoKoo 1, 176) wh es iad fr ag eb fee kr
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nye oomer ofexn onho nds ey mel at abo he mabe
Inia whch meme ten moat we ang hat hifig or sb
vee tata Thyra song sont he ara whch nt Oped
22 Larger Aegean sans
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fallow: mop oy Chia Lee (1614 a) wih wlan ru
‘ay nce nd cal pce cons eal ued cons hss
(Guokrone 1 be pte er fem ch ol be docmente nt
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Inte wrtngret Sate Geopaphind 4.19240,
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(Toe Sim wd ey Chri ns kart ne ens whch neve a
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nym: whch oper pare meer ssn me Ose
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“he les we ae ssa er te os a hee Mera ae sl
{i popup oats which ar compre hse of he Aegean as A at
‘ani en say f anak ft poet th eae ol He
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te ot sah here 1990 Jacob. 1950 on Beas she of Gales Da ase
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(a wae of mignice uray cecum a “Veteran sot
‘estoy rman echt ty ems)
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Daan. 18) win ea ering cnquces eppaatn whch ale
fe tai he pale ceil ee pave eat we Heh pnd
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meme ne sca expo cs fr ung, Baca ae hich
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