Transition worlds

Human history, viewed cyclically, is punctuated by moments of change that generate cultural and social ruptures of varying scope. These transitions promote the transformation of structures, technologies, lifestyles, and identities.

In archaeology, such transitions are understood through the study of material remains, allowing for the consideration and problematization of new cultural developments and the influx of new ideas. They can also be identified through environmental changes, whether natural or resulting from human activity in the territories.

A thorough understanding of transitions requires consideration of distinct time scales and the interaction of dynamic forces operating in parallel in the short-, medium-, and long-term, similar to Fernand Braudel's model of the Mediterranean World.