Interest in the built environment of Early Bronze Age (EBA) Eastern Arabia is rapidly increasing with the emergence of new field data from the excavation of settlement sites. However, little is known about architectural planning and spatial patterns in the region. This article explores non‐monumental architecture throughout the third millennium BCE. A series of methods (Pythagorean triples, modular grids, interception of circles) were used to assess the geometric and metric characteristics of buildings, and to stress regularities and variation in the long term. The results of these analyses suggest the application of specific techniques in layout and construction works: the intersection of circles during the Hafit occupations, and more sophisticated techniques, combining the properties of circles and triangles, during the Umm an‐Nar period. The diachronic approach allowed by the temporal span of the occupations highlights a firm progression of architectural paradigms and building crafts throughout the EBA. The evidence hints at the existence of a specialised workforce since the dawn of the Bronze Age, and reveals a sharp increase of technicity and standardisation towards the end of the third millennium.

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建模建筑环境：早期阿拉伯东部青铜时代的非纪念碑式建筑的空间格局，选址技术和布局工作

随着定居点发掘新现场数据的出现，对阿拉伯早期的青铜时代（EBA）建成环境的兴趣正迅速增加。但是，对该地区的建筑规划和空间格局知之甚少。本文探讨了公元前第三个千年中的非纪念性体系结构。一系列方法（毕达哥拉斯三元组，模块化网格，圆的截距）用于评估建筑物的几何和度量特征，并长期强调规律性和变异性。这些分析的结果表明，在布局和建筑工程中应用了特定技术：在哈菲特职业时期的圆形交点，以及在Umm an-Nar时期结合圆形和三角形性质的更复杂的技术。职业的时间跨度所允许的历时性方法突显了整个EBA中建筑范式和建筑工艺的稳步发展。证据表明，自青铜时代开始以来就存在一支专业化的劳动力队伍，并揭示了在第三个千年末期技术和标准化水平的急剧提高。