Late Bronze Age Mediterranean Urbanism and Depth Map Software: The Cases of Ugarit (Syria) and Enkomi (Cyprus). Panagiotis Kontolaimos Archaeologist, MPhil Leiden University, The Netherlands, PhD Candidate at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece pkapofis1@gmail.com Abstract This article is about Urbanism in Late Bonze Age Eastern Mediterranean. We analyze two cities from this region, Enkomi and Ugarit, with the help of Space Syntax analytical tools, and then with the help of the already known archaeological data, we try to reconstruct the correlations between those societies and the formation of their urban space. Keywords: Urbanization, Agent analysis, Space Syntax 1. Introduction This paper presents an urban analyses of two Late Bronze Age cities of the Eastern Mediterranean, Enkomi, Cyprus and Ugarit, Syria, by using both traditional archaeological methods as well as new technology. In this case, Depth Map, computer software based on Space Syntax theory, is used to improve understanding of the city’s properties and, specifically, the criteria for the placement of buildings and the city’s internal circulation patterns. Furthermore we attempt to compare past archaeological results of urban nature with the results of the software analysis and ultimately answer the question of whether social structure can be represented by spatial uses and how. 2. The methodology The methodology used to approach our research topic is divided into two distinct parts: The archaeological one and one that includes digital applications of Depth map. Those two parts will cover the spectrum of both intrinsic and extrinsic properties of space, meaning that we will address both the visible properties of space and the ones not immediately comprehensible by visual detection. By using the published material and in situ observations, we intend to describe the settlements in terms of properties that are archaeologically recognizable. In addition, we will also focus on the study of the intrinsic spatial properties of the remains. This is very important because the correlation between spatial information and the rest of the archaeological data can be a valuable source for archaeology, not yet fully exploited. Space syntax theory and its digital applications will be of valuable assistance in this research. The intrinsic properties of space can only be understood when different elements of a city are placed within a common frame of reference and the relationships between them are examined. The program that we have used as a tool for analysis relies on a theory with relatively basic principles (VAN NES, 2008). One such principle is that there is a dialectic relation between society and space and that space is not only the receiver of human actions but can also generate the conditions under which an urban society will develop. What we imply here is not of course “spatial determinism” but more the idea that specific conditions of the build environment particularly encourage certain sorts of activities more than others. The Space Syntax method has more or less three levels to approach space. Firstly, it deals with space as a network based on the placement, grouping and orientation of buildings. On the second level it examines how those networks relate to certain patterns such as the movement within space, land use etc. On the third level it provides data for theories on how cities develop and function as a built environment. The main aim of this kind of analysis is to reveal the interrelations between all possible spaces that constitute a city plan, thus the configuration of space (STOGER 2008). The program is able to do these things by counting two main properties: the accessibility/visibility potential and the frequent visit potential of every street on the network (VAN NES, 2008). This is done in two ways: by calculating the metric and the topological distance within the network. Another aspect that is very important for this