The study of architecture through its domestic and monumental components can shed light on the functioning of the society that produced it. Indeed if the materials, their availability and the evolution of technical knowledge are clearly a major influence on architecture, economic and social conditions are also decisive. In the Southern Levant, this situation is seen even better during the Early Bronze Age because this period marks the first urbanization of this region. It is characterized by the emergence of new architectural forms and new construction techniques. Thus, the most significant architectural changes occur during the construction of fortifications and palaces during the EB II and III. The architectural differences involve the activities of different builders. In the case of Bronze Age dwellings, differences in quality of construction indicate that they were built by ordinary masons; conversely, the construction of palaces and fortifications involves the intervention of the first real architects working at the behest of Elite sponsors.
