Between Cultic Fear and Lack of Wood

Between Cultic Fear and Lack of Wood

During the first and second centuries of the fifth millennium BC, the LBK (Linearbandkeramik) pottery style disappeared in the Rhineland (Germany); it was replaced by the Großgartach style, which was in turn followed by the Rössen style. While in some regions, the former settlement sites of the LBK...

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Main Author: Biermann Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-12-01
Series:Open Archaeology
Subjects:
Early Neolithic
Middle Neolithic
LBK
Großgartach
Rössen
taboo
environment
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opar.2016.2.issue-1/opar-2016-0028/opar-2016-0028.xml?format=INT
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spelling doaj-6c2b5dcec5204308b616c5c021921eb32021-10-02T04:21:45ZengDe GruyterOpen Archaeology2300-65602016-12-012110.1515/opar-2016-0028opar-2016-0028Between Cultic Fear and Lack of WoodBiermann Eric0Independent Researcher, Parkstr. 59, D-51147 Köln, GermanyDuring the first and second centuries of the fifth millennium BC, the LBK (Linearbandkeramik) pottery style disappeared in the Rhineland (Germany); it was replaced by the Großgartach style, which was in turn followed by the Rössen style. While in some regions, the former settlement sites of the LBK population remained occupied by subsequent Middle Neolithic societies, nearly all were abandoned in the vast loess area located between modern-day Cologne and the Netherlands. Middle Neolithic villages were instead established in new locations. The following text considers some possible reasons for this development.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opar.2016.2.issue-1/opar-2016-0028/opar-2016-0028.xml?format=INTEarly Neolithic Middle Neolithic LBK Großgartach Rössen taboo environment
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Between Cultic Fear and Lack of Wood
Open Archaeology
Early Neolithic
Middle Neolithic
LBK
Großgartach
Rössen
taboo
environment
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title_full Between Cultic Fear and Lack of Wood
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publisher De Gruyter
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issn 2300-6560
publishDate 2016-12-01
description During the first and second centuries of the fifth millennium BC, the LBK (Linearbandkeramik) pottery style disappeared in the Rhineland (Germany); it was replaced by the Großgartach style, which was in turn followed by the Rössen style. While in some regions, the former settlement sites of the LBK population remained occupied by subsequent Middle Neolithic societies, nearly all were abandoned in the vast loess area located between modern-day Cologne and the Netherlands. Middle Neolithic villages were instead established in new locations. The following text considers some possible reasons for this development.
topic Early Neolithic
Middle Neolithic
LBK
Großgartach
Rössen
taboo
environment
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