Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe

The Neolithic in Central Europe can no longer be characterised as comprising a compact population of a single society in which organisations and subsistence strategies were homogeneous. Despite the apparent uniformity of the pottery, the period was characterised by a mosaic of small communities that...

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Main Author: Ivan Pavlů
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2012-12-01
Series:Documenta Praehistorica
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/1812
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spelling doaj-6c7093591601425cb0d03c5fb8e4d8342020-11-24T23:49:36ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922012-12-013910.4312/dp.39.71510Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central EuropeIvan Pavlů0Institute of Archaeology CAS CR, PragueThe Neolithic in Central Europe can no longer be characterised as comprising a compact population of a single society in which organisations and subsistence strategies were homogeneous. Despite the apparent uniformity of the pottery, the period was characterised by a mosaic of small communities that differed in both economic and social organisation for almost two millennia. These genetically diverse communities inhabited geographical spaces of varying size, from regions to micro-regions to single settlements. The polymorphous modes of exploiting natural resources ensured successful long-term survival, even when the results of the emerging farming economy were uncertain and unreliable in some groups.https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/1812Central EuropeNeolithisationBohemiapalaeoeconomysettlement patterns
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Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
Documenta Praehistorica
Central Europe
Neolithisation
Bohemia
palaeoeconomy
settlement patterns
author_facet Ivan Pavlů
author_sort Ivan Pavlů
title Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
title_short Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
title_full Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
title_fullStr Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
title_full_unstemmed Models and scenarios of the Neolithic in Central Europe
title_sort models and scenarios of the neolithic in central europe
publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series Documenta Praehistorica
issn 1408-967X
1854-2492
publishDate 2012-12-01
description The Neolithic in Central Europe can no longer be characterised as comprising a compact population of a single society in which organisations and subsistence strategies were homogeneous. Despite the apparent uniformity of the pottery, the period was characterised by a mosaic of small communities that differed in both economic and social organisation for almost two millennia. These genetically diverse communities inhabited geographical spaces of varying size, from regions to micro-regions to single settlements. The polymorphous modes of exploiting natural resources ensured successful long-term survival, even when the results of the emerging farming economy were uncertain and unreliable in some groups.
topic Central Europe
Neolithisation
Bohemia
palaeoeconomy
settlement patterns
url https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/1812
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