Beyond the Neolithic transition:- the ‘de-Neolithisation’ of South Scandinavia

Autor: Iversen, Rune
Přispěvatelé: Larsson, Mats, Debert, Jolene
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Iversen, R 2013, Beyond the Neolithic transition :-the ‘de-Neolithisation’ of South Scandinavia . in M Larsson & J Debert (eds), NW Europe in Transition : The Early Neolithic in Britain and South Sweden . vol. 2475, Archaeopress, Oxford, B A R. International Series, pp. 21-27 . < http://www.archaeopress.com >
Popis: In South Scandinavia, the Funnel Beaker culture is synonymous with the emergence of Neolithic societies (c 4000 BC), the construction of megalithic monuments and agricultural lifestyle. After c 1300 years of existence the Funnel Beaker culture ceased and a culturally blurred period began.In the south-western parts of the Jutland Peninsula, the Single Grave culture emerged (c 2850 BC) expressing a high degree of cultural uniformity. In Eastern Denmark this uniformity was absent and instead the material culture shows a mixture of late Funnel Beaker, Pitted Ware and Single Grave culture elements. The question is whether the end of the Funnel Beaker culture in Eastern Denmark marks a period of decline and fragmentation or one of continuity and incorporation of new cultural elements and subsistence strategies. In particular the revival of hunter-fisher-gatherer strategies applied by the Pitted Ware culture represents a different economic focus than that held by the Funnel Beaker culture. The renewed focus on hunter-fisher-gatherer strategies, 1000 years after the introduction of agriculture, challenges the prevalent understanding of the dynamics behind the Neolithisation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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