Beyond heterogeneities : New perspectives on social and cultural diversity from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin / Kata Furholt [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furholt, Kata, author.

Series:

Scales of Transformation Series

Scales of Transformation Series ; v.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Stone age.

Neolithic period.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2025.

Summary:

This volume presents various facets of recent archaeological investigations into Neolithic and Bronze Age societies in the Carpathian Basin spanning from the 7th and 2nd millennium BCE. It delves into population dynamics, settlement patterns, and the spread of the Neolithic way of life through methodological approaches such as demographic analysis and environmental modelling. Moreover, the book explores social transformations and the development of inequalities, emphasizing the role of cultural complexes and technological advancements in shaping prehistoric societies. Interdisciplinary studies encompassing the spatial scales from the archaeological site up to the supra-regional level shed new light on domestic practices, subsistence strategies, and integration into regional socio-economic networks. Several contributions deal with enclosures and communal areas, which are reinterpreted to unveil their ritual significance and community dynamics. This is particularly evident in those cases that include burials. Ritual practices surrounding burial sites are seen as responses to social crises and complex situations, reflecting the negotiation of individuality and community identity. Overall, the book underscores the multifaceted nature of Neolithic and Bronze Age societies, showcasing their adaptability, social complexity, and elaborate interactions with the environment and neighbouring communities.

Contents:

Intro

Preface by the series editors

Beyond heterogeneities: New perspectives on social and cultural diversity from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin - an introduction

Starčevo - Körös - Criş regional and macro-regional palaeo-demography

Exploring Neolithic site preferences on the River Tisza floodplain using point-pattern analysis and multicomponent environmental models

The possible effect of plant cover on wind comfort in the Late Neolithic: A case study using environmental reconstruction for the site of Makaranda (northern Serbia)

Neolithic settlement structures on the lower reaches of the River Tisza (Vojvodina, Serbia): The results of archaeo-magnetic prospection

Szegvár-Tűzköves (Tisza region, Hungary): Teaching an old site new tricks

Social transformations of liminal areas in the Late Neolithic: A multidisciplinary approach to the site of Gradište (Serbia)

Circuits of reproduction: The opportunities and power to change

Applying the Inequality Possibility Frontier and the Inequality Extraction Ratio to archaeological data: Studying inequality in the Early Bronze Age cemetery of Jelšovce (Slovakia)

Understanding the variability of deposition practices involving human remains in Neolithic settlements of the northern Carpathian Basin: The Neolithic site of Vráble (Nitra district, Slovakia)

Exploring the Late Neolithic ditch: New data on dating, subsistence and environment from a circular enclosure at Borđoš (Vojvodina, Serbia)

The animal economy of the Lengyel culture population in Slovakia and the case study of Kiarov (central Slovakia)

Continuity in lithic tool production and raw material use at the Neolithic site of Karancsság, in the North-Hungarian Mountains (Nógrád county, Hungary).

Social and cultural diversity in the later prehistory of the Carpathian Basin: some implications

List of authors (in order of appearance)

STPAS: Scales of Transformation in Prehistoric and Archaic Societies.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

94-6427-113-2