The prehistoric hunter-gatherers of South-Eastern Europe / edited by Aitor Ruiz-Redondo and William Davies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruiz-Redondo, Aitor, editor.

Davies, William, 1970- editor.

Series:

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 258.

British Academy scholarship online.

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 258

British Academy scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prehistoric peoples--Balkan Peninsula.

Prehistoric peoples.

Hunting and gathering societies--Balkan Peninsula.

Hunting and gathering societies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 341 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Situating the South-Eastern European region at the crossroads between the Near East and the rest of Europe, 'The Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of South-Eastern Europe' provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the Balkan record of prehistoric foragers in terms of dispersal, ecologies, evolution, and symbolism.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Copyright information

Table of contents

List of figures

List of tables

Notes on Contributors

Preface

References

1 Introduction: Current Relevance and Future Potential of South-eastern Europe in Palaeolithic Research

The origins of Palaeolithic research in South-eastern Europe

The emerging area for Palaeolithic research in Europe: aims and origin of the volume

The gate of Europe: first ancient human populations in South-eastern Europe

Between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans: interactions, resilience and replacement

The end of Pleistocene and the start of the Holocene

The future of Palaeolithic research in the Balkans

Acknowledgements

2 Lower Palaeolithic Settlement of the Balkans: Evidence from Caves and Open-air Sites

Introduction

Cave sites

Overview of previous research

Chronology

Taphonomy and human behaviour

Lithic assemblages

Open-air sites

Discussion

Conclusion

3 The Complex Picture of the Chibanian Hominin Record at the Crossroads of Europe and Asia

Geographic position and biogeographic relevance of the Balkans

Fossil record of the Balkans in the Chibanian

Krapina

Petralona

Balanica

Why is the Balkan Peninsula critically important?

What does the Chibanian Balkan hominin fossil record show?

4 The Middle Palaeolithic of South-eastern Europe

Palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment of South-eastern Europe during the Late Middle and Upper Pleistocene

Overview of the Middle Palaeolithic industries in South-eastern Europe.

Pre-MIS 5

MIS 5

MIS 4 &amp

3

The end of the Middle Palaeolithic

5 Late Pleistocene Hominin Settlement Patterns in the Central Balkans: Šalitrena Pećina, Serbia

Material and methods

Šalitrena Pećina

Radiocarbon dating

Archaeozoological analysis

Stable isotope analyses

Bone tool technological study

Catchment areas study

Results

Faunal assemblage and origin of the deposit

Palaeoeconomy

Ungulate mortality profiles and seasonality

Skeletal profile representation

Mobility patterns

Technological features of the lithic assemblage

Technological features of the bone tools and ornaments

Stable isotopes results

Conclusions

6 Preliminary Comparison and Chronology of the Lithic Blade and Bladelet Assemblages at the Onset of the Upper Palaeolithic from Bacho Kiro, Temnata and Kozarnika Caves in the Eastern Balkans (Bulgaria)

Palaeolithic site locations and research history

Bacho Kiro Cave

Temnata Dupka Cave (TD)

Kozarnika Cave

Chronology of the IUP blade and EUP bladelet assemblages

Contextual, techno-typological and economic assessment of the lithic assemblages

Synthesis and discussion

Chronology, origin and duration of the IUP and the EUP in the Eastern Balkans

Technological variability of blade and bladelet production

Implication for hominin association with the transitional MP-UP and IUP assemblages

7 Late Pleistocene Human Fossils from East Central and South-eastern Europe

Geographical overview of the Late Pleistocene fossil record

Bulgaria

Croatia

Greece

Romania

Serbia

Discussion.

Conclusion

8 Between the Aegean and the Adriatic: The Balkan Palaeolithic and the Sea

Where sites are found

The sea as a resource

The sea as a water-crossing challenge

The sea as a terrestrial route

9 Epigravettian in the Eastern Adriatic and its Hinterland: An Overview of Settlement Dynamics, Chronology, Subsistence Strategies and Material Culture

Scanty archaeological evidence predating the Epigravettian

The spatio-temporal distribution of Epigravettian sites

Lithic technology

The evolution and chronology of Epigravettian lithic industries

Lithic raw material procurement and hunter-gatherers' movements across the landscape

Subsistence strategies

Zooarchaeological evidence

Stable isotope evidence

Osseous technology

Human remains

Personal ornaments

Conclusion: what we know (and what we do not)

10 Late Glacial Ceramic Innovation and Symbolism from the Balkans in its Wider Context

Archaeological assumptions about ceramics

The 'origins' of ceramic technology

The Pavlovian ceramic revolution

Ceramic technologies in the Balkans

Upper Palaeolithic ceramics beyond the Balkans

Contexts of production, contexts of consumption

Technological choices

Stylistic traits

Spatial and contextual considerations

Subject matter

The potential impact of differential preservation and excavation bias

Discussion: understanding the spread of innovation

11 Refugial Foragers to Invasive Farmers: Socio-environmental Transitions During the Early Holocene in the Balkans

The Mesolithic - early Holocene foragers

Neolithic farmers and herders.

Demography and mobility

Index.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 13, 2023).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-80596-095-4

0-19-889675-1

0-19-199836-2

OCLC:

1415747524