| Description |
1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Groningen archaeological studies ; volume 32 |
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Groningen archaeological studies ; v. 32.
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| Contents |
Cover; Table of contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 About houses, sedentariness, mobility and the Neolithic; 1.2 Into the Corded Ware Culture; 1.3 The Corded Ware Culture landscape and settlement system in Noord-Holland; 1.4 Research aim and approach; 2 Theoretical background and methodology of Spatial Analysis; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The formation of the archaeological record; 2.3 Spatial Data; 2.4 The analytical toolbox; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 Keinsmerbrug; 3.1 Features; 3.2 Spatial analysis; 4 Mienakker; 4.1 features; 4.2 Spatial analysis; 5 Zeewijk; 5.1 Features; 5.2 Spatial Analysis |
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6 Evaluation of the methodology6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Evaluation of fieldwork; 6.3 Evaluation of spatial methods; 7 Towards an interpretation of Corded Ware Culture settlement dynamics; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Site biographies; 7.3 Biographies of life; 7.4 Biographies of abandonment and death; 7.5 Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Understanding CWC settlement dynamics; 8.3 An alternative model for CWC settlement in Noord-Holland?; 8.4 A Social Perspective by means of a spatial analysis; Literature; List of figures; List of tables; Dutch Summary -- Samenvatting; Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
This volume presents a detailed spatial analysis of the sites of Keinsmerbrug, Mienakker, and Zeewijk. These Late Neolithic settlement sites define the westernmost edge of the Corded Ware Culture (c. 2900-2300 cal BC). The people took part in a broad spectrum of activities: hunting, gathering, fishing, agriculture, animal husbandry, and artisan crafts. They maintained their regional traditions while dwelling on the edge of this Neolithic cultural group. The study depicts Neolithic households as highly mobile with sedentary and seasonal settlements. The patterns that emerge from the in-depth spatial analysis of material distributions indicate the presence of spatially bound locations for specific activities. This structuring of space further supports the identification of various dwelling structures. Neolithic monumentality is, for the first time, identified within the Dutch coastal wetlands. The biographical perspective underlines the ephemeral nature of the divide between the place of the living and the place of the ancestors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Corded Ware culture -- Netherlands
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Neolithic period -- Netherlands
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NATURE -- Fossils.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Antiquities
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Corded Ware culture
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Neolithic period
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| SUBJECT |
Netherlands -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090966
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| Subject |
Netherlands
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789492444288 |
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9492444283 |
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