Causewayed camps, palisade enclosures and central settlements of the Middle Neolithic in Denmark

Bibliographic Data

ID23239145
AuthorsPoul Otto Nielsen (National Museum of Denmark, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume14
Pages19-34
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Nordic Archaeological Science – JONAS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1650-1519 • E-ISSN: 2002-4223
PublisherStockholms University - Föreningen Laborativ Arkeologi (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.65612/jonas.v14i.64387
OpenAlexW2183255722
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited2

Many causewayed camps were transformed into settlements where various rituals continued to be performed. Such settlements are among the largest known from the Danish Middle Neolithic and are labelled ‘central settlements’ because of their size and character as ceremonial centres. The palisade enclosures of the late Funnel-Beaker Culture are interpreted along the same lines. A parallel development towards larger settlements took place within contemporaneous culture groups in Central Europe.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Beaker · Funnel · Geography · Human settlement · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History