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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23239145
AutoresPoul Otto Nielsen (National Museum of Denmark, autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen14
Páginas19-34
Fecha de publicación2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Nordic Archaeological Science – JONAS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1650-1519 • E-ISSN: 2002-4223
EditorialStockholms University - Föreningen Laborativ Arkeologi (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.65612/jonas.v14i.64387
OpenAlexW2183255722
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas2

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