The making of chalcolithic assembly places

Trypillia megasites as materialized consensus among equal strangers

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ID3919408
AutoresMarco Nebbia (0000-0003-0084-2411), Bisserka Gaydarska (0000-0002-6236-872X), Andrew R Millard (0000-0002-8290-7428), Andrew Millard (0000-0002-3895-2854), John Chapman (0009-0002-9645-5634)
Ano2018
Volume50
Fascículo1
Páginas41-61
Data de publicação2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2018.1474133
OpenAlexW2804102047
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas33

In the last decade, we have witnessed a second methodological revolution in research into the Trypillia megasites of Ukraine – the largest sites in fourth-millennium BC Europe and possibly the world. However, these methodological advances have not been accompanied by parallel advances in the understanding of the nature and development of the megasites. New data have led to a ‘tipping point’ which leads us to reject the traditional interpretation of megasites as long-term centres permanently occupied by tens of thousands of people. \n \nThe contention of the alternative approach is the temporary, short-term dwelling of much smaller populations at megasites such as Nebelivka. In this article, the authors present two alternative models for the gradual emergence of the highly structured plan of the Trypillia megasite

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