Social Structures and Social Evolution Among Early Bronze-Age Communities in South-Eastern Poland

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ID19448403
Authorsławomir Kadrow (0000-0002-7169-1027, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume2
Issue2
Pages229-248
Publication date1994-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0965-7665 • E-ISSN: 2057-7869
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1179/096576694800719148
OpenAlexW1978492819
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

The Mierzanowice culture evolved in the early Bronze Age north of the Carpathians. By looking at settlement geography, it is proposed here that the people of the Mierzanowice culture practised arable agriculture and stock rearing in equal measure, and that they lived in micro-regions, defined by two or three main, peramanent settlements and a number of smaIl short-lived settlements and camps for exploiting local flint resources and pasturage. They had maintained an earlier Corded Ware pastoral tradition but had been pushed into greater reliance on agriculture. The resultant culture was much more egalitarian and highly seH-sufficient. A situation that was only finally to change when long-distance bronze trade brought an end to the culture.The Mierzanowice culture evolved in the early Bronze Age north of the Carpathians. By looking at settlement geography, it is proposed here that the people of the Mierzanowice culture practised arable agriculture and stock rearing in equal measure, and that they lived in micro-regions, defined by two or three main, peramanent settlements and a number of smaIl short-lived settlements and camps for exploiting local flint resources and pasturage. They had maintained an earlier Corded Ware pastoral tradition but had been pushed into greater reliance on agriculture. The resultant culture was much more egalitarian and highly seH-sufficient. A situation that was only finally to change when long-distance bronze trade brought an end to the culture.La culture de Mierzanowice a évolué durant l'Age du Bronze Ancien au nord des Carpathes. A travers l'examen de la géographie de l'habitat, on propose ici que les peuples de la culture de Mierzanowice pratiquaient l'agriculture arable et l'elevage en proportion égale, et qu'ils vivaient en micro-régions définies par deux ou trois habitats principaux permanents et un certain nombre de petits habitats à occupation de courte durée, et de camps d' exploitation locale du silex et de paturage. Ils ont maintenu la tradition de l'Bevage de la culture de Corded Ware, mais ils etaient pousse a compter plus sur l'agriculture arable. La culture résultant etait plus égalitaire et indépendanl L'échange du bronze provoquait des changes et le fin de la culture de Mierzanowice.Die Mierzanowice-Kultur entwickelte sich in der frühen Bronzezeit nördlich der Karpaten. Anhand einer Betrachtung der Siedlungsgeographie wird vorgeschlagen, daß die Menschen der Mierzanowice-Kultur in gleichem Maße Ackerbau und Viehzucht betrieben, sowie daß sie in Kleinregionen lebten, die definiert waren durch zwei oder drei dauerhafte Siedlungen und eine Anzahl von kleinen, kurzzeitigen Siedlungsplitzen und Lagem zur Ausbeutung lokaler Flintressourcen und im Rahmen von Weidewirtschaft Sie batten eine frühere nomadische Tradition der Schnurkeramikzeit beibehalten, waren aber in größere Abhängigkeit von der Landwirtschaft getrieben worden. Die so entstandene Kultur war viel egalitärer und in hohem Maße autark – eine Situation, die sich erst ändern sollte, a1sder Bronzefemhandel der Kultur schließlichdas Ende bereitete

Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Economic geography · Geography · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution

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