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

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23239145
AutoresPoul Otto Nielsen (National Museum of Denmark, autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume14
Páginas19-34
Data de publicação2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Nordic Archaeological Science – JONAS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1650-1519 • E-ISSN: 2002-4223
EditoraStockholms University - Föreningen Laborativ Arkeologi (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.65612/jonas.v14i.64387
OpenAlexW2183255722
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências 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