Persistent Traditions
Autor Luc W. S. W. Amkreutzen Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 dec 2013
This work brings together a comprehensive array of excavated archaeological sites in the Lower Rhine Area. Their analysis shows that the succession of Late Mesolithic, Swifterbant culture, Hazendonk group and Vlaardingen culture societies represents a continuous long-term tradition of inhabitation of the wetlands and wetland margins of this area, forming a culturally continuous record of communities in the transition to agriculture.
After demonstrating the diversity of the Mesolithic, the subsequent developments regarding Neolithisation are studied from an indigenous perspective. Foregrounding the relationship between local communities and the dynamic wetland landscape, the study shows that the archaeological evidence of regional inhabitation points to long-term flexible behaviour and pragmatic decisions being made concerning livelihood, food economy and mobility. This disposition also influenced how the novel elements of Neolithisation were incorporated. Animal husbandry, crop cultivation and sedentism were an addition to the existing broad spectrum economy but were incorporated within a set of integrative strategies.
For the interpretation of Neolithisation this study offers a complementary approach to existing research. Instead of arguing for a short transition based on the economic importance of domesticates and cultigens at sites, this study emphasises the persistent traditions of the communities involved. New elements, instead of bringing about radical changes, are shown to be attuned to existing hunter-gatherer practices. By documenting indications of the mentalit of the inhabitants of the wetlands, it is demonstrated that their mindset remained essentially 'Mesolithic' for millennia.
This book is accompanied by a separate 422 page volume containing the appendices. These constitute a comprehensive inventory of 159, mostly excavated archaeological sites in the Lower Rhine Area.
Preț: 486.84 lei
Nou
Puncte Express: 730
Preț estimativ în valută:
93.17€ • 96.78$ • 77.39£
93.17€ • 96.78$ • 77.39£
Carte tipărită la comandă
Livrare economică 30 ianuarie-05 februarie 25
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789088902031
ISBN-10: 9088902038
Pagini: 546
Dimensiuni: 210 x 280 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.85 kg
Editura: Sidestone Press Dissertations
ISBN-10: 9088902038
Pagini: 546
Dimensiuni: 210 x 280 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.85 kg
Editura: Sidestone Press Dissertations
Notă biografică
Since 2008 Dr. Amkreutz has been the curator of Prehistory at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO). Apart from numerous exhibitions, he worked on the 2011 new permanent exhibition Archaeology of the Netherlands, offering a fresh perspective on 300,000 years of the country¿s history. Amkreutz is also a member of the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University. He has conducted wide-ranging research including field projects into Early Neolithic farmers and the investigations of burial mounds. Currently he is involved in researching the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Prehistory of Doggerland.