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Going Over: The Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in North-West Europe

The Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition in North-West Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

AvWhittle,Alasdair Whittle,Vicki Cummings,Cardiff University) Whittle, Alasdair (Distinguished Research Professor, Distinguished Research Professor,University of Central Lancashire) Cummings, Vicki (Lecturer in Archaeology

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The processes involved in the transformation of society from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to Neolithic farmers were complex. They involved changes not only in subsistence but also in how people thought about themselves and their worlds, from their pasts to their animals. Two sets of protagonists have often been lined up in the long-running debates about these processes: on the one hand incoming farmers and on the other indigenous hunter-gatherers. Both have found advocates as the dominant force in the transitions to a new way of life. North-west Europe presents a very rich data set for this fundamental change, and recent research has both extended and deepened our knowledge of regional sequences, from the sixth to the fourth millennia cal BC. One of the most striking results is the evident diversity from northern Spain to southern Scandinavia. No one region is quite like another; hunter-gatherers and early farmers alike were also varied and the old labels of Mesolithic and Neolithic are increasingly inadequate to capture the diversity of human agency and belief.Surveys of the most recent evidence presented here also strongly suggest a diversity of transformations. Some cases of colonisation on the one hand, and indigenous adoption on the other, can still be argued but many situations now seem to involve complex fusions and mixtures. This wide-ranging set of papers by leading specialists offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of this fundamental transition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-11-22
Mått167 x 242 x 39 mm
Vikt1 562 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieProceedings of the British Academy 144
Antal sidor640
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780197264140

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Introduction: transitions and transformationsFrom Mesolithic to Neolithic modes of thoughtFrom Mesolithic to Early Neolithic in the western MediterraneanNeighbours but diverse: social change in north-west Iberia during the transition from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic (5500-4000 cal BC)Beyond the models: 'Neolithisation' in Central EuropeBeyond 'migration' versus 'acculturation': new models for the spread of agricultureMobility, specialisation and community diversity in the Linearbandkeramik: isotopic evidence from the skeletonsExploiting molecular and isotopic signals at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transitionNeolithic cattle domestication as seen from ancient DNASubstitution of species, techniques and symbols at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in western EuropeThe Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Paris Basin: a reviewNeolithic fragrances : Mesolithic-Neolithic interactions in western FranceChanging places: monuments and the Neolithic transition in western FranceThe neolithisation of the Scheldt basin in western BelgiumThe gradual transition to farming in the Lower Rhine BasinMesolithic mythsThe Neolithic sensory revolution: monumentality and the experience of landscapeHouses, bodies and tombsNeolithic farming in Britain and central Europe: contrast or continuity?The temporality of transformation: dating the early development of the southern British NeolithicThe Thames Valley in the late fifth and early fourth millennium cal BC: the appearance of domestication and the evidence for changeMesolithic-Neolithic transitions in Britain: from essence to inhabitationFrom Picardie to Pickering and Pencraig Hill? New information on the 'Carinated Bowl Neolithic' in northern BritainFrom midden to megalith? The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in western BritainThe Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in western Scotland: a review and new evidence from TireeParallel worlds or multi-stranded identities? Considering the process of 'going over' in Ireland and the Irish Sea zoneFrom fish and seal to sheep and cattle: new research into the process of neolithisation in northern GermanyMistrust traditions, consider innovations? The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern ScandinaviaGoing over: people and their times

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