Del 20 i serien South-East European History

Symbolism as Pre-Writing System in Anatolia and Southeast Europe

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This volume, the first of its kind, introduces readers to the study of prehistoric symbolism in southeastern Europe. It brings together a range of experts to present case studies, address new data, and critique traditional topics in the literature. Collectively the authors focus on prehistoric symbolism connected with the pivotal era of human history labelled the Neolithic Revolution, which developed in the ‘fertile crescent’ and spread from Anatolia to southeastern Europe. This process was gradual rather than sudden, developing, spreading and changing sporadically across geographic regions. This volume covers the emergence of symbolism, its first uses as sacral symbolism with and on figurines, tablets, and other artefacts, and its gradual evolution towards pre-writing. It considers and incorporates recent DNA analysis in this context, and addresses themes such as the ‘Mother Goddess’. This book will be essential reading for those interested in European prehistory and in the emergence of writing systems.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-30
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt483 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSouth-East European History
Antal sidor260
Upplaga26001
FörlagPeter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN9783034359139

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Sorin Paliga graduated from the University of Bucharest in 1980. His research is primarily focused on the cultures and languages of Central Europe, but also on southeast Europe and its fascinating evolution from the Neolithic Revolution down to recent times. The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded him its special prize for promoting Czech culture abroad in 2009.Lily Bonga studied at Cornell, Brandeis, and Temple University. She has presented, published, and excavated at several prehistoric sites throughout Greece and specializes in the Neolithic period. Her current independent research is centred on the Early Neolithic period in Western Macedonia.

List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword - Sorin Paliga, Prehistoric symbolism and the Pre-Indo-European heritage - Marco Merlini, A Neolithic writing in southeastern Europe. An assessment of the research - Murat Turgut and Nur Bal, The importance of Burdur and its surroundings in the spread of the Mother Goddess cult - Adamantios Sampson and Minas Tsikritsis, Prehistoric script in the Cyclades in the third millennium BC - Christina Marangou, Neolithic signs: materialising memory, notation and transmission - Senica Țurcanu, Prehistoric anthropomorphic vessels and their symbolic messages - Alexandra Comșa, Symbolism of Neo-Eneolithic skeletal finds in Romania - Franco Enio Todorović and Marcel Burić, Through the eyes of the figurines: contemporary legacy of Marija Gimbutas - Mihai Netea, Neolithic migrations and their impact on population genetics in the Balkan Peninsula - Addenda, A tentative chronology of the main Neolithic cultures - Glossary - Notes on Contributors