@article{MTMT:34788384, title = {The Evil Twin: Older Bronze Age Ceramic Typology of the Nordic Circle}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34788384}, author = {Schaefer-Di Maida, Stefanie}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2023-2035}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, volume = {0}, unique-id = {34788384}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {This paper focuses on the Older Bronze Age pottery of the Nordic Circle, which has so far been given a wide berth in research. Due to the insufficient amount of published material, the study applied the classical and yet often frowned upon type classification and brought it into dialogue with multivariate statistical analyses. This represents then the first overview study of the Older Bronze Age ceramic material of Schleswig-Holstein and it is even more relevant, because it can can be helpful for later refinements and the classification of further material. In addition to the elaboration of ten vessel categories, which in turn could be subdivided into different numbers of types and type variants, the study makes clear how pottery production gains during the course of the Older Bronze Age in variety of form, size and expression. Links between this increasing complexity and the change in burial customs around 1300 BCE are also highlighted in relation to other changes in this period that have already been identified in the context of intensive transformation research in this region, so that the relevance of an examination of Older Bronze Age pottery becomes even clearer.}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1613-0804}, pages = {1-24} } @article{MTMT:34687374, title = {Exploring the chronostratigraphy of a Bronze Age settlement through core drilling}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34687374}, author = {Lie, Marian Adrian and Găvan, Alexandra and Kienlin, Tobias L. and Röpke, Astrid and Zickel, Mirijam and Zerl, Tanja}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2023-2026}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, volume = {0}, unique-id = {34687374}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {Core drilling has been used successfully in archaeology for a variety of applications, including mapping stratigraphy across large areas, estimating feature depth and content, understanding site formation processes, as well as complementing information obtained through surface collection and geophysical survey. In this paper, we provide an overview of the first core drilling campaign carried out in 2021 on the outer settlement of the Bronze Age tell from Toboliu in western Romania. The overall aim of this coring program was to gather information regarding the nature of various features within the settlement, with a focus on the anomalies visible in the geomagnetic site plan. Based on 165 drilled cores, a reconstruction of the site’s stratigraphy is presented in this paper. This reconstruction was controlled and confirmed by excavations in one of the coring transects where the stratigraphic interpretation of the cores could be linked with the excavated stratigraphy. Additionally, samples for radiocarbon dating were collected from several cores. Based on this data, we discuss preliminary insights into possible house locations and preservation issues, as well as the chronological development and occupation sequence of this complex site.}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1613-0804} } @article{MTMT:34314741, title = {Chronology of the Seima-Turbino bronzes, early Shang Dynasty and Santorini eruption}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34314741}, author = {Grigoriev, Stanislav}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2023-2028}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {34314741}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {Seima-Turbino bronzes spread in Eurasia at the transition to the Late Bronze Age. However, the absolute chronology of this horizon remains unclear. Radiocarbon chronology now determines their interval to have been ca. 22nd-20th centuries BC, or the first third of the 2nd millennium BC. The presence of this tradition from Europe to China makes it possible to associate them with historical chronology. The basis for this is the chronologies of the early Shang Dynasty in China, Central Europe and the Shaft Graves of Greece. The Santorini eruption presents an opportunity to compare these chronologies. As a result, the Seima-Turbino bronzes are dated to the first half of the 17th century BC, or within the 18th century BC to the first half of the 16th century BC. This suggests that as the radiocarbon method develops, its results will be close to historical chronology.}, keywords = {CHINA; Santorini; Seima-Turbino; historical chronology; historische Chronologie}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1613-0804} } @article{MTMT:34310328, title = {Verifying the chronology of Ukrainian Neolithic}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34310328}, author = {Kiosak, Dmytro and Kotova, Nadezhda and Demchenko, Olha and Bardeckyi, Andrii and Werra, Dagmara H.}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2022-2058}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {34310328}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {This paper addresses the earliest Neolithic phases in Ukraine: aspects relating to the chronology, methods and time of Neolithisation. In general, the earliest Neolithisation relates to the times of the Linear Pottery culture. Nevertheless, Ukraine has numerous eco-zones so the process could have been different in other zones. The authors emphasize that the key to getting closer to solving this problem is the chronology-re-dating and validation program. Hitherto dates of one culture or period of culture have been treated against each other. This article presents a small series of AMS from well-defined contexts of four sites, previously dated by the Kyiv radiocarbon facility. The results are compared with existing dates in order to establish the validity of existing chronologies for the Neolithic of Ukraine. Obtained results allowed the authors to conclude that the Kyiv dates should not be obligatorily treated as wrong. Furthermore, the authors reopened the discussion to establish what was the role of LBK and Azov-Dnieper culture communities in spreading farming and herding in Ukraine during the second half of the VIth millennium BC.}, keywords = {Ukraine; chronology; Neolithic; linear pottery culture; Azov-Dnieper culture}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1613-0804}, orcid-numbers = {Werra, Dagmara H./0000-0003-2233-1663} } @article{MTMT:34302941, title = {Early farming settlement of the marginal zone of loess uplands and its palaeoenvironmental context - a case study of the Ilza Piedmont (S Poland)}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34302941}, author = {Szeliga, Marcin and Mroczek, Przemyslaw and Dobrowolski, Radoslaw and Chodorowski, Jacek and Litynska-Zajac, Maria and Moskal-del Hoyo, Magdalena and Pidek, Irena Agnieszka and Makowiecki, Daniel and Furmanek, Miroslaw and Plak, Andrzej and Barga-Wieclawska, Jadwiga and Zagorski, Piotr}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2023-2002}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {34302941}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {The results of previous researches conducted across the upland territories of Central Europe reflect a considerably close correlation between the settlement by prehistoric agricultural societies and the ranges of the local loess covers. This correspondence - caused mainly by the high utility value of the territories in question, especially the presence of fertile soils and convenient geomorphological and hydrological conditions - is apparent even for the earliest phase of the Neolithic, and is clearly confirmed for later periods of prehistory. Until recently, this state of research concurred the interpretation that the neighbouring non-loess uplands had not been permanently settled, but only temporarily penetrated in order to exploit local resources (e.g., flint outcrops). This observation also applies to the territory being the essential subject of this paper, that is the sandy loam areas of the Ilza Piedmont, which is the direct northern forefield of the loess Sandomierz Upland. The results of interdisciplinary research conducted in this territory during the last several years allow us to considerably complete and verify the previous findings. They clearly confirm the intense and long-lasting character of the local settlement between the Early Neolithic and the Early Iron Age, as well as the typically agricultural activities of societies linked with different cultures that successively settled the discussed area during that time period. The obtained data show us the previously little known phenomenon of forming and functioning of the settlement microregions occupying uplands located outside the range of the compact loess cover, that is within ecological and landscape zones that were not preferred by prehistoric, early agricultural societies inhabiting the old upland territories of Central Europe. They also indirectly indicate the considerable flexibility and adaptability of early farmers, which made it possible for them to effectively colonise the definitely less rich territories located outside the compact area of the loess uplands since as early as the earliest phase of the Neolithic. This fact creates important possibilities for future research, allowing us to suspect that analogous settlement clusters also existed across the peripheral zones of other Central European loess uplands.}, keywords = {SETTLEMENT; agricultural activity; loess covers and non-loess areas; interdisciplinary analyses; Early Neolithic - Iron Age}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1613-0804}, orcid-numbers = {Dobrowolski, Radoslaw/0000-0002-6504-5643; Makowiecki, Daniel/0000-0002-1821-4627} } @article{MTMT:34272010, title = {Is it 'Sus-picious'? Revisiting the Presence of the Wild Boar on the Island of Crete}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34272010}, author = {Smisek, Michal and Molnarova, Miriam}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2022-2064}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {34272010}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {The presence of wild boar on the island of Crete has been discussed since the beginning of Cretan archaeology. Presumed wild individuals are depicted on various types of objects from the Minoan period. Wild pig remains have been identified on several Cretan sites ranging from the Neolithic to the Byzantine period. Despite the relatively large number of such reports, the nature of evidence from the island is often unclear or at least questionable. Available biometric data do not support the establishment of a stable wild population on the island during its history. This paper provides a detailed overview of contemporary evidence and highlights the need for systematic data collection.}, keywords = {Sus scrofa; Biometry; Crete; Wild pig remains; Bronze Age iconography; Boar's tusk}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1613-0804}, orcid-numbers = {Molnarova, Miriam/0000-0002-3653-0586} } @article{MTMT:34190327, title = {Mortuary palisades, single graves and cultural admixture: The establishment of Corded Ware culture on the Jutland Peninsula}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34190327}, author = {Nielsen, S.K. and Johannsen, N.N.}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2023-2022}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {34190327}, issn = {0079-4848}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1613-0804} } @article{MTMT:33415133, title = {Turkeve-Terehalom in the Eastern Carpathian Basin. Bronze Age multi-stratified site provides high-precision chronology with continental implications}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33415133}, author = {Daroczi, Tibor-Tamas and Csanyi, Marietta and Tarnoki, Judit and Nagy, Fanni and Olsen, Jesper}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2022-2024}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {33415133}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {The multi-stratified site of Turkeve-Terehalom presents an exceptional opportunity to establish the start and the end of the Middle Bronze Age in the Eastern Carpathian Basin and to refine its inner chronology. The chronological potential of the site rests on the meticulous excavation campaigns over a decade. This potential has been harvested by linking stratified finds, particularly pottery, to narrow, calibrated age-ranges. The result has implications for local chronology while also prompting questions about how to synchronise long-range connectivity with central and northern Europe and the Aegean, as well. The resulting chronological model for Turkeve-Terehalom firstly challenges prevailing chronological views regarding the life-spans of Bronze Age structures with beaten clay floors, secondly the direction of the wave of destruction and/or abandonment of multi-stratified sites in the Carpathian Basin, and thirdly the continental networking during the Middle Bronze Age.}, keywords = {DESTRUCTION; LONGEVITY; SETTLEMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; chronology; Houses; synchronisation; Bayesian modelling; Long-range connections; clay floors}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1613-0804} } @article{MTMT:33354519, title = {Hunte 4: Re-validation of a Bell Beaker domestic site in the Dummer region in northwestern Germany}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33354519}, author = {Brozio, Jan Piet and Feeser, Ingo and Heumueller, Marion and Mueller, Johannes and Corradini, Erica and Kirleis, Wiebke and Doerfler, Walter and Erkul, Ercan and Wunderlich, Tina}, doi = {10.1515/pz-2022-2020}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, unique-id = {33354519}, issn = {0079-4848}, abstract = {One of the few areas of the central North European Plain with settlement structures of the Single Grave groups (SG) as well as the Bell Beaker (BB) phenomenon is the Dummer region in northwestern Germany. This region is characterised by extensive wetlands on the southern border of the Northern Lowland and has been subject of several research projects on Mesolithic and Neolithic sites since the last century. Archaeological prospections in the 1940s led to the detection of a domestic site of the BB groups at the Hunte 4 site. In 2020, new research was carried out at this site, which, through the integration of archaeology, geophysics and palynology, identified a Late SG and BB site and reconstructed the surrounding landscape. In contrast to the Hunte 1 settlement with building structures 2.5 km to the south, which also shows SG and BB activities, the results of the investigations at Hunte 4 point to a temporary use of the site. Consequently, a settlement system can be reconstructed in the region of the Dummer for the second half of the third millennium and at the beginning of the second millennium BCE, which consisted of at least one permanent settlement and at the minimum one temporarily used sites - several more could be presumed but have to yet be localised. At the same time, the Dummer region marks the southern border of a settlement system in the central Northern European Plain which is characterised by less domestic site, less permanent settlement sites and buildings structures. This contrasts with the increasing number of known settlement sites in the surrounding regions of the central Northern European Plain and suggests a higher translocality of individuals and groups in this area.}, keywords = {Geophysics; environmental studies; settlement systems; Bell Beaker phenomenon; Northern European Plain; Lake Dummer; wetland area; Single Grave groups}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1613-0804} } @article{MTMT:33266435, title = {The Hajdúböszörmény-Csege-halom Hoard and its Related Finds in Europe}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33266435}, author = {Tarbay, János Gábor}, journal-iso = {PRAEHIST Z}, journal = {PRAEHISTORISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT}, volume = {aop}, unique-id = {33266435}, issn = {0079-4848}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1613-0804}, pages = {1-48} }