Martin Furholt Books

This volume presents papers from the 2011 conference of the European Association of Archaeologists in Oslo, focusing on new research regarding the interplay of landscape, history, and society in the northern European Neolithic. It emphasizes the Funnel Beaker complex and related contexts, with case studies spanning from Poland and the Czech Republic to Norway and Scotland. Key discussions include the role of enclosures, from early causewayed types linked to the Neolithic's inception to palisaded enclosures in Scotland and Sweden towards the period's end. The volume also explores Neolithic burial practices and megalithic architecture across diverse landscapes in northern Europe. Additionally, it highlights the importance of non-monumentalized places, such as fens and seashores, in shaping the Neolithic worldview. The concluding articles examine the significance of specific material culture forms—axes, grinding stones, pottery, and food—in social reproduction during this period. Overall, this collection offers valuable new data and international perspectives on Neolithic societies, histories, and landscapes in northern Europe.

The Baden Complex and the Outside World, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Meeting of the EAA in Cracow, 19-24th September 2006, (Eds.) M. Furholt, M. Szmyt, A. Zastawny, E. Schalk, Studien zur Archäologie in Ostmitteleuropa, Band 4, Bonn 2008

Zu den folgenreichsten Entwicklungen, die im Laufe der Menschheitsgeschichte Westanatolien und Griechenland über die Ägäis hinweg verbanden, zählen die Prozesse, die vereinfachend mit dem Begriff der „Neolithisierung“ umschrieben werden. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich in diachroner Perspektive mit den gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen, die mit diesem Begriff im Zusammenhang stehen. Grundlage ist eine möglichst flächendeckende Erfassung und statistische Auswertung des verfügbaren und quantifizierbaren archäologischen Materials des 7-4. Jts. v. Chr. in der Westtürkei und Griechenland. Aufbauend auf einer handlungstheoretischen Perspektive werden auf lokaler und regionaler Skalenebene die Änderung und Dynamik von Handlungskontexten, Interaktionsräumen, die Ägäis überspannenden sozialen Netzwerken, Subsistenzstrategien und ökonomischen Strukturen sowie die Zusammensetzung sozialer Gemeinschaften untersucht. Diese verschiedenen Ebenen sozialer Handlungsräume führt der Autor schließlich zusammen, um die ab 6600 v. Chr. einsetzende Expansion neolithischer Lebensformen nach Europa besser verstehen und die darauf folgenden überregionalen sozialen Prozesse einordnen zu können.

Discussions on the 3rd millennium BC in Central and Northern Europe are dominated by narratives linked to notable archaeological features, such as the extensive classification of archaeological units, homogeneity in material culture, changes in burial customs, shifts in settlement patterns, and continuity into the Early Bronze Age. The formation of the Corded Ware and Bell Beaker units is interpreted as a fundamental societal reorganization, characterized by increased hierarchy and patriarchy, as well as expanded networks. This transformation is attributed to either internal developments or significant migrations from the east or west, leading to new social relations, economic foundations (like pastoralism and metallurgy), and ideological systems emphasizing individual and gender roles, setting the stage for the European Bronze Age. The workshop session published here, titled “Transitional Landscapes? Spatial Patterns, Standardised Burials and Intensified Communication in the 3rd Millennium BC in Europe,” was held in Kiel in spring 2013. It aimed to unite scholars from various regions to evaluate prevailing narratives of the era from diverse local and regional perspectives. The motivation arose from the belief that these narratives overlook significant local, regional, and temporal variations, which, if acknowledged, could challenge their alignment with the archaeological record. Furthermore, understanding the social phenomena

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