Archaeology in the Žitava Valley I : : The LBK and Želiezovce Settlement Site of Vráble.

• Superior document: Scales of Transformation Series ; v.9
• Author: Furholt, M.
• TeilnehmendeR: Cheben, I.; Müller, J. | Bistáková.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Sidestone Press,, 2021.; {copy}2020.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Scales of Transformation Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (546 pages)

The early Neolithic site of Vráble (5250-4950 cal BCE) is among the largest LBK settlement agglomerations in Central Europe, and exceptional within the southwest Slovakian area. Geophysical surveys revealed more than 300 houses, grouped into three contemporary neighbourhoods, one of which is delineated by a complex ditched enclosure system. This enclosure is associated with a large number of human remains, which reveal new patterns of burial and deposition practices. This volume presents the first part of the results of an international research project that was started in 2012 and aims to explore the social implications of settlement concentration in the context of early farming communities, on the background of subsistence patterns and landscape use.This is the first volume of "Archaeology in the Žitava valley", and it presents the finds, features and data uncovered and synthesised from our archaeological, pedological, geophysical, archaeobotanical, anthropological, zoo-archaeological and stable isotope studies on the site of Vráble "Veľké Lehemby" and "Fárske" in southwest Slovakia. These data are used to reconstruct the social and economic patterns and social processes, highlighting a growing tension between incentives of cooperation and sharing vs. monopolisation of resources and individual interests, driving the 300-year history of this site until its total abandonment. While the history of Vráble is unique, it holds clues for a better understanding of the overall, central European phenomenon of large, enclosed settlements of the later LBK, their association with rituals and violence involving human bodies, and the end of the LBK social world.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface of the editors -- Preface -- Section 1: Introduction -- 1.1. The research project at the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Ivan Cheben, Martin Furholt -- Section 2: Scientific analyses at Vráble -- 2.1. Revealing the general picture: Magnetic prospection on the multiperiod site of Vráble 'Fidvár'/ 'Veľké Lehemby'/'Farské' -- Kay Winkelmann, Jozef Bátora, Isabel Hohle, Johannes Kalmbach, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Knut Rassmann -- 2.2. Extending archaeological documentation from 2D to 3D: The benefits of geophysical on-site measurements in excavations -- Natalie Pickartz, Erica Corradini, Raphael Kahn, Diana Panning, Knut Rassmann, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Martin Furholt, Dennis Wilken, Tina Wunderlich, Wolfgang Rabbel -- 2.3. Geomorphological and geoarchaeological investigations at the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Stefan Dreibrodt, Hans-Rudolf Bork -- Section 3: Settlement features and Human burials -- 3.1. The archaeological features from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Robert Staniuk, Martin Furholt, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Ivan Cheben -- 3.2. The burials and human remains from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Zuzana Hukeľová -- Section 4: Chronology -- Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková, Bastian Wolthoff, Wiebke Mainusch, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Martin Furholt -- 4.2. Radiocarbon dating at the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Robert Staniuk, Maria Wunderlich, John Meadows, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben -- Section 5: Material culture, plants and animal data -- 5.1. Pottery and ornamental styles from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková -- Chapter 5.2. The lithic material from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble.

Michal Cheben, Pavla Hršelová, Maria Wunderlich, Kata Szilágyi -- Chapter 5.3. The bone artefacts from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Rebekka Eckelmann -- Chapter 5.4. The animal remains from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Rebekka Eckelmann, Ulrich Schmölcke, Cheryl A. Makarewicz -- 5.5. Archaeobotanical remains from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Dragana Filipović, Helmut Kroll, Wiebke Kirleis -- 5.6. Little but worth it: Anthracological data and thoughts on forestation in the surroundings of the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Tim M. Schroedter -- 5.7 Snail shells from the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Frank Schlütz -- Chapter 5.8. Stable isotopic perspectives on animal and human diet at the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Section 6: Synthesis -- 6.1. On the demographic development of the LBK and Želiezovce settlement sites of Vráble and the Upper Žitava Valley -- Johannes Müller, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Ivan Cheben, Maria Wunderlich, Martin Furholt -- 6.2. Patterns of subsistence at the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Martin Furholt, Rebekka Eckelmann, Dragana Filipovic, Rosalind E. Gillis, Johannes Müller -- Chapter 6.3. The political economy of the LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble -- Maria Wunderlich, Johannes Müller, Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková, Martin Furholt, Nils Müller-Scheeßel -- Contributors -- Blank Page -- Blank Page.