Rethinking Key Transformations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Central Europe: A Radiocarbon Modeling Approach

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12210%2F25%3A43910421" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12210/25:43910421 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10814-025-09216-x" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10814-025-09216-x</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10814-025-09216-x" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10814-025-09216-x</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Rethinking Key Transformations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Central Europe: A Radiocarbon Modeling Approach

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The past two decades have revolutionized our understanding of European prehistory, shaping new grand narratives focused on core regions with rich archaeological records. These studies suggest that major sociocultural shifts in central Europe, such as the Early Neolithic transition to farming, the spread of steppe ancestry during the Late Neolithic, and the rise of complexity at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, were synchronous across extensive territories. However, peripheral areas, like uplands and vast wetlands, remain understudied despite indications of alternative developmental trajectories. Their role in broader prehistoric frameworks remains poorly understood. This paper critically reassesses these narratives by analyzing a dataset of nearly 900 radiocarbon measurements from five environmentally distinct regions in the heartland of central Europe. Using Bayesian chronological modeling and the concept of the inner periphery derived from world-systems analysis, we move beyond traditional cultural classifications to explore regional diversity in key Neolithic and Early Bronze Age transformations. Our findings reveal a significantly delayed adoption of novel practices in upland regions, challenging the notion of simultaneous and homogeneous change. This study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the interplay between core and peripheral regions, offering new perspectives on past sociocultural dynamics.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Rethinking Key Transformations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Central Europe: A Radiocarbon Modeling Approach

Popis výsledku anglicky

The past two decades have revolutionized our understanding of European prehistory, shaping new grand narratives focused on core regions with rich archaeological records. These studies suggest that major sociocultural shifts in central Europe, such as the Early Neolithic transition to farming, the spread of steppe ancestry during the Late Neolithic, and the rise of complexity at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, were synchronous across extensive territories. However, peripheral areas, like uplands and vast wetlands, remain understudied despite indications of alternative developmental trajectories. Their role in broader prehistoric frameworks remains poorly understood. This paper critically reassesses these narratives by analyzing a dataset of nearly 900 radiocarbon measurements from five environmentally distinct regions in the heartland of central Europe. Using Bayesian chronological modeling and the concept of the inner periphery derived from world-systems analysis, we move beyond traditional cultural classifications to explore regional diversity in key Neolithic and Early Bronze Age transformations. Our findings reveal a significantly delayed adoption of novel practices in upland regions, challenging the notion of simultaneous and homogeneous change. This study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the interplay between core and peripheral regions, offering new perspectives on past sociocultural dynamics.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA21-16614S" target="_blank" >GA21-16614S: Na okraji neolitizace: strategie prvních zemědělců na jihu Čech</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

ISSN

1059-0161

e-ISSN

1573-7756

Svazek periodika

Neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Neuvedeno

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

58

Strana od-do

"Neuvedeno"

Kód UT WoS článku

001634592200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105024681448