Neolithic Europe

""The transition from Early/Middle (Starčevo) to Late Neolithic (Vinča) is an issue that has been neglected in the Serbian archaeology since the middle 80's. This problem is, however, of crucial importance for understanding of the processes that lead to the introduction of Late Neolithic lifestyle in the Central Balkans. So far, two possible scenarios were more or less examined: Vinča emerged as a result of "evolution" from Starčevo; or, so-called Starčevo and Vinča cultures were separate, but simultaneously existing communities, although their relations and possible interactions have never been fully elaborated.
Rescue excavations conducted in 2011 at the site of Pavlovac - Čukar, near Vranje in southern Serbia, revealed new evidence about Early/Middle - Late Neolithic transition. The main characteristics of the archaeological material found at the site are: the presence of mixed Early and Late Neolithic pottery in the same layers; hybridization of Early and Late Neolithic features (fabric, forming and ornamental techniques and design execution on ceramic objects); and finally, frequent presence of roughly finishing, suggesting careless manufacture or lack of experience.
The examination of the ceramic objects leads to considerations related to different aspects of identity: mixing and hybridization in material culture may imply mixing of people; careless finishing of objects may suggest the presence of unexeperienced novices in the craft or newcomers unaware of local traditions; the variability of ornamental techniques and design motifs may imply lack of social pressure in learning frameworks, suggesting shift in the relations between teachers and apprentices. Evidence, therefore, strongly supports the second scenario. Consequently, in the interpretation of Early/Middle - Late Neolithic transition process we must consider the possibility that the spatial and social boundaries between Starčevo and Vinča communities collapsed and a new, shared group identity emerged.
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"The site near Dobkowice (Lower Silesia) was discovered by accident in 1971. Archaeological excavations
carried out in 1972 and 1979 to 1981 have revealed 16 features; among them various kinds of pits, the remains of
a ditch, and 4 burials related to the Jordanów culture. In 2012, interdisciplinary investigations were performed on site.
The main research goals were the confirmation of the existence of an enclosure, a re-evaluation of the absolute chronology
of the site (by radiocarbon dating) and obtaining sample material for laboratory analyses: archaeobotanical,
geoarchaeological (e.g. soil/sediment micromorphology) and osteological. In order to ensure a solid research framework
a three-step procedure has been adopted: 1) geophysical prospection with a magnetometer, which revealed a number of
anomalies indicating the presence of archaeological features, including a double ditched enclosure; 2) excavations in
designated areas, which confirmed the presence of ditches and their chronological association with the Jordanów culture;
revealed a burial in one of the ditch sections and enabled the collection of sample material; 3) laboratory analyses
(currently in progress): archaeobotanical, geoarchaeological, osteological, DNA and stable isotope analyses of the
discovered human remains and radiocarbon dating. Such an approach to site investigation permits the examination of
the archaeological record (also on the microscopic scale) and acquisition of new data, while doing limited damage to
the archaeological substance. The chosen analytical techniques will hopefully deliver new information, which will enable
a better understanding of chronology, land use patterns, and the function of enclosures in Neolithic Lower Silesia. The
aim of this paper is to present this procedure "in action" and discuss the preliminary research results."

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MONOGRAPH INSIDE THE JOURNAL 

Yu. A. Chernienko (Odessa, Ukraine)
The Sabatinovka Culture in the System of the Bronze Age Antiquities of the South of the Eastern Europe15

FROM ALFÖLD TO LOWER DON: NEOLITHISATION OF EUROPE 

E. Bánffy (Budapest, Hungary)
The Beginnings of Sedentary Life in the Western Carpathian Basin — the Role of First Transdanubian Farmers in the European Neolithic115
M. T. Tovkaylo (Kiev, Ukraine)
Neolithization of South-West Ukraine in the Light of New Researches of Gard Settlement183
A. F. Gorelik (Bochum, Germany), A. V. Tsybriy, V. V. Tsybriy (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
What did the Skull of Aurochs, an Axe and Female Statuettes Tell Us about? (On the problem of the initial neolithisation on the Lower Don)247

THE TRIPOLIAN WORLD IN EUROPEAN PREHISTORY 

J. Müller, R. Hofmann (Kiel, Germany), K. Rassmann (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), C. Mischka (Kiel, Germany), M. Yu. Videyko, N. B. Burdo (Kiev, Ukraine)
Maydanetskoe: Investigations, Based on Updated Plan285
A. G. Nikitin (Allendale, USA)
The Genetic Roots of Tripolians: Summarizing Eight Years of Research303
C.-E. Ursu, C. Aparaschivei (Suceava, Romania)
A Few Considerations on Some of the Ceramic Vessels Decorated with Stylized Anthropomorphic Representations, from Precucuteni-Tripolye A Area309

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS 

I. S. Nikitenko (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine), S. D. Lysenko (Kiev, Ukraine)
Results of the Mineralogical and Petrographic Analysis of Stone Goods from the Burial Ground Malopolovetskoye-3 and the Settlement Malopolovetskoye-2A (Kiev Region)333
S. N. Korenevskiy (Moscow, Russia), S. B. Burkov (Kislovodsk, Russia)
Copper and Early Bronze Age burials from the excavations carried out in 1988 and 1991 in Chechen Republic345

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

List of Abbreviations363
Submissions370

Stratum plus. 2014. №2
От Карпат до Кавказа: конструкции культуры

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МОНОГРАФИЯ В ЖУРНАЛЕ 

Ю. А. Черниенко (Одесса, Украина)
Сабатиновская культура в системе древностей бронзового века юга Восточной Европы15

ОТ АЛЬФЁЛЬДА ДО НИЖНЕГО ДОНА: НЕОЛИТИЗАЦИЯ ЕВРОПЫ 

Э. Банффи (Будапешт, Венгрия)
Начало оседлого образа жизни в западной части Карпатского бассейна и роль первых земледельцев Задунавья в европейском неолите115
М. Т. Товкайло (Киев, Украина)
Неолитизация Юго-Западной Украины в свете новых исследований поселения Гард183
А. Ф. Горелик (Бохум, Германия), А. В. Цыбрий, В. В. Цыбрий (Ростов-на-Дону, Россия)
О чем поведали череп тура, топор и женские статуэтки? (К проблеме начальной неолитизации Нижнего Подонья)274

ТРИПОЛЬСКИЙ МИР В ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЙ ПРЕИСТОРИИ 

Й. Мюллер, Р. Хофманн (Киль, Германия), К. Рассманн (Франкфурт-на-Майне, Германия), К. Мишка (Киль, Германия), М. Ю. Видейко, Н. Б. Бурдо (Киев, Украина)
Майданецкое: исследования по обновленному плану поселения285
А. Г. Никитин (Аллендейл, США)
Генетические корни трипольцев: что мы узнали после восьми лет исследований303
К.-Э. Урсу, К. Апараскивей (Сучава, Румыния)
Сосуды со стилизованными антропоморфными изображениями из ареала Прекукутень-Триполье А. Некоторые соображения309

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ И ПУБЛИКАЦИИ 

И. С. Никитенко (Днепропетровск, Украина), С. Д. Лысенко (Киев, Украина)
Результаты минералого-петрографического анализа изделий из камня могильника Малополовецкое-3 и поселения Малополовецкое-2А (Киевская область)333
С. Н. Кореневский (Москва, Россия), С. Б. Бурков (Кисловодск, Россия)
Погребения эпохи энеолита и начала бронзового века из раскопок в Чеченской Республике 1988 и 1991 гг.345

ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ 

Список сокращений363
Авторам Stratum plus
Требования к материалам, предоставляемым в редакцию журнала «Stratum plus»365""

"We examine bone samples of known domesticates (sheep, goat, cattle and pig) from five open-air village sites spanning most of the Neolithic period in Dalmatia, Croatia (cal 6000–4700 BC) to characterise diets of domestic animals and address questions of the origin and development of animal husbandry strategies in early farming communities. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values are analysed as proxies of diet and local environment that may indicate differences in herding and management practices between domesticated species. Results are compared to those reported for faunal remains found at other Neolithic sites from coastal Croatia and the wider Adriatic region. We find that isotopic values remain stable for cattle and ovicaprids during most of the Neolithic, suggesting that husbandry of these species remained fundamentally the same throughout the period in much of the Adriatic. However, temporal differences identified among pigs indicate changes in associated management practices through time, and may be a result of different foddering practices.
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"Chers Collègues,

Les IIe Rencontres Nord-Sud de Préhistoire Récente se dérouleront à Dijon, du 19 au 21 novembre 2015.

Cette manifestation aura pour thème : « Habitations et habitat du Néolithique à l’âge du Bronze en France et ses marges »

Il s’agit d’un colloque commun organisé par l’APRAB (Association pour la promotion de la Recherche sur l’âge du Bronze), InterNéo (Association pour les Etudes Interrégionales sur le Néolithique et les RMPR (Rencontres Méridionales de Préhistoire Récente).

Le colloque est réalisé sous le parrainage de la Société Préhistorique Française et en partenariat avec l’Université de Bourgogne, l’UMR 6298 ArTeHiS, le Service Régional de l’Archéologie de Bourgogne, le Ministère de la Culture et l’INRAP.

L’appel à communications / posters est ouvert jusqu’au 30 juin 2014
Les préinscriptions au colloque sont ouvertes.


Informations, inscriptions et propositions de communications sur : http://ns2.sciencesconf.org

Contact : ns2@sciencesconf.org

Dear Colleagues,

The “IIe Rencontres Nord-Sud de Préhistoire Récente” (French Neolithic and Bronze Age Conference) will be held between 19 and 21 November 2015 at Dijon (France).

This Conference will focus on “Habitations and settlement from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in France and margins”.

It is a joint conference organized by the APRAB (Association for the Advancement of Research on the Bronze Age), InterNéo (Interregional Association for Studies on Neolithic) and RMPR (Meridional Meetings of Recent Prehistory).

The Conference is conducted with the patronage of the Société Préhistorique Française in partnership with the Université de Bourgogne, the UMR 6298 ArTeHiS, the Service Régional de l’Archéologie de Bourgogne (regional Archaeology Service of Burgundy), the Ministère de la Culture (French Ministry of Culture) and the INRAP.

The call for papers (posters or oral communications) is now open until the June 30, 2014
Registrations are now open

Information, registrations and call for paper: http://ns2.sciencesconf.org

Contact: ns2@sciencesconf.org

For the Conference committees
Olivier Lemercier

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Tools from osseous materials were used for a variety of tasks during prehistoric times – for processing organic materials such as leather, hide, plant fibres; but they may have been also used for the manufacture of flint tools, as percussors, hammers, retouching tools, or anvils. These are relatively easily identifiable through characteristic use wear traces and numerous examples of them were noted on sites throughout Europe, covering the span from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic. These tools are important not only in reconstructing the chaîne opératoire for flint tools, but also for linking together different industries into general technology studies. In this paper, tools connected with flint manufacture identified so far in the Starčevo culture bone industry will be presented. These were mainly used as retouching tools or pressure flakers, and all of them were made from antler. They cover the span from ad hoc, expedient, to the carefully shaped tools.

Detta arbete utgör en högst personligt färgad översikt över den forskning som skedde mellan 2000-2005 och som behandlar hällbilder och hällbildstraditioner i norra Europa. Sammanställningen är uppdelad i sex avsnitt. Efter en kortare inledning följer en geografisk översikt över den forskning som skett i olika regioner i Norden. Därefter följer en tematisk diskussion. Framställningen avslutas med några betraktelser som försöker föreslå hur vi kan vidga vår förståelse av hällbildsfenomenet i framtiden, följt av en engelsk sammanfattning. Sist följer källor och referenser till de diskuterade arbetena.