Diachronic Settlement Studies in the Metal Ages
Report on the ESF workshop Moesgård, Denmark, 14-18 October 2000
A part of the series Jysk Arkæologisk Selskabs Skrifter (45) , and the subject area Archaeology (general)
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Edited by
Henrik Thrane
With contributions by
Jens-Henrik Bech,
Nils Björhem,
Mark Edmonds,
Václav Furmanek,
Eike Gringmuth-Dallmer,
Jacek Górski,
Bernhard Hänsel,
Slawomir Kadrow,
John Moreland,
Henrik Thrane and
Peter Turk
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About the book
Archaeological settlement studies are called diachronic when they deal with chronological development - local or regional - over time. The articles in this book remain within the Bronze Age for the most part, and cover periods that vary from a few hundred to thousands of years.
The contributions represent three traditions in European diachronic settlement studies: a Northern, where posthole archaeology has become the norm; a Central European, dominated by other elements, including the crucial role of the Danube in the understanding of innovation; and a South European, dominated by massive, well preserved stone architecture.
The aim of this European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop, from which these reports emanated, was to present studies from a wide range of European countries in order to illustrate the different scientific approaches to common problems. By doing this, the participants examined how different research traditions, administrative practices and financial restrictions influence archaeological practices. They then search for new common approaches.
The collection of reports cover archaeological studies from Scandinavia, northern Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and England. This book will be valuable for archaeologists and students of archaeology, not only for the subject matter of each report but also for the theoretical discussions of research methods.
Table of contents
Preface
Northern Europe
Henrik Thrane: Diachronic Settlement Studies in the South Scandinavian Lowland Zone - the Danish Experience
Nils Björhem: Settlement Structure in South-western Scania - a local perspective
Jens-Henrik Bech: The Thy Archaeological Project - Results and Reflections from a Multinational Archaeological Project
Eike Gringmuth-Dallmer: Strukturveränderungen einer Siedlungskammer im westlichen Odergebiet - die "Neuhagener Oderinsel"
Central Europe
Slawomir Kadrow and Jacek Górski: Diachronic Micro-regional Studies concerning Settlement on the Loess Uplands of Southeastern Poland in the Bronze Age
Václav Furmanek: Kulturmobilität im Gebiet der Slowakei von der mittleren bis zur Spätbronzezeit
Southern Europe
Peter Turk: Late Bronze Age Lowland Settlements in Central Slovenia - Hamlets, Villages or Proto-urban Centres?
Bernhard Hänsel: Bronzezeitlicher Landesausbau in der östlichen Adria
Western Europe
Mark Edmonds and John Moreland: Exposing the Gaps in the Long-term History of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England
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