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Social Complexity in Prehistoric Eurasia: Monuments, Metals, and Mobility, Bryan Hanks and Katheryn M. Linduff (eds.),
Chapter 7 - Social Complexity in Prehistoric Eurasia: Monuments, Metals, and Mobility2009 •
Marie Besse, Stefano Viola, Darko Stojanovski, Teresa Orozco-Köhler, Nelson J . Almeida, Pilar Prieto M
Scholars who will study the historiography of the European Neolithic, more particularly with regards to the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, will observe a progressive change in the core understanding of this period. For several decades the concept of “culture” has been privileged and the adopted approach aimed to highlight the most significant markers likely to emphasise the character of a given culture and to stress its specificities, the foundations of its identity. In short, earlier research aimed primarily to highlight the differences between cultures by stressing the most distinctive features of each of them. The tendency was to differentiate, single out, and identify cultural boundaries. However, over the last few years this perspective has been universally challenged. Although regional originality and particularisms are still a focus of study, the research community is now interested in widely diffused markers, in medium-scale or large-scale circulation, and in interactions that make it possible to go beyond the traditional notion of “archaeological culture”. The networks related to raw materials or finished products are currently leading us to re-think the history of Neolithic populations on a more general and more global scale. The aim is no longer to stress differences, but on the contrary to identify what links cultures together, what reaches beyond regionalism in order to try to uncover the underlying transcultural phenomena. From culturalism, we have moved on to its deconstruction. This is indeed a complete change in perspective. This new approach certainly owes a great deal to all kinds of methods, petrographic, metal, chemical and other analyses, combined with effective tools such as the GIS systems that provide a more accurate picture of the sources, exchanges or relays used by these groups. It is also true that behind the facts observed there are social organisations involving prospectors, extractors, craftsmen, distributors, sponsors, users, and recyclers. We therefore found it appropriate to organise a session on the theme “Materials, productions, exchange networks and their impact on the societies of Neolithic Europe”. How is it possible to identify the circulation of materials or of finished objects in Neolithic Europe, as well as the social networks involved? Several approaches exist for the researcher, and the present volume provides some examples.
Norwegian Archaeological Review
Nils Anfinset: Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact: The Middle East and North Africa. Jonathan M. Golden: Dawn of the Metal Age: Technology and Society during the Levantine Chalcolithic2012 •
Appropriating Innovations, PHILIPP W. STOCKHAMMER AND JOSEPH MARAN eds., Oxbow books
The Role of Metallurgy in Different Types of Early Hierarchical Society in Mesopotamia and Eastern Anatolia2017 •
Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections
Metal as a mechanism for understanding social complexity during the Third Millennium BCE: A Comparative Zooarchaeological Perspective on Egypt and the Southern LevantON SALT, COPPER AND GOLD THE ORIGINS OF EARLY MINING AND METALLURGY IN THE CAUCASUS
The invisible Movements of Metallurgy: the Interactions between Nomads and Metal. Some Evidence from Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age2021 •
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
From Stone to Metal: the Dynamics of Technological Change in the Decline of Chipped Stone Tool Production. A Case Study from the Southern Levant (5th–1st Millennia BCE)2019 •
This paper discusses the Neolithic beginnings of metal-using and metal-working in the central Mediterranean region. In particular, a basic yet surprisingly long-standing question is addressed: when did metallurgy appear in this region? In the middle Neolithic, as Lawrence Barfield controversially proposed, or in the late Neolithic, as most scholars seem now keen to believe? And if the latter proves true, when exactly can we date its inception considering that the Italian late Neolithic lasted for about 700 years? The first section of the paper will examine whether some of the most archaic copper axes from this region can be dated to the middle Neolithic (c.5000-4500 cal. BC). The second section will discuss whether large copper implements including axes circulated south of the Alps in the late/final Neolithic (c.4500-3600 cal. BC), and if these were made locally or were all imported from neighbouring regions where extractive technology was already practised in this time period. The final section will briefly present Copper Age developments of the metallurgical practices established in Neolithic along with concluding remarks concerning the social and technological transformation, which occurred in the Central Mediterranean region in the 4th millennium BC.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
A homeobox gene, vax2, controls the patterning of the eye dorsoventral axis1999 •
2011 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
Linearity enhancement of GaN HEMTs under complex modulated excitation by optimizing the baseband impedance environment2011 •
BLOG EDUCACIONAL: FORMA DE FAMILIARIZAR A FÍSICA POR MEIO DAS TECNOLOGIAS DE INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO (TICs)
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Pueblos Originarios y frontera en los territorios del Este del Virreinato del Río de la Plata2015 •
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
A unique feeding strategy of the extinct marine mammalKolponomos: convergence on sabretooths and sea otters2016 •