The Neolithic roundel and its social context on the furthest reaches of the Danubian World

Czerniak, Lech; Matuszewska, Agnieszka; Dziewanowski, Marcin; Pospieszny, Łukasz; Jakubczak, Michał; Szubski, Michał

doi:10.2307/j.ctv13pk66m.27

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“…This is exemplified by further discoveries of rondel features even further towards the north, for example. in Wenecja in north-east Wielkopolska region and Nowe Objezierze in Western Pomerania (Czerniak et al 2020). This situation suggests the need to revise many views on the functioning of prehistoric communities as well as to advocate for the systematic use of ‘new and modern’ methods in an integrated manner.…”

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Revealing the extent of Neolithic rondel enclosures in Lower Silesia using non-invasive prospection

Wroniecki,

Furmanek,

Rączkowski

2023

Antiquity

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During the early fifth millennium BC, Linearbandkeramik groups along the Danube in Central Europe constructed hundreds of circular enclosures, or ‘rondels’. These monumental sites signalled major social, economic and ideological change among these early farming communities. Their absence north of the Carpathian and Sudeten Mountains has been taken to suggest that this area lay on the periphery of this Early Neolithic world. Here, the authors report on a systematic programme of non-invasive prospection, including aerial photography, in Lower Silesia. The survey has identified eight previously undocumented rondels, significantly extending their distribution. Their detection emphasises the importance of combining prospection methods, and calls for a re-evaluation of core-periphery interpretations of Early Neolithic Central Europe.

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confidence: 99%