Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7442756 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2014 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Wells constitute a seldom, but important archive particularly as a source for reconstructing prehistoric economy. For the newly discovered Middle Neolithic well of the Funnel Beaker North Group at the domestic site of Oldenburg-Dannau LA77 (North Germany), a deposition of settlement refuse in a former well was documented. Due to depositional processes, the remains provided a detailed palaeo-ecological and archaeological archive for a short time-span around 3050 cal BC. The integration of wells in Middle Neolithic water management strategies, the high value of cereal production - including cereal threshing in the settlement and the documentation of a large number of querns - as well as the early management of “fruit gardens” were reconstructed. Subsequently, the probabilities of profane versus ritual social praxis associated with the depositional process were discussed.
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Authors
Jan Piet Brozio, Walter Dörfler, Ingo Feeser, Wiebke Kirleis, Stefanie KlooÃ, Johannes Müller,