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- University College London, Institute of Archaeology, AlumnusUniversity of Cambridge, Archaeology, Alumnusadd
- Archaeological Method & Theory, Commercial/ Contract Archaeology, Archaeology of Identity, Archaeology of burials, European Bronze Age, Archaeology, and 13 morePrehistoric Archaeology, Statistical Methods in Archaeology, Field Archaeology, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Bronze Age (Archaeology), Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age, Bronze Age Archaeology, Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Fortifications, Bronze age fortification in Europa, and Bronze Age Hungaryedit
- Post-doctoral researcher ("Transformation and crisis in prehistoric and archaic societies") at the Graduate School "H... morePost-doctoral researcher ("Transformation and crisis in prehistoric and archaic societies") at the Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes"/the Johanna-Mestorf-Academy.
Previously Lecturer for Prehistory at the Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, CAU Kiel.
PhD project, dealing with identity in LBA cremation cemeteries in C. and S. Germany was carried out as part of the EC Marie Curie FP7 "Forging Identities" Project.
Alumna of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (graduated 2008).
Alumna of the Department of Archaeology and Jesus College, University of Cambridge (matriculated 2003).edit - Professor Johannes Mülleredit
In this study, we discuss the ways in which linguistics and archaeology approach and investigate identity, focusing on potential areas of overlap between the two disciplines as a possible research program for future collaborative studies.... more
In this study, we discuss the ways in which linguistics and archaeology approach and investigate identity, focusing on potential areas of overlap between the two disciplines as a possible research program for future collaborative studies. Although the two disciplines may appear quite removed from one another at first sight, both deal with cultural items-whether material or linguistic-which are intrinsic to what it means to be human and which have an inherent function both as a means of communication and in their symbolic dimensions. Our ultimate goal here is to develop an interdisciplinary approach to identity as a specific field of human connectivity which can yield deeper insights into the topic than those achieved within the individual disciplines thus far and for which such a joint approach could be especially fruitful. Introduction: Identity as a platform of social and cultural connectivity Identity is an inherently relational concept, as someone or something can only be similar to or different from someone or something else (Assmann 1992). As such,
A Kiskunsági homokhát, a Pesti hordalékkúp-síkság, illetve a Pilis—Alpári homokhát találkozásánál az ócsai Turjánvidék szomszédságában található Kakucs—Turján mögött lelőhely a Kárpát-medence középső bronzkorában (ca. 2000/1900–1500/1450... more
A Kiskunsági homokhát, a Pesti hordalékkúp-síkság, illetve a Pilis—Alpári homokhát találkozásánál az ócsai Turjánvidék szomszédságában található Kakucs—Turján mögött lelőhely a Kárpát-medence középső bronzkorában (ca. 2000/1900–1500/1450 cal BC) a Vatya-kultúra népességének egyik jellegzetes települése volt. A területen több talajtani módszer együttes alkalmazásával lehetőség nyílt arra, hogy feltérképezzük a bronzkori település talajtani, sekélyföldtani viszonyait, illetve a régészeti lelőhely fejlődéstörténetének, tafonómiájának egyes részleteit rekonstruáljuk. A talajtani térképező fúrások eszközének segítségével a fedő talajképződmény alatt meghatároztuk az antropogén hatásra fejlődött és módosult talajok, valamint üledékek vertikális és horizontális kiterjedését. Ennek keretében nem csak a hármas tagolású lelőhely kerítőárkainak betöltését, hanem az épületobjektumok által megjelenített megtelepedési és pusztulási rétegeket is vizsgáltuk. A pusztulási rétegként meghatározott K1 ...
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In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M., Taylor, N. and Tiedtke, V. (eds.) 2012. Collapse or Continuity? Environment and Development of Bronze Age Human Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop... more
In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M., Taylor, N. and Tiedtke, V. (eds.) 2012. Collapse or Continuity? Environment and Development of Bronze Age Human Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop "Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 12,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes II (14th - 18th March 2011)" in Kiel. Universitätsforschungen zur Prähistorischen Archäologie Band 205. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH.
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Connectivity is a buzzword used for the description of the change of the current world in the context of globalisation, social media, and digitalisation. Furthermore, connectivity also appears to be a useful concept in order to understand... more
Connectivity is a buzzword used for the description of the change of the current world in the context of globalisation, social media, and digitalisation. Furthermore, connectivity also appears to be a useful concept in order to understand ancient developments. This article clarifies the term ‘connectivity’ and discusses the two associated facets ‘interaction potential’ and ‘interaction intensity’. In addition, different kinds of connectivity, positive and negative aspects of connectivity, and the relevance of interaction group sizes are discussed. Subsequently, the basic concept of connectivity is applied to fortifications, which appear to have been a certain type of archaeological site with specific influence on connectivity. Finally, connectivity diagrams are proposed as a tool in order to reflect on connectivity and to compare different sites.
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Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, Archaeological Method & Theory, History of Archaeological Praxis, and 7 moreBronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Bronze Age Archaeology, Prehistoric Settlement, Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Settlement archaeology, and Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin
Kakucs-Turján is a multi-layered fortified settlement from the Middle Bronze Age located in Central Hungary. The site was subjected to a non-invasive prospection using the magnetometry method. The magnetic anomalies provided insight into... more
Kakucs-Turján is a multi-layered fortified settlement from the Middle Bronze Age located in Central Hungary. The site was subjected to a non-invasive prospection using the magnetometry method. The magnetic anomalies provided insight into the horizontal plan of the site, revealing a tri-partite structure encircled and divided internally by ditches. In one of the so-defined zones, an agglomeration of a house-like anomalies were detected indicating the location of the housing area. One of these features was subjected to archaeological excavations which revealed the remains of two houses built on top of each other (tell-like deposition). In addition to excavations, sedimentological and geochemical sampling provided data on the functional aspects of the house. The spatial distribution of chemical elements and grain-size parameters showed that the house witnessed heavy anthropogenic activity. The distribution of phosphorous, copper and zinc indicated that a large part of activities could have taken place outside of the house, in the area where a suspected entrance was registered during the excavations. Geoarchaeological analysis at Kakucs-Turján thus resulted in a delimitation of the site's internal organization and a clarification of one of the house's chronology and functionality.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Stratigraphy, Geoarchaeology, Settlement Patterns, and 14 moreBronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Household Archaeology, Archaeological Geophysics, Bronze Age (Archaeology), Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Prehistory, Settlement archaeology, Sedimentary geology and stratigraphy, Bronze Age, Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin, Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin, Vatya Culture, Prehistoric architecture, household archaeology and use of space, and Archeological Prospection, Magnetometry
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Stratigraphy, Geoarchaeology, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), and 10 moreBronze Age (Archaeology), Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Formation processes (Geoarchaeology), Prehistory, Sedimentary geology and stratigraphy, Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin, Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions, Sedimentology, Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin, and Vatya Culture
Jaeger, M., Staniuk, R., Müller, J., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., 2018. History of the Bronze Age Habitation, in: Jaeger, M., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., Staniuk, R. (Eds.), Kakucs-Turján - a Middle Bronze Age multi-layered fortifed settlement... more
Jaeger, M., Staniuk, R., Müller, J., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., 2018. History of the Bronze Age Habitation, in: Jaeger, M., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., Staniuk, R. (Eds.), Kakucs-Turján - a Middle Bronze Age multi-layered fortifed settlement in Central Hungary, Habelt, Bonn, pp. 97-118.
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the rst, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reeected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the rst, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reeected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.
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Jaeger, M., Kirleis, W., Kiss, V., Kulcsár, G., Müller, J., Staniuk, R., Taylor, N., 2018. Kakucs Archaeological Expedition, in: Jaeger, M., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., Staniuk, R. (Eds.), Kakucs-Turján - a Middle Bronze Age multi-layered... more
Jaeger, M., Kirleis, W., Kiss, V., Kulcsár, G., Müller, J., Staniuk, R., Taylor, N., 2018. Kakucs Archaeological Expedition, in: Jaeger, M., Kulcsár, G., Taylor, N., Staniuk, R. (Eds.), Kakucs-Turján - a Middle Bronze Age multi-layered fortified settlement in Central Hungary, Habelt, Bonn, pp. 13-25.
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the rst, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reeected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the rst, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reeected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.
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Research Interests: Archaeology, Settlement Patterns, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Bronze Age Archaeology, Prehistoric Settlement, and 10 moreBronze Age (Archaeology), Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Prehistory, Settlement archaeology, Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin, Bronze Age settlement, Settlement studies, Archeology, and Prehistoric tells
in: Jaeger M., Kulcsar G., Taylor N., Staniuk R. (eds): Kakucs-Turján, a Middle Bronze Age multi-layered fortified settlement in Central Hungary. Studien zur Archaologie in Ostmitteleuropa, vol. 18. In kommision bei dr Rudolf Habelt GnbH
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), and 7 moreBronze Age Archaeology, Archaeological Prospection, Archaeological Geophysics, Bronze Age (Archaeology), Middle Bronze Age, Bronze Age, and Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Soil Science, Geoarchaeology, GeoArcheology, and 12 moreArchaeological Soil Micromorphology, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Environmental Soil Science, Bronze Age (Archaeology), Prehistory, Settlement archaeology, Bronze Age, Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin, Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions, Bronze Age Hungary, Vatya Culture, and Soil micromorphology
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The Third Food Revolution? Common Trends in Economic and Subsistence Strategies in BA Europe. In: The Third Food Revolution? Setting the BA Table: Common Trends in Economic and Subsistence Strategies in BA Europe. Proceedings "Socio-Environmental Dynamics" 15th-18th April 2011 Kiel. (2015) 275-287.more
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In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M. and Taylor, N. (eds.) Forthcoming. Setting the Bronze Age Table: Production, subsistence, diet and their implications for European Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop... more
In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M. and Taylor, N. (eds.) Forthcoming. Setting the Bronze Age Table: Production, subsistence, diet and their implications for European Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop "Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 12,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes III (15th - 18th April 2013)" in Kiel. Universitätsforschungen zur Prähistorischen Archäologie. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH.
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In Suchowska-Ducke et al. (eds.) Forthcoming. Forging Identities. The Mobility of Culture in Bronze Age Europe. Report from a Marie Curie Project 2009-2012 with concluding conference at Aarhus University, Moesgaard 2012. BAR... more
In Suchowska-Ducke et al. (eds.) Forthcoming. Forging Identities. The Mobility of Culture in Bronze Age Europe. Report from a Marie Curie Project 2009-2012 with concluding conference at Aarhus University, Moesgaard 2012. BAR International Series. Oxford: Archaeopress
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In Ginn, V.G., Enlander, R.A. and Crozier, R. (eds.) 2014. Exploring Prehistoric Identity in Northwest Europe: our construct or theirs? Oxford: Oxbow. pp. 175-185
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In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M., Taylor, N. and Tiedtke, V. (eds.) 2012. Collapse or Continuity? Environment and Development of Bronze Age Human Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop "Socio-Environmental... more
In Kneisel, J., Kirleis, W., Dal Corso, M., Taylor, N. and Tiedtke, V. (eds.) 2012. Collapse or Continuity? Environment and Development of Bronze Age Human Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Workshop "Socio-Environmental Dynamics over the Last 12,000 Years: The Creation of Landscapes II (14th - 18th March 2011)" in Kiel. Universitätsforschungen zur Prähistorischen Archäologie Band 205. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH.
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One of the most common criticisms levelled at archaeologists studying identity through burial remains is that our conclusions are actually based on our own concepts of identity; that we approach mortuary evidence as a mirror for past... more
One of the most common criticisms levelled at archaeologists studying identity through burial remains is that our conclusions are actually based on our own concepts of identity; that we approach mortuary evidence as a mirror for past identities but end up actually reflecting our modern perceptions and understandings of how people categorise and identify each other in death. Usually we focus on whether this is an insurmountable issue, and if we can escape the conceptual bonds of our personal contexts. However, I would like to turn this issue on its head. I believe that our inextricable entanglement in our own modern understandings of death and identity has the potential to offer us greater insights into these aspects of the past, if we only approach them in a different way.
Recent research into emotion, understandings of the body, and processes of identification and categorisation in various social disciplines (including archaeology) suggest a need to marry a recognition that prehistoric worldviews likely varied greatly from our own with an understanding that discarding all aspects of our own experience and modern understanding may be leading us to create one-dimensional narratives about past identities. We need not break and discard our mirrors; we should instead remember that despite being distorted images, reflections can still be useful.
Recent research into emotion, understandings of the body, and processes of identification and categorisation in various social disciplines (including archaeology) suggest a need to marry a recognition that prehistoric worldviews likely varied greatly from our own with an understanding that discarding all aspects of our own experience and modern understanding may be leading us to create one-dimensional narratives about past identities. We need not break and discard our mirrors; we should instead remember that despite being distorted images, reflections can still be useful.
In this study, we discuss the ways in which linguistics and archaeology approach and investigate identity, focusing on potential areas of overlap between the two disciplines as a possible research program for future collaborative studies.... more
In this study, we discuss the ways in which linguistics and archaeology approach and investigate identity, focusing on potential areas of overlap between the two disciplines as a possible research program for future collaborative studies. Although the two disciplines may appear quite removed from one another at first sight, both deal with cultural items – whether material or linguistic – which are intrinsic to what it means to be human and which have an inherent function both as a means of communication and in their symbolic dimensions. Our ultimate goal here is to develop an interdisciplinary approach to identity as a specific field of human connectivity which can yield deeper insights into the topic than those achieved within the individual disciplines thus far and for which such a joint approach could be especially fruitful.
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During the Bronze and early Iron Ages many developments occurred in metalworking, social structure, production, nutrition and diet. At the same time the networks in Europe were intensified and human impact on the environment changed in... more
During the Bronze and early Iron Ages many developments occurred in metalworking, social structure, production, nutrition and diet. At the same time the networks in Europe were intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence did these transformations have on human daily life? Which proxies can researchers use to study such topics? Scientific contributions from different fields of expertise within modern archaeology are presented here in order to investigate past living conditions through aspects related to production (e.g. of food and metal), well-being (e.g. diet, health), interrelations (e.g. violence) and the local environment (e.g. pollution, waste and water management). Further, modern graphic representation of Bronze Age living conditions are critically addressed.
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The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the first, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight... more
The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume contains the first, preliminary results of their work, giving the reader an insight into the complex history of the Bronze Age settlement and its economic activities as reflected in the multi-layered stratigraphy of the site. The currently analysed materials from Kakucs-Turján may help to indicate the basic parameters of the development and functioning of the Middle Bronze Age Vatya culture; on the one hand strongly based on local tradition, on the other contextualized within a wider network covering the Carpathian Basin.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Archaeozoology, Settlement Patterns, and 15 moreBronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Bronze Age Archaeology, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Bronze Age (Archaeology), Hungarian Archaeology, Fortified Settlements (Archaeology), Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Middle Bronze Age, European Prehistory (Archaeology), Settlement archaeology, Bronze Age, Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin, Bronze Age settlement, Bronze Age in the Carpathian Basin, and Vatya Culture
Identity and mobility are two very important topics in current Bronze Age research, since this period marks a dramatic increase in long-distance connections. In contrast with many of the large-scale research projects into these phenomena,... more
Identity and mobility are two very important topics in current Bronze Age research, since this period marks a dramatic increase in long-distance connections. In contrast with many of the large-scale research projects into these phenomena, this volume brings the search for identities back down to a local level; focusing on how identities were constructed within individual cemeteries, and what role mobility might have played for burial form and content. Using diverse social theories and drawing upon natural scientific methods, an approach is developed for investigating identities within cremation cemeteries; an often overlooked data source. Through the application of this approach to two case study sites (Vollmarshausen, near Kassel and Künzing, in Lower Bavaria), new insights could be gained into Late Bronze Age identities, their construction and negotiation, and the social structures within which they played out.
Identität und Mobilität sind zentrale Themen in der Erforschung der Bronzezeit, da in dieser Periode überregionale Netzwerke deutlich zunahmen. Im Gegensatz zu vielen großräumig angelegten Forschungsprojekte, die sich diesen Phänomene ebenfalls widmen, werden in dem vorliegenden Band Identitäten auf lokale Ebene untersucht; wobei der Fokus darauf liegt, wie Identitäten innerhalb einzelnen Gräberfelder konstruiert waren und welche Rolle Mobilität bei der Auswahl der Bestattungsform und Grabbeigaben gespielt haben könnte. Brandbestattungen als Datenquelle werden meist wenig Beachtung gezollt, daher wurde hier ein Ansatz spezifisch für Brandgräberfelder, mithilfe diverse soziale Theorien und naturwissenschaftliche Methoden, entwickelt. Die Ergebnisse aus der Anwendung dieses Ansatzes auf zwei Fallstudien (Vollmarshausen (Hessen) und Künzing (Niederbayern)) ermöglichen neue Einblicke in spätbronzezeitliche Identitäten, wie sie konstruiert und innerhalb der Gesellschaft etabliert wurden, sowie das soziale Umfeld in denen sie relevant waren.
Identität und Mobilität sind zentrale Themen in der Erforschung der Bronzezeit, da in dieser Periode überregionale Netzwerke deutlich zunahmen. Im Gegensatz zu vielen großräumig angelegten Forschungsprojekte, die sich diesen Phänomene ebenfalls widmen, werden in dem vorliegenden Band Identitäten auf lokale Ebene untersucht; wobei der Fokus darauf liegt, wie Identitäten innerhalb einzelnen Gräberfelder konstruiert waren und welche Rolle Mobilität bei der Auswahl der Bestattungsform und Grabbeigaben gespielt haben könnte. Brandbestattungen als Datenquelle werden meist wenig Beachtung gezollt, daher wurde hier ein Ansatz spezifisch für Brandgräberfelder, mithilfe diverse soziale Theorien und naturwissenschaftliche Methoden, entwickelt. Die Ergebnisse aus der Anwendung dieses Ansatzes auf zwei Fallstudien (Vollmarshausen (Hessen) und Künzing (Niederbayern)) ermöglichen neue Einblicke in spätbronzezeitliche Identitäten, wie sie konstruiert und innerhalb der Gesellschaft etabliert wurden, sowie das soziale Umfeld in denen sie relevant waren.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Death and Burial (Archaeology), Late Bronze Age archaeology, and 7 moreBurial Practices (Archaeology), Prehistory, Mortuary archaeology, Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Late Bronze Age, Archaeology of death and burial, and Burial Customs
Drawing upon the great depth of knowledge on Bronze and Early Iron Age societies and their environments, this session aims to focus on living conditions and the practices of daily life. Existent research has shown that there are not only... more
Drawing upon the great depth of knowledge on Bronze and Early Iron Age societies and their environments, this session aims to focus on living conditions and the practices of daily life.
Existent research has shown that there are not only new developments during these periods in metalworking, social structure, production, nutrition and diet, but also the networks in Europe were intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence do these changes have on human daily life? In order to investigate living conditions we need to gain knowledge about hygiene, health, diet, waste and water management and their interrelation with different environmental settings.
Which proxies can be used to study such topics? We invite contributions from the fields of material culture, physical anthropology, aDNA, archaeobotany (including NPPs and phytoliths), archaeozoology, soil science, archaeometrics (including XRF and other chemical analyses), palaeoentomology, stable isotopes, and many more.
Existent research has shown that there are not only new developments during these periods in metalworking, social structure, production, nutrition and diet, but also the networks in Europe were intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence do these changes have on human daily life? In order to investigate living conditions we need to gain knowledge about hygiene, health, diet, waste and water management and their interrelation with different environmental settings.
Which proxies can be used to study such topics? We invite contributions from the fields of material culture, physical anthropology, aDNA, archaeobotany (including NPPs and phytoliths), archaeozoology, soil science, archaeometrics (including XRF and other chemical analyses), palaeoentomology, stable isotopes, and many more.