Koutsopoulou, Eleni (2024). Neolithic bone and antler industry of northern Greece: temporal and spatial contexts. (Thesis). Universität Bern, Bern
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Abstract
This thesis explores the bone tool industries from the Early to Late Neolithic periods in northern Greece. The Neolithic sites analyzed encompass Paliambela Kolindros, Revenia Korinos, and Kato Agiannis in the Pieria region, as well as Kleitos in the Kozani region. The primary aim is to document the continuities and discontinuities within the cultural contexts spanning these Neolithic periods between 6600/6000 and 3300 BC. This study encompasses a comprehensive analysis of technology, typology, raw material selection, and tool construction traces. Furthermore, it investigates the persistence or transformation of bone tool traditions within individual settlements and in comparison, with neighboring traditions. The spatial distribution of these tools is utilized to reconstruct the cultural contexts of the Neolithic settlements. Conducted from 2021 to 2024, this research aims to enhance our understanding of the variations in tool inventories during the Neolithic period across different settlements. Insights gleaned from these sites in northern Greece will contribute to a better comprehension of daily life, the evolution of Neolithic communities, and the interaction between communal practices and domestic units. This dissertation seeks to illuminate and expand upon existing research concerning bone tool industries within their Neolithic social and economic contexts. The assemblages studied are characterized by anomoiomorphy, which, alongside existing studies, aids in distinguishing two distinct traditions of this era in prehistoric times. Furthermore, these findings provide valuable information about the economic activities of the settlements of early agrarian societies in Europe.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Dissertation Type: | Single |
| Date of Defense: | 19 September 2024 |
| Subjects: | 900 History > 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499) |
| Institute / Center: | 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Hammer Igor |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2024 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 07:28 |
| URI: | https://boristheses.unibe.ch/id/eprint/5674 |
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