The Paleoeconomy Of The Central Balkans (serbia). A Zooarchaeological Perspective On The Late Neolithic And Bronze Age (ca. 4500 -1000 B.c.). Part 1
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Oxford: BAR, 1986. — 271 pp. — (BAR International Series 304(i). — ISBN 0-86054-390-0.
The onset of the Bronze Age in eastern Europe was a time of dramatic change. The archaeological record is full of examples of changes in settlement patterns, mortuary practices and artifactual inventories. Many explanatory models have been proposed to account for the seeming upheaval at the end of the Neolithic, including migration (population replacement), diffusion and/or local evolution. However, most have failed to integrate shifts in the subsistence base into descriptions of this fundamental transformation. This is largely due to the dearth of subsistence-related data available outside of Hungary. The implications of these explanatory models will be explored in this study. Newly gathered data relating to Bronze Age subsistence will be presented as tests of current models. The results of this research have begun to provide the basis for understanding the nature and extent of changes in the paleoeconomy of the area between the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age. Only one aspect of the prehistoric economy will be addressed in this study - animal husbandry and exploitation.
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