NEOLITHIC FARMING IN CENTRAL EUROPE An archaeobotanical study of crop husbandry practices

• Main Author: Bogaard, Amy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York Routledge 2004
• Subjects: Neolithic period > Europe, Central; Bandkeramik culture > Europe, Central; Agriculture > Origin > Europe, Central; Agriculture, Prehistoric > Europe, Central; Plant remains (Archaeology) > Europe, Central; Europe, Central > Antiquities
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• Physical Description: xiii, 209 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages. 173-201) and index
• ISBN: 0415324858; 0415324866; 0203358007

"Neolithic Farming in Central Europe examines the nature of the earliest crop cultivation, a subject that illuminates the lives of Neolithic farming families and the day to day reality of the transition from hunting and gathering to farming." "Debate surrounding the nature of crop husbandry in Neolithic central Europe has focused on the permanence of cultivation, its intensity and its seasonality, variables that carry different implications for Neolithic society. Amy Bogaard reviews the archaeological evidence for four major competing models of Neolithic crop husbandry - shifting cultivation, extensive plough cultivation, floodplain cultivation and intensive garden cultivation - and evaluates charred crop and weed assemblages. Her conclusions identify the most appropriate model of cultivation, and highlight the consequences of these agricultural practices for our understanding of Neolithic societies in central Europe."