Archaeology in the Zitava Valley II
The Neolithic Landscape of South-Western Slovakia
Will be published approx. on 25. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-94-6427-084-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents the second part of the results of an international research project on the Early Neolithic site of Vráble, one of the largest LBK settlement agglomerations in Central Europe, that was started in 2012 and aims to explore the social implications of settlement concentration in the context of early farming communities, on the background of subsistence patterns and landscape use.
The second volume of "Archaeology in the Zitava valley" presents the finds, features and data uncovered and synthesised from our archaeological, geophysical, archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological and stable isotope studies on the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites of Vlkas 'Do hulského chotára' and Úlany nad Zitavou 'Dolné diely' among other sites in south-western Slovakia. It puts these data into the wider context of LBK settlement patterns and absolute dating in Central Europe and explores possible land-use scenarios. Finally, it links this research back to the LBK settlement agglomeration of Vráble and analyses the relationship between this central place and lesser sites in its vicinity.
The second volume of "Archaeology in the Zitava valley" presents the finds, features and data uncovered and synthesised from our archaeological, geophysical, archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological and stable isotope studies on the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites of Vlkas 'Do hulského chotára' and Úlany nad Zitavou 'Dolné diely' among other sites in south-western Slovakia. It puts these data into the wider context of LBK settlement patterns and absolute dating in Central Europe and explores possible land-use scenarios. Finally, it links this research back to the LBK settlement agglomeration of Vráble and analyses the relationship between this central place and lesser sites in its vicinity.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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147x2
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Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-94-6427-084-6 (9789464270846)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.59641/tjy462mv
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Dr. Knut Rassmann:
Knut Rassmann is a researcher at the German Archaeological Institute and head of the Department of Survey and Excavation Methodology at the German Archaeological Institute. Previously he was Scientific Editor for the Bericht der Römi
Knut Rassmann is a researcher at the German Archaeological Institute and head of the Department of Survey and Excavation Methodology at the German Archaeological Institute. Previously he was Scientific Editor for the Bericht der Römi
Content
Prefaces
Section 1: Introduction
1.1. Introduction to the geographic setting and the archaeological research project in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben, Knut Rassmann, Nils Müller-Scheeßel
Section 2: Spatial scales
2.1. The geographic environment in the settlement area of the LBK and its limits to its adjacent regions
Fynn Wilkes
2.2. Geophysical investigations at Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Natalie Pickartz, Tina Wunderlich, Erica Corradini, Ercan Erkul, Diana Panning, Dennis Wilken, Martin Furholt, Wolfgang Rabbel
2.3. Prospection results of the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Bastian Breitenfeld
Section 3: Social scales
3.1. Built structures of the Early Neolithic in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Robert Staniuk, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben
3.2. Pottery and ornamental styles of the Early Neolithic in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková
3.3. The animal remains at the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Rebekka Eckelmann, Nils Eberle
3.4. Availability and choice of plant resources at the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia: Archaeobotanical and anthracological analyses
Dragana Filipovic, Tim M. Schroedter, Tanja Reiser, Wiebke Kirleis
3.5. Integrated plant and faunal stable isotopic analysis from the archaeozoological and archaeobotanical assemblages of the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Rosalind E. Gillis, Rebekka Eckelmann, Dragana Filipovic
Section 4: Temporal scales
4.1. Radiocarbon dates from the Early Neolithic settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Robert Staniuk, John Meadows, Martin Furholt
4.2. The absolute dating of the Late LBK
Tine Karck, Nils Müller-Scheeßel
Section 5: Integrating scales
5.1. Simulating land use scenarios for the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement site of Vráble, south-western Slovakia
Julian Laabs
5.2. Spatial modelling of LBK and Lengyel settlement territories in eastern Central Europe: A new approach to understanding population dynamics, social structures, and exchange networks
Sebastian Schultrich, Knut Rassmann, Kata Szilágyi, Martin Furholt
5.3. Prehistoric communities in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia - integrating scales
Maria Wunderlich, Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková, Martin Furholt, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Robert Staniuk
Section 1: Introduction
1.1. Introduction to the geographic setting and the archaeological research project in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben, Knut Rassmann, Nils Müller-Scheeßel
Section 2: Spatial scales
2.1. The geographic environment in the settlement area of the LBK and its limits to its adjacent regions
Fynn Wilkes
2.2. Geophysical investigations at Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Natalie Pickartz, Tina Wunderlich, Erica Corradini, Ercan Erkul, Diana Panning, Dennis Wilken, Martin Furholt, Wolfgang Rabbel
2.3. Prospection results of the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Bastian Breitenfeld
Section 3: Social scales
3.1. Built structures of the Early Neolithic in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Robert Staniuk, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Martin Furholt, Ivan Cheben
3.2. Pottery and ornamental styles of the Early Neolithic in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková
3.3. The animal remains at the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Rebekka Eckelmann, Nils Eberle
3.4. Availability and choice of plant resources at the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia: Archaeobotanical and anthracological analyses
Dragana Filipovic, Tim M. Schroedter, Tanja Reiser, Wiebke Kirleis
3.5. Integrated plant and faunal stable isotopic analysis from the archaeozoological and archaeobotanical assemblages of the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Rosalind E. Gillis, Rebekka Eckelmann, Dragana Filipovic
Section 4: Temporal scales
4.1. Radiocarbon dates from the Early Neolithic settlement sites Úlany nad Zitavou and Vlkas in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia
Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Robert Staniuk, John Meadows, Martin Furholt
4.2. The absolute dating of the Late LBK
Tine Karck, Nils Müller-Scheeßel
Section 5: Integrating scales
5.1. Simulating land use scenarios for the LBK and Zeliezovce settlement site of Vráble, south-western Slovakia
Julian Laabs
5.2. Spatial modelling of LBK and Lengyel settlement territories in eastern Central Europe: A new approach to understanding population dynamics, social structures, and exchange networks
Sebastian Schultrich, Knut Rassmann, Kata Szilágyi, Martin Furholt
5.3. Prehistoric communities in the Zitava valley, south-western Slovakia - integrating scales
Maria Wunderlich, Ivan Cheben, Alena Bistáková, Martin Furholt, Nils Müller-Scheeßel, Robert Staniuk