Conflict and violence in the Neolithic of Central-Northern Europe

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the geographical area of what comprises Germany, Denmark and Sweden. It considers the role of mass fatality sites in discussions on Neolithic violence and presents a case study to try to get closer to the question of the human experience of violent interaction in this transformative period of human history. Mass graves, or more generally mass fatality sites, present a particular challenge in discussions of Neolithic violence and conflict. The noticeable increase in research and publication on anthropological and archaeological aspects of violence and warfare within the last few decades has added a number of literature surveys to the available data. Violent interaction in the Central-Northern European Neolithic has become a well-researched topic over the last decade. Of all the archaeological lines of evidence available to us, skeletal remains bearing signs of trauma are the only direct evidence of physical violent interaction and its scale.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConflict Archaeology
Subtitle of host publicationMaterialities of Collective Violence from Prehistory to Late Antiquity
EditorsManuel Fernández-Götz , Nico Roymans
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter2
Pages13-21
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781315144771
ISBN (Print)9781138502116
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Publication series

NameThemes in Contemporary Archaeology
PublisherRoutledge
Volume5

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