Lecture | Neolithisation dynamics from the Aegean to Central Europe

Neolithisation dynamics from the Aegean to Central Europe

Raiko Krauß (Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Eberhard Karls Universität)

5 March, 14:10 CET

The lecture takes place onsite in the Library of the Institute of Archeology in Prague (Letenské 4, Praha 1) and online via Zoom (https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/92930727172 | Password: 05032026).

Abstract:

The roots of our modern way of life in permanent settlements and a diet based on agriculture and livestock farming lie in the Neolithic period. This phenomenon spread from the Aegean to Central Europe primarily through the migration of population groups and only partly through the transfer of goods, technological knowledge, ideas and ideological concepts, which was unrelated to migration. However, there is probably no single scenario for the spread of the Neolithic period to Central Europe; rather, we are dealing with a multitude of different neolithisation processes that varied depending on the landscape and cultural-historical conditions. The processes involved in the transition from a nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle will be traced in a few example regions in south-eastern and central Europe.