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Neolithic settlement patterns in temperate Europe: Progress and problems

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The study of settlement patterns must be accompanied by careful evaluation of the processes of formation of the archaeological record and of its recovery. A selective review is offered of Neolithic case studies from central and western Europe, from theLinearbandkeramik culture (fifth millennium bc) to Denmark and Britain (fourth and third millennia bc). The emphasis of the study is upon dispersed settlement patterns. Possibilities of specialization and hierarchy are discussed. Settlement studies should be further exploited for the “system,” or social rules and contexts, that may be inferred from the patterning of settlements.

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Whittle, A. Neolithic settlement patterns in temperate Europe: Progress and problems. J World Prehist 1, 5–52 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974816

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