Heitz, Caroline
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Editorial: Sidestone Press
Colección: OSPA: Open Series in Prehistoric Archaeology ; 5
Número de páginas: 250 págs. 21.0 x 28.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 12-12-2023
EAN: 9789464270662
ISBN: 978-94-6427-066-2
Precio (sin IVA): 47,60 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 49,50 €
The aim of this volume is to rethink former top-down concepts of Neolithic societies by studying social practices and different forms of Neolithic social life by adopting bottom-up social archaeological perspectives. Furthermore, the validity and relevance of terms like ‘society’, ‘community’, ‘social group’ etc. will be discussed. The contributions reach from theoretical to empirical ones and thematize a variety of social theoretical approaches as well as methodological ways of combining different sorts of data. They show the potential of such bottom-up approaches to infer models of social practices and configurations which may live up to the potential social diversity and dynamism of Neolithic societies. The contribution shed light on spatial mobility, social complexity, the importance of (political) interests and factors of kinship etc. We hope that this volume, with its focus on the Neolithic of Europe, will contribute to the ongoing critical debates of theories and concepts as well as on our premises and perspectives on Neolithic societies in general – and the practices of social archaeology as such.