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Social dimensions of the Late Neolithic settlement of Polgár-Csőszhalom (Eastern Hungary)
Social dimensions of the Late Neolithic settlement of Polgár-Csőszhalom (Eastern Hungary)

Author(s): A. Anders, Pál Raczky
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Regional Geography, Social history
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Neolithic period; Eastern Hungary; Archeology; Polgár-Csőszhalom:

Summary/Abstract: In Hungary, prehistoric archaeology, and Neolithic research in particular, has reached the level at which the problems of demography as well as those of social organisation and structure can be more intensively studied, beyond the primary analysis of material culture. This development fits a general research trend pursued across Europe. This qualitative change was, in part, facilitated by guest researchers from abroad, who became involved with prehistoric research in the Carpathian Basin through their personal archaeological projects. Their new approaches have inspired the emergence of a broader view among local archaeologists. On the other hand, it is an indubitable fact that, for a long time, the comprehensive work by János Makkay has remained the benchmark study in the forefront of neolithic research in Hungary that also guided the clarification of demographic and social relations. Makkay’s book may be considered a milestone especially, since it directed attention to the importance of settlement history in dealing with these problems. Prior to that time, on the basis of the analysis carried out in the Tiszapolgár–Basatanya cemetery, it had been generally assumed that social questions in Early Prehistory may be dealt with chiefly on the basis of archaeological observations made in burials. To some extent, that attitude has remained influential in connection with the Lengyel culture, its research is concentrated on the analysis of cemeteries within the framework of “sozialarchäologische Forschungen”.

  • Issue Year: 57/2006
  • Issue No: 1-3
  • Page Range: 17-33
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English