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Valde‐Nowak, Paweł; Rodzińska-Nowak, Judyta

doi:10.4467/00015229aac.19.001.11878

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“…The unfavourable conditions for agriculture which prevailed at the bottom of basins and wide valleys correspond well with the observed tendency to inhabit higher parts of the landscape, distant from the major rivers. It is worth noting that a similar phenomenon was recognized in the settlement patterns of the Linear Pottery Culture on both sides of the Western Carpathians: in the Wiśnicz Foothills and Spiš (Soják 2000;Valde-Nowak 2009). Therefore, the first settlers in the middle Dunajec River basin were probably attracted by the presence of favourable environmental niches, although it cannot be excluded that the proximity of the Pieniny radiolarite outcrops played a role as well (cf.…”

Section: Climate Environment and Economymentioning

confidence: 79%

“…e.g. Valde-Nowak 1988;Kamieńska, Kozłowski 1990;Kaczanowska 2006;Czekaj-Zastawny 2008). Therefore, the discovery of surface sites with pottery fragments of Neolithic provenance is somewhat surprising in the area south of the Sącz Basin.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such an interpretation was postulated before regarding other parts of the Polish Western Carpathians and it was based both on archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data (e.g. Valde-Nowak 1988;Pelisiak 2013).…”

Section: Models Of the Prehistoric Settlement Development In The Central European Mountainsmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…The main topics of discussion are the questions of pastoral exploitation of the mountainous zones (e.g. Valde-Nowak 1988;Tunia 1989;Machnik 2001;Pelisiak 2013), the communication and defence functions of upland settlements (e.g. Madyda-Legutko 1995;Gedl 1998;Chorąży, Chorąży 2015), as well as the role of the Western Carpathians in the interregional cultural contacts (e.g.…”

Section: State Of Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Familiarising the landscape: the development of prehistoric settlement in the middle Dunajec River valley

Markiewicz

2020

Acta Archaeol. Carpath.

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Despite the continuous increase of archaeological data coming from the Polish Western Carpathians, the colonisation process of the Beskidy Mountains in prehistory is still relatively poorly recognized. The subject of discussion is, in particular, the impact of environmental and cultural factors on the formation of settlement networks in individual periods. This paper considers these questions on the example of a part of the middle Dunajec River basin in the chronological framework from the Neolithic to the La Tène period. Based on the archaeological and paleoenvironmental record, an analysis of settlement dynamics in terms of preferences and economy in the subsequent periods was carried out. The observations made were then interpreted in the context of cultural phenomena. A comparison of the results with the situation observed in other Central European mountain ranges made it possible to formulate some universal tendencies in the settlement development in these zones. In particular, the impact of climate and environmental conditions on the economy was considered, as well as the role of natural resources and communication routes. It has been demonstrated that three main stages can be distinguished in the process of prehistoric mountain colonisation. This mechanism was correlated with the gradual adaptation of the economy and the “familiarising” of the mountain landscape, which offered both some limitations and strategic values determining the specific cultural function of these areas.

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Section: Climate Environment and Economymentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Models Of the Prehistoric Settlement Development In The Central European Mountainsmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: State Of Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Familiarising the landscape: the development of prehistoric settlement in the middle Dunajec River valley

Markiewicz

2020

Acta Archaeol. Carpath.

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“…19 It should be noted that a certain settlement type related to the Epigravettian culture occurred along the Poprad river, although on a small scale. 20 However, the Magdalenian culture is more strongly represented in this area. 21 Thus, it should be concluded that at the moment the presented material most likely can be associated with Magdalenian culture.…”

Section: Chronological and Cultural Classificationmentioning

confidence: 98%