What linked the Bell Beakers in third millennium BC Europe?

Linden, Marc Vander

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“…Thus, we cannot assume that individuals or populations sharing certain cultures belonged to closely related populations, a point well appreciated by many archeologists . Indeed, a recent analysis of genome‐wide data found that individuals from the Bell‐Beaker complex of Europe (4,750‐3,800 years) did not represent a homogenous population, and found little support for the hypothesis, previously proposed, that a significant migration from Iberia established the Bell Beaker populations across Europe. Rather, cultural diffusion appears to have been the main way the Bell‐Beaker culture spread into central Europe.…”

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Demic and cultural diffusion in prehistoric Europe in the age of ancient genomes

Harris

2017

Evolutionary Anthropology

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Ancient genomes can help us detect prehistoric migrations, population contractions, and admixture among populations. Knowing the dynamics of demography is invaluable for understanding culture change in prehistory, particularly the roles played by demic and cultural diffusion in transformations of material cultures. Prehistoric Europe is a region where ancient genome analyses can help illuminate the interplay between demography and culture change. In Europe, there is more archeological evidence, in terms of detailed studies, radiometric dates, and explanatory hypotheses that can be evaluated, than in any other region of the world. Here I show some important ways that ancient genomes have given us insights into population movements in European prehistory. I also propose that studies might be increasingly focused on specific questions of culture change, for example in evaluating the makers of "transitional" industries as well as the origins of the Gravettian and spread of the Magdalenian. I also discuss genomic evidence supporting the large role that demic expansion has played in the Neolithization of Europe and the formation of the European population during the Bronze Age.

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Demic and cultural diffusion in prehistoric Europe in the age of ancient genomes

Harris

2017

Evolutionary Anthropology

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“…The spread of the Near Eastern Neolithic cultural complex into Europe, for example, was one of the core areas of inquiry for archaeologists of this period (Childe 1936). The spread of specific material culture elements, such as Bell Beaker pottery (Brodie 1997, Vander Linden 2007, has been used as a means to understand interactions and movements between different geographies and cultural complexes in the archaeological record. The reason why this topic has been so crucial in archaeology, spanning periods and geographies, is that it implicitly asks two fundamental questions about human nature: Does culture change necessarily parallel demographic change (e.g., grand migrations), and what (if any) are the biological correlates to archaeological patterns?…”

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The Impact of Ancient Genome Studies in Archaeology

Gökçümen

Frachetti

2020

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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The study of ancient genomes has burgeoned at an incredible rate in the last decade. The result is a shift in archaeological narratives, bringing with it a fierce debate on the place of genetics in anthropological research. Archaeogenomics has challenged and scrutinized fundamental themes of anthropological research, including human origins, movement of ancient and modern populations, the role of social organization in shaping material culture, and the relationship between culture, language, and ancestry. Moreover, the discussion has inevitably invoked new debates on indigenous rights, ownership of ancient materials, inclusion in the scientific process, and even the meaning of what it is to be a human. We argue that the broad and seemingly daunting ethical, methodological, and theoretical challenges posed by archaeogenomics, in fact, represent the very cutting edge of social science research. Here, we provide a general review of the field by introducing the contemporary discussion points and summarizing methodological and ethical concerns, while highlighting the exciting possibilities of ancient genome studies in archaeology from an anthropological perspective. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Anthropology, Volume 49 is October 21, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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“…Over the past years several studies have appeared interpreting the isotopic evidence in relation to the Bell Beaker phenomenon (Vander Linden 2007;Harrison/ Heyd 2007;Fokkens 2012b;Needham 2007). These papers have been trying to find models that relate patterns in archaeology to this new type of evidence.…”

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Embracing Bell Beaker. Adopting new ideas and objects across Europe during the later 3rd millennium BC (c. 2600-2000 BC)

Kleijne¹

2019

Scales of Transformation

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This book deals with the question how communities across Europe during the later 3rd millennium BC adopt and transform the Bell Beaker phenomenon differently. By looking at these processes of change from the perspective of settlements and settlement material culture, an interpretation is given to the development of this phenomenon that is alternative to the currently prevailing migration models. Instead, the author uses social theories on the spread of innovations, the development and functioning of communication networks and the social technologies involved in the production of material culture in his arguments. For the first time, settlements from various regions of Europe are studied at the same level and compared using modern research methods such as aoristic frequency distributions, the Bayesian modelling of radiocarbon dates and network analyses. Temporal and spatial variability in the regional processes that lead to the adoption (and rejection!) of Bell Beaker innovations are described in detail. The regional variability in communication between settlements, and the exchange of ideas and objects and mobility of people are combined with sociological network theories on the spread and adoption of novel ideas. Regional differences in the production of pottery are reviewed by both quantitative and qualitative methods. Finally, a Bell Beaker network is described in which various processes of innovation adoption and subsequent re-invention, developing communication networks and different forms of mobility take part.

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What linked the Bell Beakers in third millennium BC Europe?

Cited by 56 publications

References 20 publications

Demic and cultural diffusion in prehistoric Europe in the age of ancient genomes

Demic and cultural diffusion in prehistoric Europe in the age of ancient genomes

The Impact of Ancient Genome Studies in Archaeology

Embracing Bell Beaker. Adopting new ideas and objects across Europe during the later 3rd millennium BC (c. 2600-2000 BC)

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