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Jakucs J, Oross K, Banffy E, Voicsek V, Dunbar E, Reimer PJ, Bayliss A, Marshall P & Whittle A (2018) Rows with the neighbours: the short lives of longhouses at the Neolithic site of Versend-Gilencsa. Antiquity, 92 (361), pp. 91-117. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.218
Abstract
Longhouses are a key feature of Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) settlements in Central Europe, but debate persists concerning their usage, longevity and social significance. Excavations at Versend-Gilencsa in south-west Hungary (c. 5200 cal BC) revealed clear rows of longhouses. New radiocarbon dates suggest that these houses experienced short lifespans. This paper produces a model for the chronology of Versend, and it considers the implications of the new date estimates for a fuller understanding of the layout and duration of LBK longhouse settlements.
Keywords
Hungary; Versend-Gilencsa; Neolithic; LBK; longhouses; Bayesian chronologicalmodelling
Journal
Antiquity: Volume 92, Issue 361
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 28/02/2018 |
| Publication date online | 09/02/2018 |
| Date accepted by journal | 13/02/2017 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press for Antiquity Publications |
| ISSN | 0003-598X |
| eISSN | 1745-1744 |
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Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences