EXCHANGE OF AMBER IN NORTHERN EUROPE IN THE III MILLENNIUM BC AS A FACTOR OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS Cover Image

EXCHANGE OF AMBER IN NORTHERN EUROPE IN THE III MILLENNIUM BC AS A FACTOR OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
EXCHANGE OF AMBER IN NORTHERN EUROPE IN THE III MILLENNIUM BC AS A FACTOR OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Author(s): Alexandr Zhulnikov
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: EXCHANGE OF AMBER ; NORTHERN EUROPE ; III MILLENNIUM ; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the driving forces and mechanisms of the massive spread of amber in the forested zone of eastern Europe in the III millennium BC. Study of spatial-chronological aspects of this phenomenon has allowed proposing that the increase of exchange of prestigious items at the end of the Neolithic period was caused by an increase of the role of social interaction in adaptive strategies of hunter-gatherers in the forested zone of eastern Europe.

  • Issue Year: 12/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-15
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English
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