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2012-4. Events. International workshop Chronologies, Lithics and Metals at Budapest

Bisserka Gaydarska, Natalia Burdo, John Chapman, Mykhailo Videiko · · 1 min read
Abstract
This event report summarizes the international workshop “Chronologies, Lithics and Metals” (Budapest, 30 March–1 April 2012), which addressed Late Neolithic and Copper Age research in the eastern Carpathian Basin and the Balkans, with emphasis on settlements, cemeteries, radiocarbon chronology, early metallurgy, and lithic industries. It highlights a presentation on the Trypillia mega-site of Nebelivka, outlining the project’s research agenda and 2009 field results (settlement patterning, fieldwalking, and excavation of House A9). The report frames a central debate question emerging from the workshop: how to conceptualize proto-urbanism in the Neolithic forest-steppe zone.
Keywords
Trypillia culture Nebelivka mega-site Copper Age radiocarbon chronology proto-urbanism lithic industries early metallurgy Carpathian Basin

An international workshop in Budapest brought together specialists to refine chronologies and reassess lithic and metal use across the Late Neolithic and Copper Age of the Carpathian Basin and Balkans. A key contribution presented new perspectives on the Trypillia mega-site of Nebelivka and renewed debate over Neolithic proto-urbanism.

International workshop Chronologies, Lithics and Metals. Late Neolithic and Copper Age in the eastern part of the Carpathian Basin and in the Balkans, organized by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institutes (Berlin) and the Institute of Archaeological Sciences of the Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest).was held in Budapest, March 30–1 April, 2012.

The main topics were the following:

  • nucleated and tell settlements
  • Copper Age cemeteries
  • radiocarbon based chronology
  • early use of metal
  • use and role of lithics

 

By Dr. Bisserka Gaydarska, Dr. Natalia Burdo, Dr. John Chapman and Dr. Mikhail Videjko was presented report Nebelivka: in search of the history and meaning of a Copper Age mega-site – about results and perspectives of investigations of Trypillia mega-site Nebelivka, which continued this year from July,16.

Report included:

  • Brief history of investigations
  • Key issues for the Project
  • The 2009 season
    • settlement patterns
    • fieldwalking
    • Responding to Roland Fletcher
    • The excavation of Nebelivka House A9
  • The Big Question for debate – what is proto-urbanism in the Neolithic of the      Forest Steppe?

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