Bell Beaker Phenomenon in Europe - A Harmony of Difference

This Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. The central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Thematic encounters; 2. Where and when?; 3. Variation, variation, variation; 4. The emergence of a metapopulation?; 5. A few points to conclude; References.

Summary

This Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. The central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Vander Linden, Marc (Bournemouth University) Vander Linden
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009496889
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949688-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Elements in the Archaeology of Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Historiography, Archaeology by period / region, bronze age, Prehistoric archaeology, Stone Age: Neolithic period