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Monumentality in Europe with the Growth of Agriculture during the Neolithic

Projektbeschreibung

Megalithische Monumente und soziale Ungleichheit in Europa

Der Übergang zum Ackerbau war ein wichtiger Moment in der Entwicklung der modernen Gesellschaften, der mit dem Bau der Megalithmonumente in Nordwesteuropa um das 5. Jahrtausend v. Chr. einherging. Die genauen Gründe für diese Monumente bleiben zwar unklar, doch könnte das Aufkommen der Landwirtschaft zur sozialen Ungleichheit beigetragen haben. Um diese Frage weiter zu untersuchen, sind innovative archäologische Methoden erforderlich. Das im Rahmen der Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Maßnahmen geförderte Projekt MEGALITH verfolgt einen interdisziplinären Ansatz, der Multiisotopen- und alte DNS-Analysen integriert, um Aspekte der Abstammung, der sozialen Organisation, der Geschlechterdynamik, der Mobilität, der Siedlungsmuster und der Ernährung zu untersuchen. Sie wird Aufschluss darüber geben, wie und warum monumentale Bauwerke errichtet wurden und welche Rolle diese für den gesellschaftlichen Wandel der damaligen Zeit spielten.

Ziel

The transition to farming provided the foundation for evolution of modern complex societies. This process, also known as a change from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic involved a radical shift in subsistence practices, from hunting and gathering to management of domesticated plants and animals. In north-western Europe, the development of farming was accompanied by a significant change in culture, with the construction of large megalithic monuments. This tradition emerged in France with the growth of farming here during the 5th millennium BC. It subsequently spread across the Channel to Britain and Ireland as farming arrived in these regions (from c. 4000 BC).

Despite very many decades of excavation, the question of why monuments began to be constructed with the growth and expansion of agriculture remains uncertain. It is hypothesized that this tradition may have emerged through the interaction of Mesolithic communities and migrant Neolithic groups in north-western France, as farming developed in this region. How people were chosen for burial in these immense and impressive monuments remains unknown. It has been suggested that these tombs were used for the burial of a dynastic elite, indicating that the growth of agriculture provided the foundations for development of social inequality in Europe.

A breakthrough in archaeological approach is needed to investigate these important questions. The methodology required must push beyond conventional excavation techniques to reveal how monuments were used, who is buried in these iconic monuments and why this tradition spread across north-west Europe. This project takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining multi-isotope and ancient DNA analysis to answer these questions. Using these methods MEGALITH will provide new direct evidence for population ancestry; social organization; gender relationships; mobility; settlement patterns and diet, to understand how monuments were used and why they were constructed.

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Finanzierungsplan

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

(öffnet in neuem Fenster) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01

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Koordinator

UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 242 260,56
Adresse
PLACE PEY BERLAND 35
33000 Bordeaux
Frankreich
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Gironde
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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