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Panel 533: Cultural patterns in prehistory

Different cultural patterns could be recognized in prehistory. They depended on environment, communications, sources of raw materials and organisation of production. Cultural patterns could be researched on material traces of production, settlement and mortuary practices of different prehistoric communities. Term cultural patterns provoke usually used term cultural group or cultural complex in later Middle European prehistory. Cultural patterns are often critical concept for archaeology. By comparing the different parts of Europe (?) in different periods of time, we hope to shed light on the various factor which shaped cultural patterns. They could be investigated or tested on different communities in same area through the prehistory timespan or in different areas in the same time. Complexity of cultural patterns started in “small worlds” and research challenge is to recognize how prehistoric communities communicate and transfer the knowledge, how to organize everyday life activities. How they did chose living place, organize their settlements or production of tools and food, or burial of their deceased? When cultural patterns, as we recognize them today, were coincidence and when communication between prehistoric communities could be proved through material manifestations? Multidisciplinary analyses can additional shed light on research questions, beside archaeology and anthropology. The challenge in research to us, as archaeologist and anthropologist, is to avoid fall in tramp of unification without noting fine diversity which give colours different prehistoric worlds.

cultural patterns; material culture; prehistory

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