Naslov
Bifacial Lithic Industries of Portuguese Chalcolithic: Production, Distribution, Specialization and Complexity.

Autori
Forenbaher, Stašo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Actes du 13e Congres International des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohiostoriques / - Forli : UISPP, 1996

Skup
13e Congres International des Sciences Prehistoriques et Protohiostoriques

Mjesto i datum
Forlì, Italija, 08.09.1996. - 14.09.1996

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
production; exchange; social complexity; Chalcolithic; Portugal; lithics

Sažetak
This study focuses on the economic organization of bifacial flaked stone industries of the Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic Portugal. It is often claimed that social hierarchies first appeared in Western Iberia during this period (ca. 3500-2500 BC). The specific research goals are: determining the production repertoire at lithic production sites, examining the possibility of craft specialization (with particular regard to artifact standardization), and investigating the geographic distribution of artifacts, in order to detect evidence of centralization. The analyses show that the organization of economy differed markedly between different artifact classes. Production of subsistence-related lithics was decentralized and they circulated through local exchange networks, although some of them could enter long-distance exchange. Prestige-related items were exchanged over large distances and apparently were produced by specialists. The level of specialization and its importance for the economy remained modest. There is no evidence for large-scale sociopolitical integration.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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