Sustainable and Unsustainable Adaptations by Early Farming Communities of Northern Poland

Author: Bogucki P.

Source: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1996 , pp. 289-311(23)

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Abstract:

This paper considers the abandonment of several Neolithic sites in north-central Poland from the perspective of the sustainability or unsustainability of their overall adaptive strategy. The proposition will be advanced that although they were very successful short-term adaptations, their long-term chances were compromised by their intensive local land use and the dense network of social obligations both within the settlements and with nearby communities.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544-5263

Publication date: 1996-09-01