Archaeology in the Žitava valley I. The LBK and Želiezovce settlement site of Vráble

• Other Authors: Furholt, Martin (Editor), Cheben, Ivan (Editor), Müller, Johannes (Editor), Bistáková, Alena (Editor), Wunderlich, Maria (Editor), Müller-Scheeßel, Nils (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden Sidestone Press 2020
• Series: Scales of Transformation 9
• Subjects: Prehistoric archaeology; European Early Neolithic; LBK; settlement patterns; social organization; social conflict; village and neighbourhood structures; burial rites; enclosure; excavation report
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The early Neolithic site of Vráble (5250-4950 cal BCE) is among the largest LBK settlement agglomerations in Central Europe, and exceptional within the southwest Slovakian area. Geophysical surveys revealed more than 300 houses, grouped into three contemporary neighbourhoods, one of which is delinea...