What is it about?
The function of the plan-schematic settlements of the so called Cucuteni-Tripolye-Complex in the northwestern pontic region remains enigmatic and yet, these structures haven´t been approached holistically. The article aims to address basic aspects as the construction plan and the chronology at one of these sites, the settlement Petreni in the Republic of Moldova.
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Why is it important?
Investigations at the site brought new hints for the reconstruction of the settlement structure. The AMS-data indicate that not all of the houses existed simultaneously. This implies that the settlement was inhabited over several generations.
Perspectives
In the article I tried to think out of the box and look differently at these large, systematically built settlements in the north-western pontic region. It is important to scrutinize dogmatism and so called given facts anew - what is it for? How can/ should we read our large datasets?
Regina Anna Uhl
German Archaeological Institute
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This page is a summary of: Living Among the Dead – Settlement Structures in the North-Western Pontic Region in the 4th Millennium BC, Journal of Landscape Ecology, December 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/jlecol-2017-0023.
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