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Interpreting the Beaker phenomenon in Mediterranean France: an Iron Age analogy
Olivier Lemerciersubject
Mediterranean climateBronze AgeMéditerranée010506 paleontologyArcheologyModèleHistory[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and PrehistoryCampaniformCampaniformeIron AgeNéolithiqueAnalogyExploratory phaseAncient historyMediterraneanpremier millénaire01 natural sciencesAge du BronzeBeakerHuman settlementPhenomenon0601 history and archaeologyTroisième millénaireNolithic0105 earth and related environmental sciences060102 archaeologyAge du Ferthird millennium BCGeneral Arts and Humanities06 humanities and the artsprotohistoryProtohistoireArchaeologyAcculturationPéninsule IbériqueIron Age[ SHS.ARCHEO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistoryfirst millennium BCBeakerIberiaFranceModeldescription
http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/086/ant0860131.htm; International audience; The author offers a new descriptive explanation of the Beaker phenomenon, by focusing on Mediterranean France and making reference to the Greek influx in the same area 2000 years later. In the Iron Age, the influence began with an exploratory phase, and then went on to create new settlements and colonise new areas away from the coast. The Beaker analogy is striking, with phases of exploration and implantation and acculturation, but adjusted to include a final phase where Beaker practice was more independent. Comparing the numerous models put forward to explain it, the author shows that immigration and a cultural package are both aspects of the Beaker phenomenon.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-22 |