Dualistic seasonal changes in Late Glacial of the Central European Plain - towards socio-archaeological concept of the Late Paleolithic seasonality

Jakub Mugaj

doi:10.23858/PA72.2024.3755

Autor

Jakub Mugaj Ośrodek Studiów Pradziejowych i Średniowiecznych, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN, ul. Rubież 46; 61-612 Poznań https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-2962

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23858/PA72.2024.3755

Słowa kluczowe:

Late Palaeolithic, mobility, seasonality, hunter-gatherer studies

Abstrakt

The paper presents basic concepts regarding seasonal changes in hunter-gatherer societies (derived from processual, evolutionary and social theories) and the resulting models of mobility. The text presents the current applications of these models in studies on the Late Palaeolithic communities of the European lowlands and the reasons for their use. It also examines the possibilities and limitations of using an alternative dualistic model based on the newest research on the Late Palaeolithic settlement, particularly its early period related to the Hamburgian Culture occupation.

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