Jutta Kneisel

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | CAU · Lehrstuhl für Urgeschichte

The “princely” barrows of Łęki Małe, Greater Poland are the oldest such monuments within the distribution area of Únětice societies in Central Europe. While in the Circum-Harz group and in Silesia similar rich furnished graves under mounds have appeared as single monuments as early as 1950 BC, Łęki Małe represents a chain of barrows constructed bet...

This paper presents the results of a pilot study that combines findings from satellite remote sensing analyses and an intensive interdisciplinary survey conducted in November 2021 on kurgans along the Kurekçay Valley, in western Azerbaijan. Through the integration of various methods, including historical and contemporary satellite and aerial imager...

This study presents the first extensive radiocarbon dating programme of Bronze Age material from northern Germany, and it combines radiocarbon dates, relative typo-chronological date ranges, and stratigraphic data within a Bayesian chronological framework. We estimate the cemetery complex at Mang de Bargen (Bornhöved, distr. Segeberg, Schleswig-Hol...

Collating insights from preceding chapters, and adding in further data from CRC 1266 research, this final chapter synthesises elements to initiate an understanding of transformation as a general phenomenon across the region. Notably, the identified 14 European transformation phases exhibit diverse regional and local impacts, reflected in the region...

Does history repeat itself? What causes and mechanisms of action are at work in prehistoric societies? These are two questions we want to tackle in a longue durée perspective. In order to do so we bring together two main epochs in human history in the central northern European Plain: the Neolithic and the Bronze Age of northern Germany. In this tim...

The identification of individual palaeoecological and societal aspects allows the comparison of transformation processes across completely different ecological and historic situations. This basic concept proves, on the one hand, the comparability of transformation processes and the parameters involved in them, and shows on the other hand how divers...

In northern Germany, crop diversity was much greater in the Late Bronze Age than in previous periods. To trace this development at a local scale, we conducted an archaeobotanical case study at the site of Dobbin 27, a rural settlement in north-eastern Germany dating to the Late Bronze Age. Charred seeds and fruits were recovered and the spatial dis...

Mid and late-Holocene climate shifts are considered to have profoundly shaped demographic developments and adaptive responses of communities globally. Yet their onset, duration, and impact on Neolithic and Early Nordic Bronze Age communities in the high-latitude ranges of southern and north-western Scandinavia remain a major research gap. Here, we...

The first volume of the series was published in 2001. It was founded out of the need to provide a publication organ for the increasingly established cooperation between German and Polish archaeologists. The editors of the series are thus also at home in Poland and Germany: Janusz Czebreszuk from Poznań, Sławomir Kadrow from Krakow and Johannes Müll...

On the road again. Every summer, a caravan of cars and camper vans moves north to Denmark, Sweden and on to Norway. The destination for thousands of visitors are the summer cottages and campsites of Scandinavia. Counts of overnight stays from 2019 show that the west coast of Denmark around centres such as Ribe and Ringkøbing, Skagen, and Djursland...

Evidence of gold processing in the fortified site of Bruszczewo (Poland) is the first testimony of the production of gold artefacts in a domestic Early Bronze Age site of Central Europe. This paper highlights the potential of macrolithic tool ensembles as a key element for the recognition of metallurgical work processes. Moreover, it presents an op...

The archaeological microregion in Bruszczewo located along the middle course of the Samica River, was inhabited during the Bronze and Iron Ages by Únětice and Lusatian Urnfields culture people. Earlier literature emphasised that the valley floor was an extensive lake during the Bronze Age. Our research aimed to reconstruct the Bronze and Early Iron...

On March 5th, 2012, a joint team of archaeologists from AMU Poznań and CAU Kiel, embarked on non-invasive field surveys at the Bronze Age barrow cemetery in Sadowie-Wysocko Wielkie near Ostrów Wielkopolski in the Greater Poland region. The site in question is one of several known cemeteries of the Tumulus culture located in the valley of the Barycz...

In book: "Millet and what else? The wider context of the adoption of millet cultivation in Europe", Sidestone Press, 2022.

The article presents a study of wood excavated from archaeological site in Poland (2100–1650 BC). The large amount of collected samples created a unique opportunity for research because the subfossil wood was in very good preservation state. This made it possible to carry out dendrotypological analysis. This is the first such study conducted for Ea...

Palaeoenvironmental research in the context of the CRC 1266 (www.sfb1266.uni-kiel.de) aims at reconstructing human impact and land-use changes on different spatial scales. Small sediment archives in the vicinity of archaeological sites, so called near-site archives, strongly reflect local land-use activities. Investigations of sediments from medium...

In this investigation, we use a socio-environmental multi-proxy approach to empirically test hypotheses of recurrent resilience cycles and the role of climate forcing in shaping such cycles on the Iberian Peninsula during mid-Holocene times. Our approach combines time series reconstructions of societal and environmental variables from the southern...

Call for papers. Please submit your contributions until the 11th of Feb 2021 via the Login of the EAA homepage: https://eaa.klinkhamergroup.com/eaa2021/

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Contrary to pottery or metal artefacts, macro-lithic tools are still not fully integrated into the archaeological research programs concerning the Early Bronze Age of Central Europe. While such kind of archaeological materials usually do not easily allow typological approaches, their constant participation in several productive spheres makes them a...

In the context of archaeological excavations at the Bronze Age burial site Mang de Bargen near Bornhöved, northern Germany, archaeobotanical and palaeoenvironmental investigations were carried out. Hereby, the analyses of charred plant remains from archaeological features provide insight into the local plant use and crop production. Palynological a...

In light of recent climate changes, it is important to also gain knowledge about the spatial manifestation of past climate events and their potential impact on ancient societies across a wide range of different scenarios. Following this approach, we compare compilations of seasonal (winter and summer) as well as annual precipitation and temperature...

The Textile Revolution in Bronze Age Europe - edited by Serena Sabatini November 2019

The Textile Revolution in Bronze Age Europe - edited by Serena Sabatini November 2019

During the Bronze and early Iron Ages many developments occurred in metalworking, social structure, production, nutrition and diet. At the same time the networks in Europe were intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence did these transformations have on human daily life? Which proxies can researchers use to...

The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age saw many developments in metalworking, social structure, food production, nutrition, and diet. At the same time, networks in Europe intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence did these transformations have on daily life? Which proxies can researchers use to study these topi...

This paper aims at reconstructing the population dynamics during the Neolithic and Bronze Age, c. 4500–500 cal. BC, in north-western Central Europe. The approach is based on the assumption that increased population density is positively linked with human activity and human impact on the environment, respectively. Therefore, we use archaeological 14...

In archaeology, change in material culture is viewed as indicating social or cultural transformation and is the basis of our typo-chronological classification of phases and periods. The material culture from northern Germany reveals both quantitative and qualitative changes during the Bronze Age. At the same time, there is also evidence for ‘boom a...

Organisers: Dragana Filipović, Wiebke Kirleis, Viktória Kiss, Jutta Kneisel, Gabriella Kulcsár. *** The Bronze Age in Europe was characterised by far-reaching transformations in socio-political organisation, demographic structure, technology, material culture and symbolic expression. It was also a period of some major changes in the environment,...

Dieser Beitrag schafft mit einer Übersicht zu bronze- und eisenzeitlichen Befestigungsanlagen im nördlichen Mittel- und im südlichen Nordeuropa die Grundlage für das Verständnis der metallzeitlichen Mehrfachburgen. Befestigungsanlagen werden hierbei definiert als Ein- oder Abgrenzung eines Gebietes mit Wällen, Gräben, Palisaden oder ähnlichen Anlag...

Burgen, die sich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft befinden, werfen die Frage auf, ob zwischen ihnen einst ein engerer Zusammenhang bestanden hat. Man spricht von Mehrfachburgen, wenn mindestens zwei separate, aber benachbarte und zur gleichen Zeit genutzte Burganlagen eine funktionale Einheit darstellten. Die bronzezeitlichen Burgwälle von Lossow und...

Im Rahmen der wissenschaftlichen Forschung stehen für die Universitäten in Deutschland zahlreiche Fördermöglichkeiten zur Verfügung. Zu den größten genehmigten Projekten gehören sog. ≪Zentrenbildungen≫, in denen z. B. über Exzellenzinitiativen oder Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB) neue Forschergruppen nachhaltig eingerichtet werden. Stehen diese norm...

Analysis of organic residues in pottery vessels has been successful in detecting a range of animal and plant products as indicators of food preparation and consumption in the past. However, the identification of plant remains, especially grain crops in pottery, has proved elusive. Extending the spectrum is highly desirable, not only to strengthen o...

Announcement of workshop session 'Exploring inter-regional interactions in the first Millennium BC in Europe'

The concept of time dominating in archaeological science differs widely from that of prehistoric cultures. Still, ‘time’ is one of the most important criteria for the reception of cultural and historical processes. Compartmentalising time creates artificial breaches, used as methodical means of breaking down the continuum. This article analyses the...