Settlement systems of early agricultural societies in east Jutland, Denmark: A regional study of change

Abstract

By settlement archaeology I mean settlement history carried out by archaeological means. That is to say, the study of the development of settlements in relation to the landscape, the exploitation of the natural resources, and the location of the different settlement units in relation to soil types, to each other, and to communication lines. On all levels settlements must be seen as an expression of the social, economic, and political norms in a society, based on the technological level that made the exploitation of the natural resources possible (Thrane 1976:5, translated).