Abstract
The appearance of the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK) on Poland territory initiated the process of neolithization in the area. However, as we will see in this article, this colonization took place later than previously thought. The stage, which in Poland is called as the early phase, actually corresponds only to the Fomborn/Ačkovy stage of LBK, and the earliest dating currently indicates around 5350 BC. Due to the small number of sites from this phase excavated on a large scale in Poland, this stage of the culture’s development is poorly known. The Gwoździec Project is focused on the earliest stage of LBK settlement in south-eastern Poland. Excavation at the site was finished in 2018. Therefore, the article presents preliminary results of interdisciplinary analyzes, such as research on ceramics, flint production and use, and botanical remains. They point to various aspects of the economy of these early agricultural communities and significantly enrich the knowledge of this period in Central Europe. They also expose the chronological development of the oldest LBK development stage in Poland.
Highlights
The article presents preliminary results of interdisciplinary analyzes, such as research on ceramics, flint production and use, and botanical remains. They point to various aspects of the economy of these early agricultural communities and significantly enrich the knowledge of this period in Central Europe
The appearance of a Linear Pottery Culture on Poland area initiated the process of neolithization in this area
Areas of the Upper Vistula River basin played a very important role in this respect, since this was the region embraced by the first stage of LBK expansion (Fig 1)
Summary
The appearance of a Linear Pottery Culture on Poland area initiated the process of neolithization in this area. This was a very important turning point, for the prehistory of this particular region, but for the entirety of Central Europe as well. Areas of the Upper Vistula River basin played a very important role in this respect, since this was the region embraced by the first stage of LBK expansion (Fig 1). The oldest stage in the area of our interest, sholud corresponds with the Bıňa-Bicske LBK phase (according to the Hungarian/Slovakian LBK sequence), and its beginnings seem to be dated to ca. As will be shown in this article, the first permanent settlements are only associated with the pre-Music.
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