Abstract
Abstract The transition from the late Swifterbant culture to the first appearance of the Funnelbeaker Westgroup raises numerous questions, from cultural discontinuities to gradual transitions. This process describes the transformation from a late mesolithic of hunter‐gatherer societies to a fully neolithic society in Northwestern Europe. The Early Neolithic in this area marks a technological and sociocultural transition zone, which we can identify. Although the first megalithic buildings of the Funnelbeaker Culture were erected around 3600 BC, Swifterbant sites and findings can still be traced. Many studies assume a hiatus between these phases, which is based on a research‐historical but also a conservation‐related problem. With this contribution, we attempt to generate a chronological Bayesian model on the basis of absolute chronological data. The aim is to compare the numerous available radiocarbon data from different periods in one overview. It is a model to visualize discontinuities or overlaps of the currently available data. It becomes apparent that there is a slide overlap between the archaeologically defined chronological phases. This model serves as a basis for further discussion and chronological models.
Highlights
This study focuses on the geographical area of northwestern Germany, north and northeast Netherlands
The individual radiocarbon dates were classified according to their context into the groups Early, Middle, and Late Swifterbant as well as Funnelbeaker Westgroup
For the first group “Early Swifterbant” a total of 50 dates could be used for the model
Summary
This study focuses on the geographical area of northwestern Germany, north and northeast Netherlands. This area is defined as a part of the North European plain and characterized by coversands and wetlands. The transition from the late Swifterbant culture to the first appearance of the Funnelbeaker Westgroup in the eastern Netherlands and the western part of Lower Saxony to the northern Westphalia raises chronological questions. They range from the hypothesis of cultural discontinuities to gradual transitions.
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