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New dates for the Late Neolithic Corded Ware Culture burials and early husbandry in the East Baltic region

2007; Autonomous University of Madrid; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

1132-6891

Lembi Lõugas, Айвар Крийска, Liina Maldre,

Historical and Archaeological Studies

The appearance of the Corded Ware Culture in the eastern Baltic area has been associated with the beginning of animal husbandry in this region. The culture is quite well represented by artefacts around the Baltic Sea basin, whereas its animal bone material seems to have been partly mixed with either that of the Combed Ware Culture, whose economy was based on hunting, fishing and gathering, or with later material. Radiocarbon dates have placed the beginning of the Corded Ware Culture in the eastern Baltic region in the time interval 3000- 2700 cal BC. New dates from Estonia confirm that the phenomenon appeared here at that time. The beginning of animal husbandry in the East Baltic is discussed on the basis of the new dates and the animal bone finds from Corded Ware Culture settlement sites and burials. Important factors in the spreading of early farming in addition to climate, were geographical and environmental conditions. Keywords: East Baltic, Estonia, Late Neolithic, Corded Ware Culture, Domestic animals Resumen: La cultura de las ceramicas cordadas en el Baltico oriental se asocia con el inicio de la ganaderia en la zona. Esta cultura se encuentra bien representada a nivel de utensilios por toda la cuenca del Baltico mientras que los restos oseos animales parecen haberse mezclado parcialmente bien con los de la cultura de las ceramicas a peine, cuya economia era cazadora, recolectora y pesquera, bien con materiales mas tardios. Las fechas de radiocarbono situan el inicio de la cultura de las ceramicas cordadas en el Baltico oriental dentro del intervalo 3000- 2700 cal BC lo que coincide con nuevos fechados realizados en yacimientos estonios. El comienzo de la ganaderia en el Baltico Oriental es valorado en este trabajo sobre la base de nuevas fechas de radiocarbono y de las faunas asociadas a yacimientos de la cultura de las ceramicas cordadas. Factores clave en la dispersion de la agricultura en la zona parecen haber sido el clima asi como las condiciones geograficas y ambientales. Palabras clave: Baltico oriental, Estonia, Neolitico tardio, Cultura de las Ceramicas cortadas, Animales domesticos