LBK outpost of Eilsleben: hunter-farmer encounters in the borderlands of Early Neolithic Central Europe

2026/01/13 by Laura Dietrich, Franziska Knoll, Henny Piezonka +5 · 3 voices
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies #Archaeological science #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Excavation #Mesolithic #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Pottery #Settlement (finance)

paper · pdf · doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10270

published in Antiquity 100(410), 1-7 (Cambridge University Press)

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Abstract

The Linear Pottery Culture site of Eilsleben, Germany, is the earliest potential fortified settlement in the borderland between the Early Neolithic world and Late Mesolithic populations. Building on extensive excavations and new fieldwork, an interdisciplinary programme investigates models of interaction between early farmers and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in this region.

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• 🏺 Apt given this just showed up in my feed! Evidence of LBK Neolithic farmers in Central Europe making ‘Mesolithic’ artefacts like red deer antler masks - good for thinking about interactions betwe [bsky, 18 points, 0 comments]
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