The Cucuteni – Trypillia ‘Big Other’ – Reflections on the Making of Millennial Cultural Traditions

Chapman, John; Gaydarska, Bisserka

Abstract

The second methodological revolution for Trypillia mega-sites is leading to an interpretative shift from the study of entire mega-sites to the study of their constituent Neighbourhoods and Quarters. We are now in the process of developing the theoretical implications of this shift, which should lead to a parallel change in social interpretations from the classification of the political structure of an entire mega-site to a more nuanced study of the nested levels of the settlement – person, household, neighbourhood and entire settlement. We begin this theoretical work in this chapter which we take pleasure in dedicating to John’s friend Jacek Lech. It focuses on a neglected, but key, aspect of the research agenda: the Cucuteni–Trypillia ‘Big Other’.

Citation

Chapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2017). The Cucuteni – Trypillia ‘Big Other’ – Reflections on the Making of Millennial Cultural Traditions. In D. H. Werra, & M. Woźny (Eds.), Between history and archaeology : papers in honour of Jacek Lech (267-277). Archaeopress

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 9, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 9, 2018
• Publisher: Archaeopress
• Pages: 267-277
• Book Title: Between history and archaeology : papers in honour of Jacek Lech.
• ISBN: 9781784917722
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