Fester och festande vid Hyllie : nya tolkningar av mellanneolitiska platser och bebyggelsemönster i sydvästra Skåne

• This paper deals with the late Funnel Beaker culture, phase III of the Middle Neolithic A, a period of about two centuries c.3000 cal BC. With regard to the settlement pattern in the Malmö area of south-west Scania, the period has been interpreted as a time when people abandoned small settlements and moved together at larger ones. In 2002 and 2005 a site with substantial remains from the MN A III was investigated in the area. Three sunken features contained large amounts of pottery, knapped flint, animal bones and plant remains. The paper reports on in-depth analyses of the context and the finds. We conclude that the remains are the result of a gathering of many people for a short period of time, interpreted as evidence for feasting. This has clear implications for the interpretation of other sites from the period as well, thus being important for the understanding of the overall settlement pattern of the period. Rather than interpreting the abundant finds from MN A III sites as the result of people living there for a long time, the Hyllie analyses suggest that the sites were used briefly by large groups on a few occasions. These gatherings would have strengthened bonds between smaller groups in the area.

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Fester

Social organisation

Malmö

Skåne

Keramik

Neolitisk tid

Stenåldern

Festseder

Matlagning

Avfall

Flintredskap

Boplatser

Sverige

Archaeology

Arkeologi

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)