Making a Neolithic Non-Megalithic Monument : A TRB Burial Ground at Dalfsen (the Netherlands), c. 3000-2750 cal. BC /
H.M. van der Velde, N. Bouma and D.C.M. Raemaekers (eds).
- Leiden : Sidestone Press, (c)2022.
- 1 online resource (1 volume)
4.6.3 Conical and hourglass-shaped perforations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The themes of the study -- The TRB West Group in the Netherlands and the archaeology of non-megalithic burials -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Neolithic sequence of the Netherlands -- 2.2.1 The Swifterbant culture (5000-4000/3400 cal. BC) -- 2.2.2 The TRB culture (4000/3400-2750 cal. BC) -- 2.2.3 The Corded Ware culture (2850-2500 cal. BC) -- 2.3 Regionality, the concept of culture and the reconstruction of society through the study of burials -- 2.3.1 The archaeology of cultures in prehistory -- 2.4 Non-megalithic burials 2.4.1 Megalithic versus non-megalithic burials -- 2.4.2 The archaeological record of non-megalithic burials -- Dalfsen: Excavating a burial ground from the TRB period -- 3.1 A brief overview of the site: From Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to medieval farmers -- 3.2 The landscape at Dalfsen -- 3.3 The features dating to the TRB period -- 3.3.1 The excavation -- 3.3.2 Processing the features -- 3.3.3 From 2D to 3D features: Building a GIS system -- 3.4 The grave pits -- 3.4.1 Introduction -- 3.4.2 The shape, size and profile of the grave pits -- 3.4.3 Architectural remains of the graves 3.4.4 The orientation of the grave pits -- 3.4.5 Human remains -- 3.4.6 Grave typology -- 3.4.7 Grave goods -- 3.4.8 Spatial relations between the grave pits -- 3.5 Other TRB features -- 3.5.1 The earthen monument -- 3.5.2 Linear structures, cult buildings and houseplans -- 3.6 The Neolithic afterlife: Remains from the Corded Ware culture and the Bell Beaker culture -- 3.7 The phasing of the burial ground -- 3.8 The burial ground at Dalfsen in its spatial and cultural context -- Pottery -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classification and features of the pottery -- 4.2.1 Decoration 4.2.2 Applied features: Lugs and bosses -- 4.2.3 Bases -- 4.2.4 Perforations -- 4.3 Description of the pottery -- 4.3.1 Introduction -- 4.3.2 Tureens (cat. nos. 1-7) -- 4.3.3 Tureen-amphoras (cat. nos. 8-31) -- 4.3.4 Amphoras (cat. nos. 32-54) -- 4.3.5 Bowls (cat. nos. 55-85) -- 4.3.6 Necked bowls (cat. nos. 86-88) -- 4.3.7 Shouldered bowls (cat. nos. 89-95) -- 4.3.8 Funnel beakers, cups and other drinking vessels (cat. nos. 96-104) -- 4.3.9 Collared flasks (cat. nos. 105-106) -- 4.3.10 Miniature vessels (cat. nos. 107-113) -- 4.3.11 Miscellaneous vessels (cat. nos. 114-122) 4.4 Dating and chronology -- 4.4.1 Dating and typochronology -- 4.4.2 Dating and typochronology at Dalfsen -- 4.4.3 Funeral ritual reflected by the pottery -- 4.4.4 Frequency of burial activity -- 4.4.5 The distribution of activity dated by the presence of pottery -- 4.4.6 Pottery, dating and the ditch structure -- 4.5 Pottery making -- 4.5.1 The ethnographic basis of analysis -- 4.5.2 Pottery making at Dalfsen -- 4.5.3 Decoration -- 4.5.4 Tidying up, mistakes and corrections -- 4.6 Perforations and maintenance -- 4.6.1 Introduction -- 4.6.2 Cylindrical perforations
In 2015 at Dalfsen (the Netherlands) archaeologists made an amazing discovery. They found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) comprising 141 burial pits. The TRB is dated in the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period and is well known for its megalithic monuments which are widespread through large parts of northern Europe. Until recently few non-megalithic burial grounds were known and the find of the Dalfsen burials created new opport.