Original scientific paper
House(hold) continuities in the Central Balkans, 5300-4600 BC
Boban Tripković
; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Archaeology
Abstract
The construction and abandonment of houses are two
terminal
points in the same process, and decoding individual
episodes during the use of a structure may constitute
a sound basis for understanding changes in the size and
organization of households. The renovation of houses or
the additional construction of new rooms, the renovation
of floors or construction of a new oven and new plaster on
the walls are only some of the archeologically recognizable
changes during the use of a structure. Therefore, one may expect
that changes in the size of a household may be reflected
in the establishment of a standardized relationship
between phases of social reproduction of a household and structural
change in the building in which it resides. In the text, this idea
is explained in greater detail using the example of the Late
Neolithic/Early Eneolithic in the Central Balkans (Vinča
culture), covering the time span from 5300 to 4600 BC.
Keywords
Vinča culture; house; household; domestic group; social reproduction; continuity
Hrčak ID:
60615
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2010.
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