Für neue Ansätze bei der Erforschung der Neolithisierungsprozesse in Europa

Abstract

The problems associated with the transition to the Neolithic period cannot be solved by simply examining selected fi nds and their contexts or by holding on to the traditional paradigms developed in the course of earlier research. Like all other sciences, archaeology experiences continuous growth and modification in the sum of our accumulated knowledge and cannot be treated as a manifestation of eternal truth. Only a modern diachronic approach and inter- and intra-disciplinary regional studies will be able to clarify the present blurred picture of one of the most interesting periods in human history that, indeed, lasted around 3000 years in Europe.