Publication details
The Gravettian of Moravia: Landscape, settlement, and dwellings.
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The spatial analysis of the Moravian Gravettian is being realised in four levels: The Gravettian landscape (which clearly differs from the Aurignacian or the Magdalenian landscapes) is related to the riverine network of Moravia, where sites and site-clusters are localized in the valleys, in lower altitudes, and in almost regular distances between each other. - The site-clusters (such as Dolní Věstonice-Pavlov) demonstrate an internal hierarchy, based on the size and the complexity of archaeological record. - The large sites are separated into individual settlement units (hearths, features, object accumulations), and their and spatio/temporal relationships are being examined. - Dwelling structures are classified in four formal types; the hypothetical architectural constructions are tested against analogies from experimental archaeology and ethnoarchaeology. |