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 & D.C.M. Raemaekers
Sidestone press, 2022
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 opportunities to
study the mortuary ritual in more detail. It
sheds light on the social organisation of local
TRB communities in this part of the world.
The results not only provide evidence for
the existence of large multi-person burial
mounds during the TRB-period, but also
provide intriguing evidence of continuity from
this period to the period of the Corded Ware
culture - a transition now often interpreted in
terms of migration.
This volume is the first scientific publication
dealing with this unique site. It contains a
detailed description and interpretation of the
site. A catalogue in which all graves and finds
are described in detail, is available separately.
(The text above comes from the back of the book)
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