Schussenried Group

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Schussenried Group
Age : Early Neolithic
Absolutely : 4,200 - 3,700 BC Chr.

expansion
Southwest Germany
Leitforms

decorated jugs with encrusted patterns

The Schussenried Group , sometimes also known as the Schussenried Culture , was a early Neolithic culture that was widespread in southwest Germany around 4,200 - 3700 BC. Chr.

The group was named after the location in the Riedschachen high moor near Bad Schussenried in the Federsee area in 1960 by Jürgen Driehaus .

Residential buildings

The houses in the Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen have been reconstructed based on the model of the excavations in Riedschachen

Preferred settlement sites were the banks of lakes and rivers. The houses were one or two rooms. Wooden beams with clay screed formed the floors. the outer walls were made of split timber or wicker walls. Each house contained an oven and fireplace. Some villages existed for up to 200 years. Caves also served as dwellings for a short time. An important site of the Schussenried Group is the Neolithic village near Ehrenstein . There were 40 buildings 6 meters long and 4 meters wide.

Economy

As finds of plant remains and animal bones show, members of the Schussenried group lived from agriculture, animal husbandry (mainly cattle and pigs) and fishing , while hunting seems to have hardly played a role.

Ceramics

Ceramic mug of the Schussenried culture

The ceramic was made using the bead technique. Typical shapes were decorated jugs with handles. The patterns had incised triangles and ribbon motifs that were encrusted in white. There were also undecorated goods. The firing temperatures were low, so the ceramic remained porous. Schussenrieder jugs can be found in southwest Germany, western Austria and Bohemia.

Tools and jewelry

Stone hatchets, axes, knocking and grating stones, grinding discs, arrowheads and sickles made of flint were found. Some of the material was imported from a great distance - as far as the Netherlands. Tools were also made of bones and antlers. Jewelery made from the teeth of wolf and pig was found as well as pendants made of limestone.

Remarks

  1. ^ Finds in the Neolithic village in the Ehrenstein district , Blaustein municipality, Alb-Danube district

literature

  • H. Keefer: Hochdorf II. A Neolithic settlement of the Schussenried culture. Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg 27, 1988.
  • Jens Lüning & H. Zürn: The Schussenried settlement in the 'Schlößlesfeld', marked Ludwigsburg. Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg 8, 1977.
  • Jens Lüning: Schussenried and Jordansmühl. In: The beginnings of the Neolithic from the Orient to Northern Europe, Fundamenta series A 3 / Vb (Western Central Europe). Cologne-Vienna, Böhlau 1976, 122–187.
  • Michael Strobel: The Schussenrieder settlement Taub Ried I . Stuttgart 2000.

Web links

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