TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Woodworking and carpentry skills of the first agricultural societies in central Europe 
AU  - Bernhard Muigg
 
AU  - Rengert Elburg
 
AU  - Wulf Hein
 
AU  - Anja Probst-Böhm
 
AU  - Sebastian Böhm
 
AU  - Peter Walter
 
AU  - Willy Tegel 
AB  - The process of Neolithization reached central Europe in the 6th millennium BCE. During this time, first considerable human impact on natural vegetation occurred and the development of sedentary lifestyles in permanent settlements, agriculture and livestock breeding imposed novel requirements on local woodlands. At the same time, the intensive use of wood led to significant innovations and advances in woodworking techniques. Here, we present an overview of the latest results of our investigation of Early Neolithic woodworking in Europe. Several water wells with preserved wooden linings from the Linear Pottery Culture (LBK; ca. 5500-4800 BCE) have been excavated within the last two decades and allow detailed insight into the advanced carpentry skills. Following a multidisciplinary approach, dendroarchaeological and experimental studies are combined to provide a comprehensive overview of woodworking methods, tools, and thoughts on resource exploitation. Additionally, a possible chaîne opératoire is discussed. The almost exclusive use of oak (Quercus sp.) for rectangular well linings points towards deliberate species selection, implying expert knowledge of mechanical properties of wood, also demonstrated by elaborate splitting techniques. The use of specialized tools for specific tasks indicates a high level of specialization in woodworking. Different joint types illustrate the technical variety and sophisticated nature of Early Neolithic carpentry. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2023.1035 
JF  - Archaeology, Society and Environment 
KW  - Early Neolithic, Woodworking, Dendroarchaeology, Water wells, Experimental Archaeology, Néolithique ancien, Travail du bois, Dendroarchéologie, Puits d’eau, Archéologie expérimentale,  
L1  - https://www.openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_ase23v3n1_14.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2023/11/30 
SN  - 2752-4507 
TT  - Le travail du bois des premières sociétés agricoles d’Europe centrale 
UR  - https://www.openscience.fr/Woodworking-and-carpentry-skills-of-the-first-agricultural-societies-in-central 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 3 
ER  -