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Lambert, Emilie (2023)

A common cause? Demographic study of LBK mass grave burial sites inferring community size.

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)
Looking at demographics of the mass graves and corresponding settlements it is possible to investigate the social circumstances around the time of the downfall of the LBK. Certainly in some cases the mass graves show gaps of missing people when comparing the demographic composition of the grave to that of a stable living population. It is possible to argue cases of abduction, or certain people being absent at the time of the massacre. I further argue that the nature of the killings varies widely between sites, and differing levels of ritualism should be accounted for, as summarising LBK mass graves as raids fails to acknowledge multiple factors on the victim’s wounds and deposition. A demographic study of who is and who is not present in the graves can contribute to understanding the broader context at these sites of violence in addition to the general population sizes of the time.
LBK
demographics
mass graves
Author
Lambert, Emilie
Faculty
Faculty of Archaeology
Specialisation
Linearbandkeramik
Supervisors
Bourgeois, Q.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en