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June 6, 20260 citationsOpen Access

LBK outpost of Eilsleben: hunter-farmer encounters in the borderlands of Early Neolithic Central Europe

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LDLaura DietrichFKFranziska KnollHPHenny Piezonka

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  • This research aims to understand how early farmers interacted with Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Eilsleben.
  • Conducted extensive excavations at the Linear Pottery Culture site in Germany.
  • Implemented new fieldwork to gather additional data.
  • Utilized interdisciplinary approaches to model interactions between cultures.
  • Identified Eilsleben as the earliest potential fortified settlement in the region.
  • Demonstrated evidence of interaction between early farmers and Mesolithic populations.

Abstract

The Linear Pottery Culture site of Eilsleben, Germany, is the earliest potential fortified settlement in the borderland between the Early Neolithic world and Late Mesolithic populations. Building on extensive excavations and new fieldwork, an interdisciplinary programme investigates models of interaction between early farmers and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in this region.

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Dietrich et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23bc0571a5da9775e77653https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-51147
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