The materiality of plant remains from 36 Neolithic sites of the Linearbandkeramik, Funnel Beaker and Single Grave Culture, and the Dagger groups as uncovered by archaeological excavations in northern central Europe is presented in this atlas to facilitate archaeobotanical investigations by offering photographic references to fossilized charred plant remains and, in some cases, subfossil waterlogged plant remains. The respective archaeological sites are briefly introduced, the plant assemblages shortly evaluated, supported by informations on plant use. Plant lists and new radiocarbon data supplement the volume.
The atlas compiles examples of ancient plant remains that were investigated from 2009 to 2019 in three collaborative research programs at Kiel University, SPP1400 ‘Early Monumentality and Social Differentiation’, SFB1266 ‘Scales of Transformation: Human-Environmental Interaction in Prehistoric and Archaic Societies’, and the Botanical Platform of the Graduate School ‘Human Development in Landscapes’ (GSHDL).
Preface 9
1 Introduction 11
2 Lower Saxony: The low mountain range and loess region in the South and the lower moraine landscape in the North 21
2.1 Rosdorf-Muhlengrund 23
2.2 Rullstorf 8 29
2.3 Hittfeld 61 35
2.4 Lavenstedt 178 39
2.5 Sievern 114 43
2.6 Vechta 10 46
3 Western Holsatia, Schleswig-Holstein: The lower moraine landscape, the outwash plain and the western upper moraine landscape 51
3.1 Hemmingstedt LA2 53
3.2 Borgstedt LA35 57
3.3 Albersdorf LA5, Brutkamp 63
3.4 Albersdorf LA68, Dieksknoll 69
4 South-eastern Holsatia, Schleswig-Holstein: The upper moraine hilly landscape 75
4.1 Rastorf LA6a/c 78
4.2 Rastorf LA73 86
4.3 Eisendorf LA42 and LA43 88
4.4 Stolpe-Depenau LA14 90
4.5 Bad Segeberg LA93 92
4.6 Bad Segeberg LA94 94
4.7 Bosau LA242 99
4.8 Flintbek LA137 and LA167 103
5 North-eastern Holsatia, Schleswig-Holstein: The upper moraine landscape 107
5.1 Oldenburg LA77, Dannau 109
5.2 Oldenburg LA191 115
5.3 Oldenburg LA232 119
5.4 Wangels LA505 125
5.5 Grube LA65 130
5.6 Heringsdorf LA38, Sussau 132
6 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg: The upper moraine landscapes in the Northeast 135
6.1 Friedrichsruhe, Fpl. 7 and Fpl. 8 137
6.2 Pastitzer Forst, Fpl. 53 141
6.3 Gros Behnitz, Fdpl. 15 144
6.4 Wachow Niebede, Fdpl. 4 148
6.5 Lietzow, Fdpl. 2 and Fdpl. 10 152
7 Southern Denmark: The island of Funen 159
7.1 Sarup FSM 50 162
7.2 Frydenlund OBM 6973 176
7.3 Damsbo FSM 3527 187
7.4 Sneglebjerg FHM 9137 198
Appendix 203
Table 1: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 2 204
Table 2: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 3 208
Table 3: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 4 211
Table 4: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 5 215
Table 5: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 6 222
Table 6: Absolute find numbers of charred archaeobotanical remains per site, section 7 225
Table 7: The waterlogged plant remains from the site Wangels LA 505, Middle Neolithic V 231
Table 8: New radiocarbon dates on charred plant material for the respective sites 234
Index 1: Scientific plant names – English and German plant names 238
Index 2: English plant names – scientific and German plant names 240
Index 3: German plant names – scientific and English plant names 242
