Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge

Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge

The aim of the paper is to examine background knowledge about the orga­nizational properties of mobile pastoral groups in order to assess the likelihood of the existence of pastoral nomads in the Early Bronze Age in the central Balkans. The patterning found by A. L. Johnson (2002) is taken as a...

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Main Author: Porčić Marko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Balkan Studies SASA 2008-01-01
Series:Balcanica
Subjects:
mobility
pastoralism
transhumance
Early Bronze Age
central Balkans
cross-cultural analysis
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2008/0350-76530839007P.pdf
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spelling doaj-237f09ab293b4a6ea228c1b15e20c17b2020-11-24T23:26:35ZengInstitute for Balkan Studies SASABalcanica0350-76532008-01-0120083973110.2298/BALC0839007PNomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledgePorčić MarkoThe aim of the paper is to examine background knowledge about the orga­nizational properties of mobile pastoral groups in order to assess the likelihood of the existence of pastoral nomads in the Early Bronze Age in the central Balkans. The patterning found by A. L. Johnson (2002) is taken as a point of departure for the cross-cultural analysis conducted in this study. Johnson’s findings are in the main corroborated. Acquired knowledge about the workings of pastoral societies suggests that highly mobile pastoral groups should not be expected in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2008/0350-76530839007P.pdfmobilitypastoralismtranshumanceEarly Bronze Agecentral Balkanscross-cultural analysis
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Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
Balcanica
mobility
pastoralism
transhumance
Early Bronze Age
central Balkans
cross-cultural analysis
author_facet Porčić Marko
author_sort Porčić Marko
title Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
title_short Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
title_full Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
title_fullStr Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
title_full_unstemmed Nomadic pastoralism in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans evaluation of background knowledge
title_sort nomadic pastoralism in the early bronze age of the central balkans evaluation of background knowledge
publisher Institute for Balkan Studies SASA
series Balcanica
issn 0350-7653
publishDate 2008-01-01
description The aim of the paper is to examine background knowledge about the orga­nizational properties of mobile pastoral groups in order to assess the likelihood of the existence of pastoral nomads in the Early Bronze Age in the central Balkans. The patterning found by A. L. Johnson (2002) is taken as a point of departure for the cross-cultural analysis conducted in this study. Johnson’s findings are in the main corroborated. Acquired knowledge about the workings of pastoral societies suggests that highly mobile pastoral groups should not be expected in the Early Bronze Age of the central Balkans.
topic mobility
pastoralism
transhumance
Early Bronze Age
central Balkans
cross-cultural analysis
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2008/0350-76530839007P.pdf
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