• DocumentCode
    2324539
  • Title

    Habitat and Stone Enclosure of Corsica: What is the Function of the Enclosed Area during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age?

  • Author

    Mazet, Sylvain

  • Author_Institution
    Groupe de Recherches Prehistorique et Protohistorique, Univ. de Corse Pascal Paoli, Corte
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    9-12 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    447
  • Lastpage
    450
  • Abstract
    The aim of this study is to apprehend the function of the stone enclosures during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Some enclosures well positioned in the Corsican chronology have been chosen to show an evolution of their dimensions, of dry-stone techniques used and of the function of the structures excavated within enclosures. The results prove that during the Neolithic, the whole habitat is inside the enclosure, whereas the enclosure of the Bronze Age is the seat of the economic and/or political activity.
  • Keywords
    archaeology; Bronze Age; Corsican chronology; Neolithic Age; dry-stone techniques; economic activity; habitat; political activity; stone enclosures; Aging; Animals; Construction; Cows; Environmental economics; Humans; Protection; Rain; Safety; Wind; Bronze Age; Dry Masonry; Final Neolithic; Habitat; Middle Neolithic; Stone Enclosure;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Environment Identities and Mediterranean Area, 2006. ISEIMA '06. First international Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Corte-Ajaccio
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0231-X
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0232-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEIMA.2006.345020
  • Filename
    4150534