Schussenried

Version 0.12

Maximilian O. Baldia

Introduction

The purpose of this text is to provide a general overview of the culture and is intended as a resource for students and teachers of European Archaeology.

Location

Schussenried is located in South Germany (Oberschwaben, Neckar River region, Map of Neolithic sites).

Early Schussenried starts around 4000 cal. BC, based on a date of 3955 from Period 1b at the village of Ehrenstein (Strobel 1998:205). In Oberschwaben a Middle Schussenried is identified around 3900 cal BC, followed by Late Schussenried at ca. 3800 cal BC.

Evolution

It is possible that Schussenried develops from Schwieberdingen, but Jordanów (Jordanov, Jordansmühl), via Münchsöfen-Wallerfingen and Austrian Lengyel influences can also be observed.

In the Neckar River area Schussenried follows Schwieberdingen and Early Schussenried is replaced by the Later Michelsberg (Lüning III/IV and V).

In Oberschwaben Schussenried follows Aichbühl. Late Schussenried follows Pfyn-Altheim, which becomes predominant around 3700 cal BC in Oberschwaben.

Enclosures

Several relatively small enclosures are known.

Houses

Houses are small, light, rectilinear structures with an open patio-like extension of the floor in front of the entrance. The entrance is located on the narrow side of the house.

References and Credits

Billamboz, André

1998 Die jungneolithischen Dendrodaten der Pfahlbausiedlungen Südwestdeutschlands als Zeitrahmen für die Einflüsse der Michelsberger Kultur in ihrem südlichen Randgebiet. In Jörg Biel et al. (Eds.) 1998:159-168.

2001 Beitrag der Dendrochronologie zur Frage der Besiedlungsdynamik und Bevölkerungsdichte am Beispiel der Pfahlbausiedlungen Südwestdeutschlands. (The contribution of dendrochronology to understanding the dynamics of occupation and population density: The example of lake-dwellings from Southwest-Germany.) In Andreas Lippert et al. 2001:53-60.

Dieckmann, Bodo, Maier, Ursula and Vogt, Richard

2001 Hornstaad – Zur inneren Dynamik einer jungneolithischen Dorfanlage am westlichen Bodensee. Neue Ergebnisse der Archäologie, Botanik und Bodenkunde. (Hornstaad – the inner dynamics of a later Neolithic lake-dwelling in the west of lake Constance. New results from archaeology, botany and pedology.) In Andreas Lippert et al. 2001:29-51.

Lippert, Andreas, Michael Schultz, Stephen Shennan und Maria Teschler-Nicola (Eds.)

2001 Mensch und Umwelt während des Neolithikums und der Frühbronzezeit in Mitteleuropa. Ergebnisse interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit zwischen Archäologie, Klimatologie, Biologie und Medizin. Internationaler Workshop vom 9.-12. November 1995 im Archäologiezentrum Wien. (People and their Environment during the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age in Central Europe. Results of interdisciplinary cooperation between archaeology, climatology, biology and medicine. International workshop at Vienna Archaeological Centre, November 9-12, 1995.) Internationale Archäologie - Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Symposium, Tagung, Kongress 2, Verlag Marie Leidorf 2001. Rahden/Westf., Germany

Strobel, Michael

1998 Diskontinuität oder Forschungslücke? Die Gruppen Aichbühl und Schussenried in Oberschwaben. In Jörg Biel et al. (Eds.) 1998:201-221.

Lüning, J.

1998 Betrachtungen über die Michelsberg Kultur. In Jörg Biel et al. (Eds.) 1998:277-290.