Description
This major title, the latest in the Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers series, presents a selection of case studies from across Neolithic continental Europe, Britain and Ireland as examples of recent and ongoing archaeological research on kinship.
Recent advances in ancient DNA research have transformed the study of kinship, revealing both clear patterns of biological relatedness and more complex social arrangements. This book addresses the interpretive challenges posed by this evidence, highlighting the diversity of kinship practices and the need for nuanced approaches. Drawing on a wide range of material, including mortuary contexts as well as settlements and architecture, it offers new perspectives on social organisation and change in the Neolithic.
