We are glad to announce the upcoming open HESCOR Vision Forum Session, which will take place on Monday, 22 September 2025 at the University of Cologne. The Vision Forum is designed to foster dialogue across disciplines, bridging archaeological case studies with innovative theoretical and methodological approaches. Combining perspectives on material culture, settlement archaeology, and social dynamics we will focus on transitions and networks during the Neolithic in Europe.
Date: 22.09.25 from 9:00 to 12:00
If you would like to participate, please contact the organizer directly via email. The event location will be provided upon registration.
9:00-9:20 Welcome and Intro
9:20-9:40 Neolithic Networks and beyond: the HESCOR approach
9:40-10:00 Transitions and Networks in Neolithic Europe: Insights from LBK and Post-LBK Lithic Productions
Coffee Break
10:10-10:30 Beyond similarity: How networks, practice theory, and statistical physics can shed new light on prehistoric social dynamics
10:30-10:50 One-note culture? Tracing sociocultural diversity and dynamics of the first farming communities in Kuyavia through pottery production and use
Coffee Break
11:00-11:20 Diversification and change – Analyzing settlement patterns and agricultural practice during the 5th mil. BC in Central Europe
11:20-11:40 Settlements, stones, pottery decoration & C14 dates in Morava river catchment
11:40-12:00 Discussion
