03582namaa2200469uu 4500001001000000003000600010005001700016006001900033007001500052008004100067020001800108020001800126020001800144040001700162041000800179042000700187072001500194072001600209720002600225245021200251260003400463300003100497336002600528337002600554338003600580490002900616506005100645520198800696540006302684546001202747650004302759650002302802653001502825653002002840653002802860653001802888653003202906653001602938653002002954653002202974856011602996doab72121oapen20260305123950.0m     o  d        cr|mn|---annan211007s2020    xx |||||o     ||| 0|eng d  a9789088909030  a9789088909047  a9789088909054  aoapencoapen0 aeng  adc 7a3B2bicssc 7aNKD2bicssc1 aFuchs, Katharina4aut00aInterdisciplinary analysis of the cemetery 'Kudachurt 14'. Evaluating indicators of social inequality, demography, oral health and diet during the Bronze Age key period 2200-1650 BCE in the Northern Caucasus  aLeidenbSidestone Pressc2020  a1 online resource (406 p.)  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aScales of Transformation0 aFree-to-readfUnrestricted online access2star  aRepresenting both a barrier and a corridor between the Eurasian and Asian continents, the Caucasus has constituted the setting for various socio-economic transformations throughout prehistory. The transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age in the Northern Caucasus is a period characterised by a shift from pastoral lifeways in the steppe to sedentary lifestyles in the high mountains, and the change from hierarchical to egalitarian societies. In this context, this book provides basic scientific research on social inequality, demography, oral health, and diet of humans that lived between 2200-1650 BCE in the central North Caucasian foothills. Due to the outstanding preservation of its archaeological and human remains, the cemetery Kudachurt 14 represents a hitherto missing link for a transformative period in this region. Archaeologically, the heterogeneity of the burial remains appears as a melting pot of different cultural phenomena, but showing strong typological affiliation to the so-called North Caucasian culture of the high mountain area. Furthermore, biological and ritual evidence confirms often-stated gender concepts and expression of differences in social status. Individuals suffered from poor oral health due to the occupational use of their teeth and high caries prevalence occurred among both adolescents and adults. Together with information from C and N stable isotopes, the data provide evidence for early agricultural practices in a mixed subsistence economy. While social inequality is prominent in the burial context, it is not displayed in oral health and dietary trends. This indicates rather similar living conditions for individuals from different socio-ritual statuses. The presented doctoral research delivers the first comprehensive data collection and investigation that combines burial, osteological, palaeopathological, and stable isotope information, and achieves a connection between the living and the dead in this time and place.  aAll rights reserveduhttp://oapen.org/content/about-rights  aEnglish 7aArchaeology by period / region2bicssc 7aPrehistory2bicssc  aBronze Age  aburial practice  aC and N stable isotopes  ahuman remains  aNorth Caucasian archaeology  aoral health  apalaeopathology  asocial inequality40uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/7212170zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication