The violent Indo-Europeans: Some general thoughts on the martial influence of the Corded Ware on Neolithic societies
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This paper wrestles with the old, but persistent, view that the appearance of
Indo-European speaking groups in Europe caused radical changes in social organization, including the introduction of the idealized male warrior,
increased violence and changed gender relations, replacing matrilineality
and sex egalitarianism with an exogamic patrilocal family structure. The
aim is not to downscale or deny the violent and warring aspects of early
Indo-European societies; instead I argue that these features were not new
but already well-established elements in pre-Indo-European Neolithic Europe. Hence, my aim is to nuance the view on the impact Indo-European
societies had on Neolithic Europe, not by questioning the violent IndoEuropeans but the tough myth of the peaceful farmers.
Indo-European speaking groups in Europe caused radical changes in social organization, including the introduction of the idealized male warrior,
increased violence and changed gender relations, replacing matrilineality
and sex egalitarianism with an exogamic patrilocal family structure. The
aim is not to downscale or deny the violent and warring aspects of early
Indo-European societies; instead I argue that these features were not new
but already well-established elements in pre-Indo-European Neolithic Europe. Hence, my aim is to nuance the view on the impact Indo-European
societies had on Neolithic Europe, not by questioning the violent IndoEuropeans but the tough myth of the peaceful farmers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Power, Gender, and Mobility : Aspects of Indo-European Society |
Editors | Riccardo Ginevra, Stefan Höfler, Birgit Anette Olsen |
Volume | 10 |
Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum |
Publication date | 6 Sep 2024 |
Pages | 211-236 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788763547284 |
Publication status | Published - 6 Sep 2024 |
Series | Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European |
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Volume | 10 |
ISSN | 1399-5308 |
- Faculty of Humanities - Neolithic Europe, Corded Ware culture, Funnel Beaker culture, Indo-European, Violence, Simple warfare, Raids
Research areas
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