Border Regions? - Cultural Identities North and South of the Thuringian Forest at the time of the Linearbandkeramik

在过去的几十年里，关于LBK(Linearband Keramik)的研究取得了很大的进展。特别是，莱茵褐煤矿区的大规模挖掘及其详细分析为这种文化提供了广泛的知识。莱茵兰的Linearband keramik调查非常充分，但它位于Linearband keramik文化分布区的西部边界。这就是为什么在分配给其他区域时，需要有保留地审议该特定地理区域结果的一般性结论。然而，一个问题是，其他地区的研究状况各不相同。为了更客观地了解以前被利纳尔班达克文化占据的地区，需要进行密集和系统的考古调查。本项目涉及图林吉亚森林北部和南部地区的利纳尔班达米克文化。由于研究状况不令人满意，迫切需要对两个研究区--下弗兰科尼亚和图林根州南部和中部--进行修订。这些地区位于线虫分布区的中心。同时--这一点特别令人感兴趣--它们位于LBK的两个区域表现--莱茵兰和德国中部的两极之间。对选定样本点的陶瓷库存的系统收集和分析将为该项目提供基础。其目的是创建普遍适用的参考年表，这两个区域都缺少这些参考年表。根据地理上有限的特定动机范围，可以确定两个区域之间的联系。此外，需要讨论的是，图林根森林是否只被视为一种自然边界，或者它是否在文化转移中充当了一个实际的边界。这些考古分析将得到基于地理信息系统的分析的补充。结合关于聚落密度和年表信息的计算，可能能够确定聚落模式。该项目旨在对下弗兰科尼亚和图林根州的LBK有一个不同的想法。该项目将允许将这些区域纳入中欧LBK框架，并将提供检查以前的研究意见的机会。

Over the last decades, research concerning the Linearbandkeramik (LBK) has intensely been advanced. In particular, the large-scale excavations in the Rhenish brown coal mining region and their detailed analysis provided extensive knowledge of this culture. The Linearbandkeramik in the Rhineland is extremely well investigated, nevertheless it is located at the western border of the distribution area of the Linearbandkeramik culture. This is why generalised conclusions of the results of that particular geographic region need being considered with reservations when assigned to other regions. An issue, however, is the varying state of research in other regions. To gain a more objective view on previously neglected regions occupied by the Linearbandkeramik culture, an intense and systematic archaeological investigation is required.The presented project is concerned with the Linearbandkeramik in the regions north and south of the Thuringian Forest. Due to the unsatisfying state of research a revision of the two study areas - Lower Franconia and southern and central Thuringia - is urgently required. These regions are located in the centre of the distribution area of the Linearbandkeramik. At the same time - and this is of particular interest - they are situated between the poles of two regional manifestations of the LBK, the Rhineland and Central Germany.The systematic collection and analysis of ceramic inventories of selected sample sites will provide the basis of the project. The aim is to create universally applicable reference chronologies, which are missing for both regions. On the basis of geographically limited specific ranges of motives contacts between the two regions can be identified. Furthermore, it needs being discussed if the Thuringian Forest can be considered as a natural border only or if it acted as an actual border in cultural transfer. These archaeological analyses will be supplemented by GIS-based analysis. The combination of calculations regarding settlement density and chronological information possibly enables the identification of settlement patterns. The project aims on getting a differentiated idea of the LBK in Lower Frankonia and Thuringia. This project will allow the incorporation of these regions into the framework of the central European LBK and will provide the opportunity of checking the previous research opinions.