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，线性带角（LBK）的研究得到了广泛的进展。特别是在莱茵褐煤矿区的大规模挖掘和详细的分析，为这种文化提供了广泛的知识。莱茵兰的线性bandkeramik被调查得非常好，尽管它位于线性bandkeramik文化分布区域的西部边界。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结论的原因。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忽视的被线性bandkeramik文化占据的地区，需要进行密集和系统的考古调查。提出的项目涉及图林根森林北部和南部地区的线性bandkeramik。由于研究现状不理想，迫切需要对两个研究区域-下弗朗哥尼亚州和图林根州南部和中部-进行修订。这些区域位于线性带的分布区域的中心。与此同时-这一点特别令人感兴趣-它们位于LBK的两个区域表现的两极之间，莱茵兰和德国中部。系统地收集和分析选定样品地点的陶瓷库存将为该项目提供基础。目的是创建普遍适用的参考年表，这两个地区都缺少。根据地理上有限的特定动机范围，可以确定两个地区之间的联系。此外，需要讨论的是，图林根森林是否可以被视为一个自然边界，或者它是否可以作为文化转移的实际边界。这些考古分析将由基于地理信息系统的分析加以补充。关于聚落密度的计算和时间信息的结合可能使聚落模式的识别成为可能。该项目旨在获得下弗兰克尼亚和图林根州LBK的差异化理念。该项目将允许将这些地区纳入中欧LBK的框架，并将提供检查先前研究意见的机会。

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.