TY - BOOK AU - Vander Linden,Marc TI - The Bell Beaker phenomenon in Europe: a harmony of difference T2 - Cambridge elements. Elements in the archaeology of Europe, SN - 9781009496872 (ebook) AV - GN778.2.B44 V36 2024 U1 - 909/.091638 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Bell beaker culture KW - Europe KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Antiquities KW - Social life and customs N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2024); Open Access N2 - Covering vast swathes of Europe, the Bell Beaker Phenomenon has enjoyed a privileged status in the history of archaeology and is often referred to as a key period in the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age partly due to the emergence of social élites. After a brief presentation of the historiography of the Bell Beaker phenomenon, this Element offers a synthetic account of the available evidence structured on a regional basis. Following the renewed interest in human mobility generated by stable isotopes and ancient DNA studies, the central thesis developed here is that the Bell Beaker Phenomenon can adequately be described as a metapopulation, a concept borrowed from population ecology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009496872 ER -