472 Index
West-Central European Early Iron Age tradition (cont.)
absolute and relative time periods, 300 biota, 401, 403, 408
climate, 400-401, 402, 407-408 diagnostic material attributes, 400 economy, 401, 403-405, 409-410 environment, 400-401, 402-403, 407-408 expressive culture, 402, 406, 412
location, 400
regional subtraditions, 400 Marnian, 402-407
North European Lowland Areal Culture, 407-412
religion, 401-402, 406, 411-412 settlements, 401, 403, 408-409 sociopolitical organization, 401, 405-406,
410-411
subsistence strategies, 401, 403-404, 409 Western Denmark subtradition, of Roman Iron
Age tradition, 277-279 Western European Earlier Bronze Age
tradition, 413-415
Western European Mesolithic tradition, 437444
absolute and relative time periods, 437-438 biota, 439-441
climate, 439
diagnostic material attributes, 438 economy, 441-443
environment, 439 expressive culture, 444 housing, 441
industrial arts, 442-443 location, 438 population, 441 religion, 444 settlements, 441
sociopolitical organization, 443 subsistence strategies, 438, 441-442 topography, 439
West Hallstatt Zone subtradition, of WestCentral European Early Iron Age tradition, 393-395
Whale, as food resource
of European Megalithic people, 181 of Roman Iron Age people, 271
Wheat, cultivation of
by Andronovo people, 3, 17
Wheat cultivation of (cont.)
by Bell Beaker people, 26, 29
by Caucasian Bronze Age people, 34
by Caucasian Chalcolithic people, 40, 43, 48, 54
by Caucasian Neolithic people, 57, 66, 70, 71,76
by Corded Ware people, 78
by East-Central European Iron Age people, 81
by European Early Bronze Age people, 142, 148-149, 151-152, 155
by European Megalithic people, 159, 162, 164, 171
by Linear Pottery people, 193, 196
by Northeastern European Iron Age people, 212
by Northeastern European Late Bronze Age people, 223
by Roman Iron Age people, 271, 274, 276 by Romano-British people, 287
by Scandinavian Bronze Age people, 306 by Scandinavian Neolithic people, 327 by the Scythians, 331
by Southeasterm European Late Chalcolithic people, 370
by West-Central European Late Iron Age people, 401, 404, 409
by Western European Late Bronze Age people, 418, 426, 432
Wheel, use by European Megalithic people, 172
Wheeled vehicles. See also Carriages; Carts; Chariots; Wagons
European Early Bronze Age, 142-143 Wijster site, Netherlands, 276, 283-284 Witchcraft, Romano-British, 289
Wives, ritual murder and burial of, 81-82, 89 Wolf
artistic depiction of, by Magdalenian people, 206
as East-Central European Iron Age fauna, 80 as food resource
of Caucasian Neolithic people, 66
of Western European Mesolithic people, 440 Women
childbirth-related deaths of, 192
as rulers, during Romano-British period, 291-292, 295
Women (cont.) social status of
among Andronovo people, 7, 17 among European Early Bronze Age
people, 144, 152-153, 156
among Romano-British people, 288, 291 among the Thracians, 89
Wood implements, European Early Bronze Age, 142, 149, 152, 155
Woodworking Aurignacian, 23
Caucasian Bronze Age, 34
Eastern European Mesolithic, 91, 93, 110 Roman Iron Age, 272, 280 Scandinavian Bronze Age, 307
West-Central European Early Iron Age, 391 West-Central European Late Iron Age, 404 Western European Late Bronze Age, 425
Wool, as trade item, of Scots of RomanoBritish period, 298
Wool cloth
European Early Bronze Age, 143, 149, 152, 155
Northern Mediterranean Late Bronze Age, 226 Romano-British, 287
Scandinavian Bronze Age, 307 West-Central European Early Iron Age, 393
Woolly rhinoceros
artistic depiction of, by Perigordian people, 246, 249
as food resource, of Perigordian people, 243 Wool production, by European Early Bronze
Age people, 142
Xerxes, 89
Yamnaya tradition. See Eurasian Steppe Nomad tradition
Yin-yang, 406 Yoke, Andronovo, 7
Zalmoxis, cult of, 82, 89 Zambujal site, Portugal, 29-30 Zemplin site, Hungary, 83 Zimnicea site, 86
Zimnocea, 80
Zok subtradition, of European Early Bronze Age tradition, 143
Zunda-Tolga site, Russia, 137-138
