@misc{Diachenko_Aleksandr_What_2016, author={Diachenko, Aleksandr and Kruk, Janusz and Milisauskas, Sarunas}, volume={68}, copyright={Rights Reserved - Free Access}, address={Kraków}, journal={Sprawozdania Archeologiczne}, howpublished={online}, year={2016}, publisher={Instytut Archeolgoii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk}, language={eng}, abstract={Spatial archaeology usually links population estimates to settlement functions. Normal (Gaussian) or binomial distributions of a variable reflecting population values are used for groups of sites identified as seasonal occupations, hamlets, villages, centers etc. However, using this approach the demographic development remains hidden in bell-curves. To solve this issue we propose a research procedure that considers spatio-demographic development of the population. Application of this procedure to Funnel Beaker sites in the Bronocice region led to the identification of at least 7 sub-phases in the ‘classical’ period Bronocice 3 (BR II) and 4 (BR III) and could be increased to 8-9 sub-phases}, type={Text}, title={What does the bell-distribution hide? Spatial behavior and demographic development of the Funnel Beaker culture populations in Bronocice region, Poland}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/61212/PDF/WA308_80406_PIII368_What-does-the-bell_I.pdf}, keywords={spatial behavior, demographic development, Neolithic, Bronocice, Funnel Beaker culture, bell-curve}, }