Life in LBK Austria unfolded in long rectangular houses arrayed along cleared fields and willow-lined streams. Archaeobotanical remains recovered from wells and pits show cereals (emmer, einkorn) and pulses, while faunal assemblages indicate managed cattle, sheep/goats and pigs alongside hunted game. Pottery with linear decoration served both utilitarian and social functions; its distribution helps map exchange and household networks.
The physical record at Asparn‑Schletz includes hearths, posthole patterns and concentrated refuse that speak to household economy and craft activities—flint knapping, polishing of stone axes, and bone working. Burials, sometimes intramural, and disarticulated skeletal concentrations suggest diverse mortuary practices. In one Asparn context, archaeologists interpret traumatic perimortem injury on multiple individuals as evidence for violent conflict or a sudden catastrophic event; however, preservation and context mean alternate explanations (epidemic, ritual) cannot be fully excluded.
Seasonality, mobility and social organization are inferred from isotopic and artifact distributions: some individuals show diets dominated by cultivated foods, while others bear signatures of broader dietary variation. Household-scale social units likely organized labor and land, with wider ties of marriage and exchange knitting LBK communities together across river corridors.
