Neolitik Çağ’da Üretim Sürecinde Zanaat ve Zanaatkârlık

Abstract

During the Neolithic Age, food procurement activities, which were carried out within the hunter-gatherer paradigm, gave way to an economic structure based on animal domestication and agricultural production. This social transformation brought about significant changes in living habits. The establishment of settled life following the construction of dwellings during this period enabled the development of new production models, primarily crafts. The process of making tools from stone and bone, which was predominant in pre-Neolithic societies, was supplemented by different methodological stages, including pottery and weaving, with the practice of settled social structures. Production techniques in craft activities diversified over time. This situation led to the differentiation of craft practices based on different trades. This differentiation enabled the emergence of diversified fields of activity. Stonework, pottery and weaving were the most common practices in social sociology. These different production sectors enabled the further spread of division of labour in Neolithic societies. Craft workshops, where individuals with specific skills produced goods, held an important place. Small-scale workshops producing goods based on raw materials such as stone and clay emerged in regions with economies based on agriculture and animal husbandry. This production process, shaped around natural resources and raw materials, continued to develop after the Neolithic period.