The neolithisation of Polish territories, approached from a global perspective, seems to proceed in
both a complex and heterogeneous way. This was primarily caused by the highly transitional location. Additionally, the more or less fundamental differences in our understanding of the pivotal terms and phenomena play a major role in the insufficient and ambiguous state of knowledge on the discussed
topic. Nevertheless, the fact that groups of classic foragers and foragers with selected elements of the
Neolithic package existed simultaneously with farming communities is of the utmost importance. This
paper examines possibilities for enriching the current state of knowledge with ideas on various aspects
of neolithisation processes worked out by Marek Zvelebil. The opinion is put forward that Marek
Zvelebil’s work can still provide both theoretical foundations and practical inspiration for further
research on neolithisation in East-Central Europe.
keywords in English:
Neolithisation, Poland, Mesolithic, hunter-gatherers, Linear Pottery culture, Funnel Beaker culture, Marek Zvelebil's ideas