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Flexibility and diversity in subsistence during the late Mesolithic

open access: yesDanish Journal of Archaeology, 2014
In 2007, excavations at the late Mesolithic (Ertebølle) coastal site of Asnæs Havnemark recovered a wealth of flint, bone, and ceramic artefacts. A comprehensive analysis of the faunal remains resulted in over 50,000 identified specimens.
Kenneth C. Ritchie   +2 more
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Investigating the diet of Mesolithic groups in the Southern Alps: An attempt using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses

open access: yesBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, 2021
Stable isotopic data (δ13C; δ15N) were obtained from Mesolithic human and faunal remains from north- eastern Italy in order to document the human diet and provide information on the relationship between landscape use and subsistence strategies.
Valentina Gazzoni   +7 more
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The Site Groß Fredenwalde, NE-Germany, and the Early Cemeteries of Northern Europe

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2023
The Mesolithic burial site Groß Fredenwalde, NE-Germany, discovered in 1962, had remained a poorly understood part of the Mesolithic burial record for decades. Since 2012, the site has been under re-investigation.
Kotula Andreas   +5 more
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Interpreting transfers of rocks during the Mesolithic in the West of France

open access: yesJournal of Lithic Studies, 2020
The crystalline geological substratum of the Armorican Massif, in the West of France, is devoid of flint nodules in primary position. As a result, during Prehistory, humans developed different strategies for making their toolkits, either by adapting ...
Gregor Marchand
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Flint and Tuff in Prehistoric Cumbria

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2009
Field surveys have revealed a substantial number of lithic scatters on the south-west Cumbrian coastal plain and the eastern limestone uplands of Cumbria.
P.J. Cherry
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The Mesolithic background for the Neolithisation process

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2009
Most researchers today agree that the Early Neolithic is clearly related to the late Mesolithic and cannot be understood without its Mesolithic predecessors. Immigration is thus hardly an issue in the question of Neolithisation any longer.
Ebbe H. Nielsen
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Stone Tools Continuity of the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Population of the Lower Kama River Region

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2013
A widespread thesis concerning population continuity in the Lower Kama region during the Late Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic is challenged in the article.
Viskalin Aleksandr V.
doaj   +1 more source

Mesolittisk kronologi i Sørøst-Norge – et forslag til justering

open access: yesViking, 2016
A reassessment of the Mesolithic chronology in SoutheastNorway In 1975, Egil Mikkelsen proposed a Stone Age chronology for southeastern Norway based on a small number of excavated sites.
Gaute Reitan
doaj   +1 more source

Mellommesolittisk flekketeknologi i Trøndelag og Nordland

open access: yesPrimitive Tider, 2020
This article presents results from dynamic-technological classifications of nine Middle Mesolithic assemblages from Trøndelag and Nordland. The area has until now, with the exception of Foldsjøen, been devoid of research on the spread and expression of ...
Magnus Nilsson Holen
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Stylistic Study of the Late Mesolithic Industries in Western France: Combined Principal Coordinate Analysis and Use-Wear Analysis

open access: yesOpen Archaeology, 2023
The notion of style has been the subject of much research and theoretical development in prehistoric archaeology. This vast concept touches several fields, including the morphology of artefacts, technical gestures and their function.
Hauguel-Bleuven Lola   +2 more
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