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Is the Mesolithic-Neolithic Subsistence Dichotomy Real? New Stable Isotope Evidence from the Danube Gorges [PDF]
, 2004 The article presents new results of stable isotope analyses made on animal and human bones from the Mesolithic-early Neolithic sites of Lepenski Vir and Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans.
Borić, Dušan +6 more
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The first Mesolithic site in the upper reaches of the Tavda River (Middle Trans-Urals) [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографииDuring a survey of “mammoth cemeteries” in the vicinity of the former village of Linty, a multi-layered site was discovered. The site is situated 63 km (by water) from the regional center of Gary, on the right bank of the Tavda River.
Serikov Yu.B.
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Around 8,200 years ago, the Storegga tsunami hit the coasts of the Norwegian and North Seas. This event is well known from wide ranging geological and palaeobotanical work undertaken over the last 30 years. Outside of attempts at palaeodemographic models,
Astrid J. Nyland +2 more
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2006 The Mesolithic populations of the Danube’s Iron Gates Gorge (Serbia/Romania) spanned over 1500 years (from before 7000 BC to around 5500 BC) in one of the more favourable foraging environments of Europe. Over most of this period, the dominant economy was foraging, but farming was practiced by communities in the region from around 6500 BC. This research
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Flint and Tuff in Prehistoric Cumbria
Internet 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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Mellommesolittisk flekketeknologi i Trøndelag og Nordland
Primitive 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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Ritualized Mesolithic Hoarding in Southern Scandinavia: An under-recognised Phenomenon
Current Swedish Archaeology, 2020 Intentionally deposited groups of artefacts, here classified as hoards, form a relatively understudied aspect of the southern Scandinavian Mesolithic.
Mathias Bjørnevad-Ahlqvist
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From Highlands to Henge: Refining the Provenance and Transport Pathways of Stonehenge's Altar Stone
Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Altar Stone, the 6000 kg central sandstone megalith at Stonehenge in southern England, is suggested to have originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland, some 700 km away. However, its source location within this large basin remains unresolved and its mode of transport uncertain.
Anthony J. I. Clarke +8 more
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Antlerworking Practices in Mesolithic Britain [PDF]
, 2012 This thesis aims to characterise the use of antler in the British Mesolithic, and to place this within the broader context of human and deer relations during the period.
Elliott, Benjamin
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In Sight of Doggerland: From speculative survey to landscape exploration
Internet Archaeology, 2007 Composite image of submerged landscapes The North Sea has long been known by archaeologists as an area of Mesolithic occupation, and has even been argued as the heartland of the Mesolithic in North Western Europe.
Simon Fitch, Vince Gaffney, Ken Thomson
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