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Internet Archaeology, 2016 During the Upper Palaeolithic Britain was visited intermittently, perhaps only on a seasonal basis, by groups often operating at the margins of their range. The Early Mesolithic, by contrast, witnessed the start of the permanent occupation of the British
Chantal Conneller +3 more
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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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The Mesolithic background for the Neolithisation process
Documenta 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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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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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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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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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The expansion of the Linearbandkeramik (LBK; ca. 5400–4950 BCE) represents one of the most significant episodes of prehistoric population movement during the Neolithisation of Europe. Although migration is widely accepted as the principal mechanism of this expansion, the roles of ecological adaptation, population pressure and environmental ...
Johanna Hilpert +4 more
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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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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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