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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, Mikić, Živko, Mikić, Z., Grupe, Gisela, Grupe, G., Peters, Joris, Peters, J.   +6 more
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From Highlands to Henge: Refining the Provenance and Transport Pathways of Stonehenge's Altar Stone

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 888-895, August 2026.
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, Remy L. J. Veness, Christopher L. Kirkland, Chris D. Clark, Niall Gandy, Andy Emery, Sarah L. Bradley, Jeremy C. Ely, Ignéczi Ádám   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

First insights into the Mesolithic settlement of Southern Serbia

Documenta Praehistorica
Despite extensive research and excavations across the central Balkans, Early Holocene sites have so far been documented only in the Iron Gates region – for which there are several possible explanations.
Dušan Mihailović, Ivana Živaljević, Vesna Dimitrijević, Sofija Dragosavac, Danilo Pajović, Anđa Petrović, Katarina Bogićević, Dragana Đurić, Mirela Djurović, Steven Kuhn, Mirjana Roksandic   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poseidon's Sanctuary at Samikon—The Discovery of an Ancient Temple Through an Integrated Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Survey Approach for Lagoonal and Swampy Environments

Archaeological Prospection, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 745-758, July/September 2026.
ABSTRACT Below the classical fortress of Samikon at the coast of the western Peloponnese, ancient writer Strabo mentioned a sanctuary of Poseidon which served as the centre of the religious association of the Triphylian cities. In this paper, we describe the discovery and investigation of a building structure by means of geophysical and ...
Dennis Wilken, Birgitta Eder, Sarah Bäumler, Elena Appel, Peter Fischer, Tina Georg, Federica Iannone, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Andreas Vött   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some observations on the Mesolithic crustacean assemblage from Ulva Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. [PDF]

, 2009
Crustacean remains are a common component of Mesolithic coastal shell middens in western Scotland and, potentially, are a valuable source of information on subsistence practices and shore ecology, yet they are rarely analyzed or described in detail in ...
Pickard, Catriona, Bonsall, Clive
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Decoupling climate and human impacts on the nitrogen cycle during the Irish Bronze Age

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 672-685, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Disentangling climate variability and human activity in past nitrogen cycling is key to understanding ecosystems. Previous studies in Ireland observed a widespread, permanent shift in terrestrial nitrogen cycling during Later Prehistory, potentially linked to intensifying land‐use.
Sarah Ferrandin, Gill Plunkett, Neil Ogle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in the Iron Gates, Southeast Europe:Calibration and dietary issues [PDF]

, 2009
This paper discusses an aquatic reservoir effect present in Mesolithic human bone samples from the Iron Gates section of the River Danube. Its magnitude has been calculated from a comparison of the 14C ages of human bones and terrestrial mammal bones ...
McSweeney, Kathleen, Bartosiewicz, Laszlo, Pickard, Catriona, Bonsall, Clive, Boroneanț, Adina, Cook, Gordon T.   +5 more
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Exploitation of Rabbits at the Dawn of the Holocene: Evidence From the Font Voltada Site (Northeastern Iberia) Using Comparative Neotaphonomic Models

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 865-882, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT During the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene, hunter‐gatherer societies in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula increased the number of settlements and broadened their subsistence strategies. This period is marked by the appearance of terrestrial snail accumulations attributable to human harvesting, the expansion of specialized ...
Nadihuska Y. Rosado‐Méndez, Jordi Nadal, Lluís Lloveras   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesolithic coastal community perception of environmental change in the southern North Sea basin

, 2012
This thesis applies a multi-scalar, multi-disciplinary approach to evaluate the ways in which we have constructed the Mesolithic for the purposes of archaeological research.
Dewing, Elizabeth
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A Modern Metrical Baseline for Sexing Sheep Horn‐Cores

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 925-934, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Sex determination is essential for reconstructing past livestock management, yet the limited skeletal sexual dimorphism of sheep hinders the identification of ewes, rams, and wethers in archaeological assemblages. Horn‐cores are the most sexually dimorphic element of the sheep skeleton, and here, we establish a new metrical baseline for ...
Julia Cussans, Sean Doherty, Naomi Sykes, Carly Ameen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source