Mesolithic

ISBN: 9789172093867
Published by : Riksantikvarieämbetet
This is a book about Mesolithic strategies in the Swedish province of Östergötland. The publication is based on the material discovered in connection with recent contract archaeology in Östergötland. In the last fifteen years our knowledge of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842172001
Published by : Oxbow Books
The term 'Mesolithic' was born in the nineteenth century from the need to label a 'hiatus' period and was not generally accepted as a useful term by many scholars until around fifty years later. It has been championed by some, but... .... Learn More

Published by : Faculty of Archaeology, University of Leiden
This volume is the outcome of a workshop dedicated to the geology and archaeology of the last interglacial, oxygen isotope stage 5e. The authors address various aspects of the fossil record of this warm-temperate stage, which was for a long tim... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841715865
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Archaeological predictive modelling, Ebert argues, has stagnated in recent years with its proponents resisting the temptation to experiment with tried and tested models. Four new models for predicting site locations using economic, cultural and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841715964
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
It has been said of the Mesolithic that this period heralded an increase in incidents of violence and warfare. These nine papers aim to evaluate whether such a statement holds any credence through a series of wide-ranging case studes: Portugal, Sw... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841716152
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Cetacean remains from coastal sites in northern Terra del Fuego and southern Patagonia were analysed with the intention of providing a better understanding of the nature of these archaeofaunal assemblages, the dynamic nature of these coastal habit... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841713601
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Based on the author's thesis, this study analyses a series of lithic assemblages from the region of Chaséen in eastern Languedoc. Vanessa Léa sets out the background context and methodology of her research before looking in detail at assemblages f... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841716237
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This selection of papers from the XIVth UISPP Congress held at the University of Liège in 2001 comprises eleven contributions from the field of archaeometry. Mainly comprising case studies, the papers examine lithic, copper and ceramic technolo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841716244
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume, another in the series publishing the acts of the XIVth UISPP Congress held at the University of Liège in 2001, comprises fourteen papers from the field of palaeoecology. Contributors examine flora and fauna, cave sediments, nutriti... .... Learn More