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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Mesolithic"”.
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Niche construction and plant-use in the Mesolithic
… Europe, the human-plant interactions of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers have been the focus of debate and study for nearly 60 years. The archaeobotanical and pollen records from these regions suggest that Mesolithic people actively constructed their own niches through the use and possible …
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The Mesolithic hunters of the Trentino: a case study in hunter-gatherer settlement and subsistence
… dissertation contributes to the understanding of Mesolithic settlement and subsistence change through a regional case study of archaeological data from the Trentino in northern Italy.It is argued in this thesis that in order to understand this period of hunter-gatherer prehistory, it is necessary …
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Is there anybody there? An Archaeology of Empty Places in the Mesolithic Neolithic Transition of England
… of this period? This study concentrates on the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition of the British Isles. Drawing on palynological evidence from published sources, the apparent 'empty' areas are examined for palaeoecological evidence for past activity. In order to minimise the effects of investigator …
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Aspects of the Flandrian vegetational history of south-west Scotland, with special reference to possible Mesolithic impact
The potential factor of Mesolithic impact on the vegetation of south-west Scotland from c. 10 000 - 5000 b. p. was investigated by pollen and charcoal analysis of small peat-filled basins and blanket peat near to the sites of lithics and in the context of subsequent vegetational history (from c. …
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Monuments, society and the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition, with particular reference to Cumbria and the northern Irish Sea region
… would have been important resource areas in the Mesolithic as well as Early Neolithic with implications for our understanding of the Mesolithic -Neolithic transition.
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Lithic scatters and landscape: the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age inhabitation of the lower Exe valley, Devon
… of the lower Exe valley, between the Mesolithic and the Early Bronze Age through the evidence of a series of surface lithic scatters. Research draws on recent confident approaches to surface lithic scatters which view them as key data for understanding the inhabitation of prehistoric …
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Chipped-stone technology and social diversity in Mesolithic communities: developing a methodology to assess the lithic chaîne opératoire and explore the technical performance of identity
The social diversity of the Mesolithic era is often underestimated or considered difficult to investigate. Research on this subject is typically relegated to scholars focused on later prehistoric periods, where the wealth of material remains and monuments is seen as more conducive to such …
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The Mesolithic/Neolithic transition in the southern region of Ireland: a Bayesian approach to the integration of the palaeoenvironmental and archaeological records
… study has assessed the evidence the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition (c.4500 – 3750 cal BC) in southern Ireland, examining the timing, extent and nature of woodland disturbance, agricultural activity and settlement during the period. This study represents the first explicit use of the …
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Collecting the past : aspects of historiography and lithic artefact analysis for the creation of narratives for the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology of Wales.
… concerning aspects of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology of Wales. The critical analysis connects the published works through the theoretical approach of biography. It draws out themes of archaeological, straigraphic and museum context where appropriate. The critical analysis …
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Palaeoenvironmental investigations into the human-environmental interactions of prehistoric communities around loch of Stenness, Orkney
… the Loch of Stenness. This study focuses on the Mesolithic (10000 cal BC to 4100 cal BC) and Neolithic (4100-2500 cal BC) periods. Research uses pollen, and unique to this study (for the Stenness area), non-pollen palynomorph and microscopic charcoal analyses, to reconstruct changes in …
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Climate, Environment and Malaria during the Prehistory of Mainland Greece
… Plasmodium falciparum, was prevalent between the Mesolithic and Late Bronze Age (c. 8700 cal. BC-1100 cal. BC). Although disregarded over the past decade, the theory has regained support in recent years from osteological, epidemiological, environmental and DNA studies. However, the presence of …
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Developing a methodology for archaeological prospection on alluvial floodplains with a case study involving the Winckley Lowes barrow sequence, Lancashire.
… of river terracing, human occupation from the Mesolithic period onwards and offers interpretation of how the surrounding landscape influenced the shape of the mounds. A substantial lithic assemblage dating to the Mesolithic through to the Bronze Age period suggests that there were terraces of …
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The archaeology of coastal shell middens in Ireland
… coastline. They have a long chronology from the Mesolithic through to early modern times, along with a considerable degree of variability in terms of site function, settlement context, and environmental setting. The study of these sites in Ireland has largely focused on the pre-farming …
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Mitochondrial DNA in ancient human populations of Europe.
… mitochondrial genome in a north east European Mesolithic individual lead to defining a new branch within the human mitochondrial tree. This work presents direct evidence that Mesolithic eastern Europeans belonged to the same Palaeolithic/Mesolithic genetic background as central and northern …
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Bone, antler, tooth and horn technology and utilisation in prehistoric Scotland
… from settlement sites which date from the Mesolithic Period to the Iron Age - the site of Risga, Loch Sunart, Ardnamurchan (Mesolithic, Chapter 5); Skara Brae, Orkney (Neolithic, Chapter 6); Midhowe in Rousay, Orkney and Cnoc Sligeach at Sollas, North Uist (both Iron Age, Chapters 7 & 8). …
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Does the archaeoastronomic record of the Cotswold-Severn region reflect evidence of a transition from lunar to solar alignment?
… astronomy in central southern England during the Mesolithic and early Neolithic. It argues that those who built the prehistoric structures known as Cotswold-Severn earthen tombs embedded archaeoastronomic intent within their monuments’ architecture for both navigational and calendrical purposes. …
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The Neolithic and early Bronze Age in the Firth of Clyde
… reviews which are undertaken of the evidence of Mesolithic activity, of settlement and cultural evidence and of environmental studies. Additional insights are gained from considering the architectural form of the monuments in relation to meaning and function. One aspect of the study thus concerns …
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