Joris Sergant
Biographic Data
| ID | 184062 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joris Sergant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joris |
| FAMILY NAME | Sergant |
| SIGNATURE | SERGANT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 247 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Population collapse or human resilience in response to the 9.3 and 8.2 ka cooling events
This paper explores the impact of environmental, e.g. sea level rise, and climatic events, e.g. abrupt cooling events, on Mesolithic populations (ca. 11,350 to 6600 cal BP) living in the western Scheldt basin of Belgium and Northern France. The Mesolithic in this study-area has been extensively studied during the last few decades, leading to an extensive database of radiocarbon dates (n = 418), sites (n = 157) and excavated loci (n = 145). A mult…
Deux millénaires d’occupations mésolithiques au bord de l’Escaut à Kerkhove (Belgique)
La fouille récente du gisement alluvial de Kerkhove (Belgique), situé dans la vallée de l’Escaut, à une vingtaine de kilomètres de la frontière française, a permis de mettre au jour 17 locus mésolithiques. D’après les données typochronologiques et les datations absolues, ces locus datent non seulement du Mésolithique ancien, mais aussi du Mésolithique moyen et récent. La première phase d’occupation de la levée alluviale, datée du 11e et 10e millé…
The oldest cereals in the coversand area along the North Sea coast of NW Europe, between ca. 4800 and 3500 cal BC, at the wetland site of ‘Bazel-Sluis’ (Belgium)
A sealed flint knapping site from the Younger Dryas in the Scheldt valley (Belgium)
Wood charcoal and seeds as indicators for animal husbandry in a wetland site during the late mesolithic–early neolithic transition period (Swifterbant culture, ca. 4600–4000 b.c.) in NW Belgium
Reconstructing Phreatic Palaeogroundwater Levels in a Geoarchaeological Context
The complex debate on prehistoric settlement decisions is no longer tackled from a purely archaeological perspective but from a more landscape‐oriented manner combined with archaeological evidence. Therefore, reconstruction of several components of the former landscape is needed. Here, we focus on the reconstruction of the groundwater table based on modeling. The depth of the phreatic aquifer influences, for example, soil formation processes and …
Hunting, gathering, fishing and herding
At Doel, in the lower basin of the river Scheldt, excavations have revealed camp sites of the Swifterbant culture dating back to the second half of the fifth millennium BC. They document the transition period from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic in Sandy Flanders (NW Belgium). The sites were situated on the top of sandy ridges which were covered with an alluvial hardwood forest vegetation and surrounded by wetlands. Only burnt animal r…
Late Mesolithic Armature Variability in the Southern North Sea Basin
Lithic armatures have been widely noted as key evidence for interpreting the role of indigenous Mesolithic traditions in the spread of the Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture, and therefore early agriculture, across temperate Europe. Their role as evidence for the continuity of Mesolithic ‘identities’ has been emphasized without the use of a unified, systematic recording methodology of armatures from both Late–Final Mesolithic (LM–FM)…
Development-led archaeology in Flanders
L’occupation du Nord-Ouest de la Belgique aux 4e et 3e millénaires
Dieser Artikel zieht eine Bilanz der jüngeren Entdeckungen bezüglich der Besiedlung im 4. und 3. Jahrtausend im sandigen Tiefland Nordwestbelgiens. Die immer zahlreicheren großflächigen und tiefen Rettungsgrabungen haben unsere bis vor kurzem noch sehr lückenhafte Kenntnis des Neolithikums bereits bereichert und bereichern sie auch weiterhin. Das Neolithikum scheint um 4000 v. Chr. mit einer Ausdehnung der Michelsberger Kultur / Spiere-Gruppe des…
Hunter–gatherer responses to environmental change during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition in the southern North Sea basin
On the use of integrated process models to reconstruct prehistoric occupation, with examples from Sandy Flanders, Belgium
Intensive archaeological investigations in Sandy Flanders (Belgium) revealed sites dating from the Final Paleolithic to the Neolithic, showing a discontinuous spatial and temporal distribution. To improve the understanding of these occupational patterns, a paleolandscape reconstruction is proposed. A major problem in paleolandscape reconstruction is that basic data are scattered in the temporal and spatial sense. Therefore, we propose an interdis…
Counting microliths
In this debate the authors tackle a problem fundamental to researchers and resource managers in the Mesolithic period: what sort of prehistory do flint scatters represent
Lithic Technology and the Cultural Identity of Early Mesolithic Groups
Until now the assignment of Mesolithic sites to specific assemblage types has been largely based on their microliths, although these tools form less than 3% of the total number of artifacts. A redefinition of Mesolithic assemblage types based on the typological and technological characteristics of the entire industry has been tested on a number of assemblages from Sandy Flanders (Belgium) that are representative of the four typological groups cur…
The ‘invisible’ hearths
The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the sandy lowlands of Belgium
The site of Doel lies beside the Schelde, close to Antwerp. Excavations have uncovered the remains of two prehistoric zones, one from the Final Mesolithic and one from the Neolithic. Preliminary study suggests that current theories of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in northern Belgium require revision
Wear Analysis on Early Mesolithic Microliths from the Verrebroek Site, East Flanders, Belgium
This paper discusses the results of recent wear analysis on a series of 467 microliths excavated at the early Mesolithic (8410–7930 cal B.C.) site of Verrebroek in Belgium. Based on both macro-fractures (bending fractures and spin-offs) and traces of microscopic linear impact a distinction could be made between non-geometric microliths used as tips and geometric microliths mainly used as barbs. During the Pre-boreal the latter occur in large numb…
The ‘invisible’ hearths
Wear Analysis on Early Mesolithic Microliths from the Verrebroek Site, East Flanders, Belgium
This paper discusses the results of recent wear analysis on a series of 467 microliths excavated at the early Mesolithic (8410–7930 cal B.C.) site of Verrebroek in Belgium. Based on both macro-fractures (bending fractures and spin-offs) and traces of microscopic linear impact a distinction could be made between non-geometric microliths used as tips and geometric microliths mainly used as barbs. During the Pre-boreal the latter occur in large numb…
Hunter–gatherer responses to environmental change during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition in the southern North Sea basin
The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the sandy lowlands of Belgium
The site of Doel lies beside the Schelde, close to Antwerp. Excavations have uncovered the remains of two prehistoric zones, one from the Final Mesolithic and one from the Neolithic. Preliminary study suggests that current theories of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in northern Belgium require revision
Hunting, gathering, fishing and herding
At Doel, in the lower basin of the river Scheldt, excavations have revealed camp sites of the Swifterbant culture dating back to the second half of the fifth millennium BC. They document the transition period from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic in Sandy Flanders (NW Belgium). The sites were situated on the top of sandy ridges which were covered with an alluvial hardwood forest vegetation and surrounded by wetlands. Only burnt animal r…
Lithic Technology and the Cultural Identity of Early Mesolithic Groups
Until now the assignment of Mesolithic sites to specific assemblage types has been largely based on their microliths, although these tools form less than 3% of the total number of artifacts. A redefinition of Mesolithic assemblage types based on the typological and technological characteristics of the entire industry has been tested on a number of assemblages from Sandy Flanders (Belgium) that are representative of the four typological groups cur…
A sealed flint knapping site from the Younger Dryas in the Scheldt valley (Belgium)
Late Mesolithic Armature Variability in the Southern North Sea Basin
Lithic armatures have been widely noted as key evidence for interpreting the role of indigenous Mesolithic traditions in the spread of the Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture, and therefore early agriculture, across temperate Europe. Their role as evidence for the continuity of Mesolithic ‘identities’ has been emphasized without the use of a unified, systematic recording methodology of armatures from both Late–Final Mesolithic (LM–FM)…
Population collapse or human resilience in response to the 9.3 and 8.2 ka cooling events
This paper explores the impact of environmental, e.g. sea level rise, and climatic events, e.g. abrupt cooling events, on Mesolithic populations (ca. 11,350 to 6600 cal BP) living in the western Scheldt basin of Belgium and Northern France. The Mesolithic in this study-area has been extensively studied during the last few decades, leading to an extensive database of radiocarbon dates (n = 418), sites (n = 157) and excavated loci (n = 145). A mult…
Reconstructing Phreatic Palaeogroundwater Levels in a Geoarchaeological Context
The complex debate on prehistoric settlement decisions is no longer tackled from a purely archaeological perspective but from a more landscape‐oriented manner combined with archaeological evidence. Therefore, reconstruction of several components of the former landscape is needed. Here, we focus on the reconstruction of the groundwater table based on modeling. The depth of the phreatic aquifer influences, for example, soil formation processes and …
Deux millénaires d’occupations mésolithiques au bord de l’Escaut à Kerkhove (Belgique)
La fouille récente du gisement alluvial de Kerkhove (Belgique), situé dans la vallée de l’Escaut, à une vingtaine de kilomètres de la frontière française, a permis de mettre au jour 17 locus mésolithiques. D’après les données typochronologiques et les datations absolues, ces locus datent non seulement du Mésolithique ancien, mais aussi du Mésolithique moyen et récent. La première phase d’occupation de la levée alluviale, datée du 11e et 10e millé…
On the use of integrated process models to reconstruct prehistoric occupation, with examples from Sandy Flanders, Belgium
Intensive archaeological investigations in Sandy Flanders (Belgium) revealed sites dating from the Final Paleolithic to the Neolithic, showing a discontinuous spatial and temporal distribution. To improve the understanding of these occupational patterns, a paleolandscape reconstruction is proposed. A major problem in paleolandscape reconstruction is that basic data are scattered in the temporal and spatial sense. Therefore, we propose an interdis…
Wear Analysis on Early Mesolithic Microliths from the Verrebroek Site, East Flanders, Belgium
This paper discusses the results of recent wear analysis on a series of 467 microliths excavated at the early Mesolithic (8410–7930 cal B.C.) site of Verrebroek in Belgium. Based on both macro-fractures (bending fractures and spin-offs) and traces of microscopic linear impact a distinction could be made between non-geometric microliths used as tips and geometric microliths mainly used as barbs. During the Pre-boreal the latter occur in large numb…
The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the sandy lowlands of Belgium
The site of Doel lies beside the Schelde, close to Antwerp. Excavations have uncovered the remains of two prehistoric zones, one from the Final Mesolithic and one from the Neolithic. Preliminary study suggests that current theories of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in northern Belgium require revision
The ‘invisible’ hearths
Lithic Technology and the Cultural Identity of Early Mesolithic Groups
Until now the assignment of Mesolithic sites to specific assemblage types has been largely based on their microliths, although these tools form less than 3% of the total number of artifacts. A redefinition of Mesolithic assemblage types based on the typological and technological characteristics of the entire industry has been tested on a number of assemblages from Sandy Flanders (Belgium) that are representative of the four typological groups cur…
Counting microliths
In this debate the authors tackle a problem fundamental to researchers and resource managers in the Mesolithic period: what sort of prehistory do flint scatters represent
On the use of integrated process models to reconstruct prehistoric occupation, with examples from Sandy Flanders, Belgium
Intensive archaeological investigations in Sandy Flanders (Belgium) revealed sites dating from the Final Paleolithic to the Neolithic, showing a discontinuous spatial and temporal distribution. To improve the understanding of these occupational patterns, a paleolandscape reconstruction is proposed. A major problem in paleolandscape reconstruction is that basic data are scattered in the temporal and spatial sense. Therefore, we propose an interdis…
L’occupation du Nord-Ouest de la Belgique aux 4e et 3e millénaires
Dieser Artikel zieht eine Bilanz der jüngeren Entdeckungen bezüglich der Besiedlung im 4. und 3. Jahrtausend im sandigen Tiefland Nordwestbelgiens. Die immer zahlreicheren großflächigen und tiefen Rettungsgrabungen haben unsere bis vor kurzem noch sehr lückenhafte Kenntnis des Neolithikums bereits bereichert und bereichern sie auch weiterhin. Das Neolithikum scheint um 4000 v. Chr. mit einer Ausdehnung der Michelsberger Kultur / Spiere-Gruppe des…
Hunter–gatherer responses to environmental change during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition in the southern North Sea basin
Development-led archaeology in Flanders
Wood charcoal and seeds as indicators for animal husbandry in a wetland site during the late mesolithic–early neolithic transition period (Swifterbant culture, ca. 4600–4000 b.c.) in NW Belgium
Reconstructing Phreatic Palaeogroundwater Levels in a Geoarchaeological Context
The complex debate on prehistoric settlement decisions is no longer tackled from a purely archaeological perspective but from a more landscape‐oriented manner combined with archaeological evidence. Therefore, reconstruction of several components of the former landscape is needed. Here, we focus on the reconstruction of the groundwater table based on modeling. The depth of the phreatic aquifer influences, for example, soil formation processes and …
Hunting, gathering, fishing and herding
At Doel, in the lower basin of the river Scheldt, excavations have revealed camp sites of the Swifterbant culture dating back to the second half of the fifth millennium BC. They document the transition period from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic in Sandy Flanders (NW Belgium). The sites were situated on the top of sandy ridges which were covered with an alluvial hardwood forest vegetation and surrounded by wetlands. Only burnt animal r…
Late Mesolithic Armature Variability in the Southern North Sea Basin
Lithic armatures have been widely noted as key evidence for interpreting the role of indigenous Mesolithic traditions in the spread of the Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) culture, and therefore early agriculture, across temperate Europe. Their role as evidence for the continuity of Mesolithic ‘identities’ has been emphasized without the use of a unified, systematic recording methodology of armatures from both Late–Final Mesolithic (LM–FM)…
A sealed flint knapping site from the Younger Dryas in the Scheldt valley (Belgium)
The oldest cereals in the coversand area along the North Sea coast of NW Europe, between ca. 4800 and 3500 cal BC, at the wetland site of ‘Bazel-Sluis’ (Belgium)
Deux millénaires d’occupations mésolithiques au bord de l’Escaut à Kerkhove (Belgique)
La fouille récente du gisement alluvial de Kerkhove (Belgique), situé dans la vallée de l’Escaut, à une vingtaine de kilomètres de la frontière française, a permis de mettre au jour 17 locus mésolithiques. D’après les données typochronologiques et les datations absolues, ces locus datent non seulement du Mésolithique ancien, mais aussi du Mésolithique moyen et récent. La première phase d’occupation de la levée alluviale, datée du 11e et 10e millé…
Population collapse or human resilience in response to the 9.3 and 8.2 ka cooling events
This paper explores the impact of environmental, e.g. sea level rise, and climatic events, e.g. abrupt cooling events, on Mesolithic populations (ca. 11,350 to 6600 cal BP) living in the western Scheldt basin of Belgium and Northern France. The Mesolithic in this study-area has been extensively studied during the last few decades, leading to an extensive database of radiocarbon dates (n = 418), sites (n = 157) and excavated loci (n = 145). A mult…
Archaeology (15 works) · Geography (15 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (14 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 works) · Mesolithic (11 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 works) · Geology (7 works) · Paleontology (5 works) · Physical geography (4 works) · Art (3 works)