The European Mesolithic in Mountain Landscapes
Comparative Perspectives from Austria, Norway, Scotland, and Switzerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23427912 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michéal Butler (0000-0003-0271-9863, University College Dublin), Marcel Cornelissen (0000-0002-9832-0058, University of Lucerne), Astrid J Nyland (0000-0002-5211-7775, University of Stavanger), Caroline Posch (0000-0001-9809-6597, Natural History Museum Vienna), Samuel E Kelley (0000-0001-9214-0577, University College Dublin), Graeme Warren (0000-0001-6280-2576, University College Dublin) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford Handbook of Mountain Archaeology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197608005.013.24 |
| OpenAlex | W4401792522 |
| ISBN | 9780197608005 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The use of mountain environments is a recurrent, although not universal, feature of the Mesolithic across Europe. However, synthesis of this material is rare. This means that it is difficult to assess whether regional variation in archaeological evidence is a product of different activities in the past, different research traditions, different post-depositional landscape histories, or—most likely—complex local combinations of all three. To help move past this problem, we provide a comparative approach to the mountain Mesolithic of Western Austria, Southern Norway, Scotland, and the Swiss Alps. For each region, we provide an overview of how sites have been found and what kinds of evidence is present. This allows us to present some comparable and contrasting aspects of the evidence at a European level. In turn, this perspective reinforces the importance of particular kinds of archaeological practice, especially in terms of survey and public engagement, and to highlight potential threats to this archaeological resource.
Archaeology · Geography · Mesolithic · Physical geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Filling the gap
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Mesolithic Colonisation Processes and Landscape Usage of the Inner-Alpine Region Kleinwalsertal (Prov. Vorarlberg, Western Austria)
Colonizing Contrasting Landscapes. The Pioneer Coast Settlement and Inland Utilization in Southern Norway 10,000–9500 Years Before Present
A Prehistoric Rock Crystal Procurement Site at Fiescheralp (Valais, Switzerland)
New Evidence for Upland Occupation in the Mesolithic of Scotland
Little House in the Mountains? A small Mesolithic structure from the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland
Evidence for Early Human Presence at High Altitudes in the Ötztal Alps (Austria/Italy)
A Glacially Preserved Mesolithic Rock Crystal Extraction Site in the Swiss Alps
Coast/inland relations in the Mesolithic of southern Norway
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |