Season and Reason

The Case for a Regional Interpretation of Mesolithic Settlement Patterns

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ID5947417
AutoresP A Rowley‐conwy (0000-0002-9494-3151, Durham University, autor correspondente), Peter Rowley‐conwy
Ano1993
Volume4
Fascículo1
Páginas179-188
Data de publicação1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArcheological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1551-823X • E-ISSN: 1551-8248
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/ap3a.1993.4.1.179
OpenAlexW2096217763
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas16

Danish early and late Mesolithic lakeside settlements are examined. Season of occupation is examined through tooth eruption and bone growth of wild boar (Sus scrofa); the early Mesolithic sites were all occupied in summer (including Holmegaard V, previously believed to be a winter settlement), whereas late Mesolithic Ringkloster was occupied in winter and spring. Skeletal element frequency indicates that Ringkloster was a hunting camp and the early Mesolithic sites were not. There were considerable differences between sites of the two periods, despite their very similar locations, because of their different settlement systems. It is therefore argued that Mesolithic settlements cannot be understood by studying individual site location; the settlement system of which each site was a part exerts a crucial influence

Archaeology · Danish · Geography · Human settlement · Mesolithic · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology