The end of ‘splendid isolation
A continental perspective on the Old Quay discovery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7655641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grégor Marchand (0000-0003-3912-6316, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 346 |
| Pages | 974-976 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2015.79 |
| OpenAlex | W2271637692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The discovery of Mesolithic arrowheads on the Isles of Scilly with clearly continental European roots challenges the most deeply embedded ideas of Mesolithic specialists. While the disturbed stratigraphic context prevents a full understanding of the complete technical system, we must draw some conclusions regarding the Neolithic transition, and the ways and means of prehistoric navigation. At a more methodological level, this important discovery raises questions about our reading of features of technology, such as the nature of the transfers and whether they were exchanges or copies
Archaeology · Bioinformatics · Biology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Isolation (microbiology · Linguistics · Mesolithic · Perspective (graphical · Prehistory · Reading (process · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |