Essays about: "Mesolithic"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the word Mesolithic.

  1. 11. Impact of southern Baltic sea-level changes on landscape development in the Verkeån River valley at Haväng, southern Sweden, during the early and mid Holocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Anette Nilsson Brunlid; [2018]
    Keywords : sea-level change; Littorina Sea; Baltic Sea; Ancylus Lake; environmental reconstruction; Holocene; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the Hanö bay off the coast at Haväng in SE Scania, southern Sweden, a submerged and well-preserved Mesolithic landscape is found, including remains of trees, river and lagoon sediments, and archaeological artefacts such as an antler pick axe and stationary fishing constructions. The landscape was formed during the Yoldia Sea (11,700-10,800 cal BP) and Initial Littorina Sea (9800-8500) low-water phases of the Baltic Basin. READ MORE

  3. 12. Between the east and west : The pioneer settlement of Dalarna – Studies of lithic technology and raw material use at the Middle Mesolithic site Orsa 527

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Sandra Söderlind; [2016]
    Keywords : mesolithic; technology; lithic; technique; raw material; stone age; ash tuff; porphyry; poineer settlement; mobility; mesolitikum; teknologi; stenteknologi; teknik; råmaterial; dalarna; stenålder; asktuff; porfyr; experiment; orsa; pionjärbosättning; mobilitet;

    Abstract : In this thesis the pioneer settlement of northern Dalarna is investi­gated by means of a local study of lithic technology and raw material use on the Orsa 527 site in the area. This newly excavated site will be presented, for the first time in completion, in this thesis. READ MORE

  4. 13. PREDICTING MESOLITHIC PIONEER SETTLEMENTS IN EASTERN MIDDLE SWEDEN : - A STUDY OF PREDICTIVE MODELLING THROUGH THE APPLICA-TION OF ARCGIS, R AND TOPOGRAPHICAL RECONSTRUCTION

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Marcus Asserstam; [2015]
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  5. 14. Submerged landscapes : locating Mesolithic settlements in Blekinge, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Louise Hannon Bradshaw; [2015]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Historic settlements are of great interest since they play a role in understanding our past and our cultural roots. The development of technology now makes it easier to map the seafloor and locate submerged settlements. READ MORE

  6. 15. Evidence for a Stone Age fibre technology – a closer look at the prehistoric String Theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Eva Christina Wigforss; [2014]
    Keywords : Grounded Theory; prehistoric fiber string theory; materiality; knotting; perforated beads; textile impression in clay; cordage; fishing and hunting gear; Upper Palaeolithic; Mesolithic; textile ethnographia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study was to take a closer look into the evidence for a theory of prehistoric string manufacture, formulated by the British archaeologist Karen Hardy in the article Prehistoric string theory. How twisted fibers helped to shape the world (Hardy, 2008). READ MORE