New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England
ABSTRACT Fauna from the Lateglacial Interstadial are largely limited to isolated findspots. Here we report on material from the site of Kent's Bank Cavern, Cumbria, dated to the Allerød/Younger Dryas boundary. The identification of elk ( Alces alces ) and horse ( Equus sp.) and the inferred pre...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.2655 2024-06-02T07:54:38+00:00 New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England SMITH, IAN R. WILKINSON, DAVID M. O'REGAN, HANNAH J. Natural Environment Research Council 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2655 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.2655 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.2655 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 28, issue 6, page 542-544 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2655 2024-05-03T11:45:03Z ABSTRACT Fauna from the Lateglacial Interstadial are largely limited to isolated findspots. Here we report on material from the site of Kent's Bank Cavern, Cumbria, dated to the Allerød/Younger Dryas boundary. The identification of elk ( Alces alces ) and horse ( Equus sp.) and the inferred presence of a large canid indicates that fauna of economic utility to humans were in this area at the time. The presence of humans is attested to by records of Federmesser points from two nearby cave sites. We also report on early Mesolithic human remains from Kent's Bank Cavern. This assemblage represents one of very few Lateglacial faunas in northern Britain, and the most northerly early Mesolithic human remains in the British Isles, making Kent's Bank of importance to discussions of both resource distribution and mortuary rituals in these periods. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Wiley Online Library Journal of Quaternary Science 28 6 542 544 |
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ABSTRACT Fauna from the Lateglacial Interstadial are largely limited to isolated findspots. Here we report on material from the site of Kent's Bank Cavern, Cumbria, dated to the Allerød/Younger Dryas boundary. The identification of elk ( Alces alces ) and horse ( Equus sp.) and the inferred presence of a large canid indicates that fauna of economic utility to humans were in this area at the time. The presence of humans is attested to by records of Federmesser points from two nearby cave sites. We also report on early Mesolithic human remains from Kent's Bank Cavern. This assemblage represents one of very few Lateglacial faunas in northern Britain, and the most northerly early Mesolithic human remains in the British Isles, making Kent's Bank of importance to discussions of both resource distribution and mortuary rituals in these periods. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England |
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New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England |
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New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England |
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New Lateglacial fauna and early Mesolithic human remains from northern England |
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