A Critical Review of “the Mesolithic ” in Relation to Siberian Archaeology

ABSTRACT. This paper explores the potential of the economic-ecqlogical method based on the exploitation of fish resources for Mesolithic site iden-tification, as compared to the recently popular yet indecisive technological-typological method, to predict the existence of “Mesolithic-like ” sub-siste...

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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.551.8396 2023-05-15T14:19:47+02:00 A Critical Review of “the Mesolithic ” in Relation to Siberian Archaeology Alexander B. Dolitsky The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.8396 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic38-3-178.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.8396 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic38-3-178.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic38-3-178.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:35:52Z ABSTRACT. This paper explores the potential of the economic-ecqlogical method based on the exploitation of fish resources for Mesolithic site iden-tification, as compared to the recently popular yet indecisive technological-typological method, to predict the existence of “Mesolithic-like ” sub-sistence activities in Siberia during the Sartan-Holocene “transition ” period. The article is an attempt to establish, or at least to propose, new criteria that can lead to a higher level of understanding of Mesolithic economies in subarctic and arctic regions. Also, decision-making processes that operate to achieve behavioral goals based on efficiency of human beings are suggested. The model, designed with respect to geographical regions identified as interbiotic zones, has the advantage of offering specific alternative hypotheses enabling the definition of both environmental properties and predicted human behavior. Key words: Mesolithic, Siberia, interbiotic zone RÉSUMÉ. L’article &die le potentiel de la méthode économique-écologique fondte sur l’exploitation de poissons en guise de ressources pour l’identification de sites mtsolithiques, en comparison avec la mdthode technologique-typologique populaire mais indécise, afin de prddire l’existence d’activitds de subsistence de genre mésolithique en Sibdrie durant la période de transition Sartan-Holoctne. On tente d’établir ou au moins de pro-poser de nouveaux crittres qui pourraient permettre une meilleure comprdhension des économies mdsolithiques dans les rdgions arctiques et sub-arctiques. De plus, on suggkre des processus de prise de ddcisions qui visent 21 établir des buts de comportement fondés sur l’efficacité de I’être hu-main. Conçu par rapport 21 des rdgions géographiques nommées zones interbiotiques, le modele a l’avantage d’offrir des choix particuliers d’hypothtses permettant la ddfinition des propridtés environnementales et du comportement humain prévu. Mots cl&: mésolithique, zone interbiotique Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord. Text Arctic Arctic Arctique* Subarctic Siberia Unknown Arctic Maurice ENVELOPE(-55.817,-55.817,-63.133,-63.133)
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description ABSTRACT. This paper explores the potential of the economic-ecqlogical method based on the exploitation of fish resources for Mesolithic site iden-tification, as compared to the recently popular yet indecisive technological-typological method, to predict the existence of “Mesolithic-like ” sub-sistence activities in Siberia during the Sartan-Holocene “transition ” period. The article is an attempt to establish, or at least to propose, new criteria that can lead to a higher level of understanding of Mesolithic economies in subarctic and arctic regions. Also, decision-making processes that operate to achieve behavioral goals based on efficiency of human beings are suggested. The model, designed with respect to geographical regions identified as interbiotic zones, has the advantage of offering specific alternative hypotheses enabling the definition of both environmental properties and predicted human behavior. Key words: Mesolithic, Siberia, interbiotic zone RÉSUMÉ. L’article &die le potentiel de la méthode économique-écologique fondte sur l’exploitation de poissons en guise de ressources pour l’identification de sites mtsolithiques, en comparison avec la mdthode technologique-typologique populaire mais indécise, afin de prddire l’existence d’activitds de subsistence de genre mésolithique en Sibdrie durant la période de transition Sartan-Holoctne. On tente d’établir ou au moins de pro-poser de nouveaux crittres qui pourraient permettre une meilleure comprdhension des économies mdsolithiques dans les rdgions arctiques et sub-arctiques. De plus, on suggkre des processus de prise de ddcisions qui visent 21 établir des buts de comportement fondés sur l’efficacité de I’être hu-main. Conçu par rapport 21 des rdgions géographiques nommées zones interbiotiques, le modele a l’avantage d’offrir des choix particuliers d’hypothtses permettant la ddfinition des propridtés environnementales et du comportement humain prévu. Mots cl&: mésolithique, zone interbiotique Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord.
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