Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating
Abstract - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) and lasted for about four thousand years. Only a handful of sites and organic stray finds have been precisely dated. And it is primarily on these that a preliminary chronological framework has been built. Si...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/4d07f61d-0967-431e-aa94-ecf3a6669f6d 2024-06-09T07:38:05+00:00 Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating Wild, Markus Fischer Mortensen, Morten Andreasen, Niels H. Borup, Per Casati, Claudio Eriksen, Berit V. Frost, Lise Gregersen, Kristian M. Henriksen, Mogens Bo Kanstrup, Marie Olsen, Jesper Buch Pedersen, Kristoffer Vang Petersen, Peter Ramskov, Conni Sørensen, Lasse Sørensen, Mikkel Wåhlin, Sidsel 2022 application/pdf https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/palaeolithic-bone-and-antler-artefacts-from-lateglacial-and-early-holocene-denmark(4d07f61d-0967-431e-aa94-ecf3a6669f6d).html https://doi.org/10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925 https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/308044914/88925_Article_Text_236319_1_10_20220506.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Wild , M , Fischer Mortensen , M , Andreasen , N H , Borup , P , Casati , C , Eriksen , B V , Frost , L , Gregersen , K M , Henriksen , M B , Kanstrup , M , Olsen , J , Buch Pedersen , K , Vang Petersen , P , Ramskov , C , Sørensen , L , Sørensen , M & Wåhlin , S 2022 , ' Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark : technology and dating ' , Quartär , vol. 67(2020) , pp. 105-180 . https://doi.org/10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925 article 2022 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925 2024-05-16T11:29:23Z Abstract - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) and lasted for about four thousand years. Only a handful of sites and organic stray finds have been precisely dated. And it is primarily on these that a preliminary chronological framework has been built. Similarly, numerous hypotheses on palaeohistory, typology, and settlement patterns have been proposed. However, due to the preservation of sediments that allow the preservation of organic materials and their exploitation during the past 170 years, abundant reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and elk (Alces alces) remains have been uncovered. Many of these are worked and at least some of which can be assigned to the Palaeolithic. These remains have, so far, been only partly studied. Here, we present a study of the complete corpus. The Lateglacial faunal collections in 33 Danish museums were assessed, and 50 reindeer and elk objects are described in detail because they are worked or were mentioned in the literature as being worked. The Palaeolithic artefacts were AMS 14C-dated and analysed together with existing datasets. The results of the study create a more robust framework for hypotheses building. A reliance on reindeer for tool production throughout the Danish Palaeolithic is confirmed, as is the two-fold occupation of Denmark during the Hamburgian. Furthermore, the new results indicate a reduction of human occupation or even possible absence of humans during the first half of the Younger Dryas, followed by an intensive re-occupation of eastern Denmark during the Preboreal. Furthermore, the analysis of the worked bone and antler materials provides new insights into the manufacturing processes. The repeated occurrence of transversely segmented reindeer antler, documenting a continuous evolution of this technique from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Final Palaeolithic, speaks against a clear separation of the different cultural entities. - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Rangifer tarandus University of Copenhagen: Research |
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Abstract - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) and lasted for about four thousand years. Only a handful of sites and organic stray finds have been precisely dated. And it is primarily on these that a preliminary chronological framework has been built. Similarly, numerous hypotheses on palaeohistory, typology, and settlement patterns have been proposed. However, due to the preservation of sediments that allow the preservation of organic materials and their exploitation during the past 170 years, abundant reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and elk (Alces alces) remains have been uncovered. Many of these are worked and at least some of which can be assigned to the Palaeolithic. These remains have, so far, been only partly studied. Here, we present a study of the complete corpus. The Lateglacial faunal collections in 33 Danish museums were assessed, and 50 reindeer and elk objects are described in detail because they are worked or were mentioned in the literature as being worked. The Palaeolithic artefacts were AMS 14C-dated and analysed together with existing datasets. The results of the study create a more robust framework for hypotheses building. A reliance on reindeer for tool production throughout the Danish Palaeolithic is confirmed, as is the two-fold occupation of Denmark during the Hamburgian. Furthermore, the new results indicate a reduction of human occupation or even possible absence of humans during the first half of the Younger Dryas, followed by an intensive re-occupation of eastern Denmark during the Preboreal. Furthermore, the analysis of the worked bone and antler materials provides new insights into the manufacturing processes. The repeated occurrence of transversely segmented reindeer antler, documenting a continuous evolution of this technique from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Final Palaeolithic, speaks against a clear separation of the different cultural entities. - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) ... |
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Wild, Markus Fischer Mortensen, Morten Andreasen, Niels H. Borup, Per Casati, Claudio Eriksen, Berit V. Frost, Lise Gregersen, Kristian M. Henriksen, Mogens Bo Kanstrup, Marie Olsen, Jesper Buch Pedersen, Kristoffer Vang Petersen, Peter Ramskov, Conni Sørensen, Lasse Sørensen, Mikkel Wåhlin, Sidsel |
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Wild, Markus Fischer Mortensen, Morten Andreasen, Niels H. Borup, Per Casati, Claudio Eriksen, Berit V. Frost, Lise Gregersen, Kristian M. Henriksen, Mogens Bo Kanstrup, Marie Olsen, Jesper Buch Pedersen, Kristoffer Vang Petersen, Peter Ramskov, Conni Sørensen, Lasse Sørensen, Mikkel Wåhlin, Sidsel Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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Wild, Markus Fischer Mortensen, Morten Andreasen, Niels H. Borup, Per Casati, Claudio Eriksen, Berit V. Frost, Lise Gregersen, Kristian M. Henriksen, Mogens Bo Kanstrup, Marie Olsen, Jesper Buch Pedersen, Kristoffer Vang Petersen, Peter Ramskov, Conni Sørensen, Lasse Sørensen, Mikkel Wåhlin, Sidsel |
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Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark: technology and dating |
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palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from lateglacial and early holocene denmark: technology and dating |
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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/palaeolithic-bone-and-antler-artefacts-from-lateglacial-and-early-holocene-denmark(4d07f61d-0967-431e-aa94-ecf3a6669f6d).html https://doi.org/10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925 https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/308044914/88925_Article_Text_236319_1_10_20220506.pdf |
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Wild , M , Fischer Mortensen , M , Andreasen , N H , Borup , P , Casati , C , Eriksen , B V , Frost , L , Gregersen , K M , Henriksen , M B , Kanstrup , M , Olsen , J , Buch Pedersen , K , Vang Petersen , P , Ramskov , C , Sørensen , L , Sørensen , M & Wåhlin , S 2022 , ' Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark : technology and dating ' , Quartär , vol. 67(2020) , pp. 105-180 . https://doi.org/10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925 |
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