The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow
Skipsea Withow is well known for producing a barbed point and faunal remains, thought to date to the Early Mesolithic period, over a century ago. More recently bones were recovered from the eroding cliff face and have been analysed. Although it was considered that they might be elk (Alces alces) due...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131429 2023-05-15T13:13:09+02:00 The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow Cadman, Sheila Knight, Becky Elliott, Benjamin Joseph Schadla-Hall, Tim Robson, Harry Kenneth Milner, Nicola 2018-07-10 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131429/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131429/1/Archive_version_2018.05.21_Milner_et_al_Skipsea_Withow.docx https://doi.org/10.1080/00844276.2018.1481675 en eng https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131429/1/Archive_version_2018.05.21_Milner_et_al_Skipsea_Withow.docx Cadman, Sheila, Knight, Becky, Elliott, Benjamin Joseph et al. (3 more authors) (2018) The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0084-4276 Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftleedsuniv https://doi.org/10.1080/00844276.2018.1481675 2023-02-16T23:16:45Z Skipsea Withow is well known for producing a barbed point and faunal remains, thought to date to the Early Mesolithic period, over a century ago. More recently bones were recovered from the eroding cliff face and have been analysed. Although it was considered that they might be elk (Alces alces) due to their large size, it was demonstrated that they are red deer (Cervus elaphus). Further examination suggested that they represent two individuals of slightly different ages. They have been dated to the Early Mesolithic period and the dates overlap with those obtained from the well-known site of Star Carr, located further north in the Vale of Pickering. It is considered unlikely that the red deer bones from Skipsea Withow represent two natural deaths on the edge of the mere, and it is possible that they are the remains of humanly deposited bones; a practice seen at Star Carr. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Carr ENVELOPE(130.717,130.717,-66.117,-66.117) Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 90 1 1 12 |
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Skipsea Withow is well known for producing a barbed point and faunal remains, thought to date to the Early Mesolithic period, over a century ago. More recently bones were recovered from the eroding cliff face and have been analysed. Although it was considered that they might be elk (Alces alces) due to their large size, it was demonstrated that they are red deer (Cervus elaphus). Further examination suggested that they represent two individuals of slightly different ages. They have been dated to the Early Mesolithic period and the dates overlap with those obtained from the well-known site of Star Carr, located further north in the Vale of Pickering. It is considered unlikely that the red deer bones from Skipsea Withow represent two natural deaths on the edge of the mere, and it is possible that they are the remains of humanly deposited bones; a practice seen at Star Carr. |
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The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow |
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The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/131429/1/Archive_version_2018.05.21_Milner_et_al_Skipsea_Withow.docx Cadman, Sheila, Knight, Becky, Elliott, Benjamin Joseph et al. (3 more authors) (2018) The discovery of Mesolithic Red Deer at Skipsea Withow. Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0084-4276 |
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