Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017: Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe

peer reviewed In this paper we describe the results of small-scale archaeological fieldwork projects carried out in North Karelia, Finland, in 2003–2014, which ended up having a far greater research impact than anyone could have anticipated. The projects yielded a multitude of new and relevant infor...

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Main Authors: Pesonen, Petro, Hertell, Esa, Mannermaa, Kristiina, Manninen, Mikael A., Rostedt, Tapani, Simponen-Robins, Laija, Taipale, Noora, Tallavaara, Miikka
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Archaeological Society of Finland 2022
Subjects:
Eastern Fennoscandia
lithics
radiocarbon dates
Karelia
pioneer colonization
Mesolithic
Arts & humanities
Archaeology
Arts & sciences humaines
Archéologie
Fennoscandia
karelia*
Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/289395
https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/289395/1/MASF10_6_Pesonen_et_al.pdf
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Summary:peer reviewed In this paper we describe the results of small-scale archaeological fieldwork projects carried out in North Karelia, Finland, in 2003–2014, which ended up having a far greater research impact than anyone could have anticipated. The projects yielded a multitude of new and relevant information, especially on the Early Mesolithic, including the earliest radiocarbon dates for human occupation in Eastern Fennoscandia. Results of this research have been published in a variety of venues. We use this opportunity to present the first summary of these results and to emphasize that even with discontinuous short-term funding it is possible to carry out ambitious and influential research. Over the years, Karelia has been one of the main focus areas of Mika Lavento’s research. We want to honour Mika’s 60th birthday by providing an overview of the results of our studies conducted in the northern parts of this large geographical and administrative area.

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