ABSTRACT Based on the evidence of a recently excavated, sealed site, situated at Ruien “Rosalinde... more ABSTRACT Based on the evidence of a recently excavated, sealed site, situated at Ruien “Rosalinde” in the Belgian Scheldt valley, the response of hunter-gatherers to changing climate at the transition from the temperate Allerød to the cold Younger Dryas is discussed. Radiocarbon dated to the end of the Allerød or the very beginning of the Younger Dryas, the site of Ruien provides the earliest evidence of a refined lithic technology characterized by the use of a soft stone hammer and the production of straight and regular blade(let)s from intensively prepared cores with two opposite platforms and sharp striking angles. In the course of the Younger Dryas and Early Pre-boreal this knapping method will become standard all over Europe, from the Tanged Point Technocomplex in the North to the (Epi)Laborian in the South. It contrasts sharply with the knapping style of previous lithic traditions, such as the late Federmesser/Azilian and Bromme Technocomplexes, which was much less elaborated and mainly oriented towards the knapping of short irregular blades with a hard stone hammer. This apparently abrupt technological change was also accompanied by increased raw material procurement networks, extending over up to 250 km, and a marked microlithisation of the hunting equipment. Finally, the site of Ruien is also important as it demonstrates the limited archaeological visibility of Younger Dryas sites, explaining the scarcity of such sites within western Europe.
... gravel quarrying southeast of Glesborg, eastern Jutland, has uncovered a series of prehistori... more ... gravel quarrying southeast of Glesborg, eastern Jutland, has uncovered a series of prehistoric living sites ... In a review, mainly based on findings from the Netherlands and Germany, Behre (1998) concluded ... of yellowish drift sand (H6, 8, 10, 12) (Figure 7). The upper part of the ...
In the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in the application of phosphorus ... more In the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in the application of phosphorus analyses for archaeological purposes, often combined with other chemical and geophysical analyses. The growing realisation that knowledge on anthropogenic accumulation of phosphorous in the soil can provide important information have lead to an increasing insight in relative and absolute phosphorus distribution patterns in time and space. This knowledge, scattered in numerous publications and reports, has been reviewed in this paper, demonstrating the importance of a thorough taphonomic study. Finally, recommendations for further development of the application and interpretation of phosphorus analysis for archaeological cartography are proposed, more specifically, for Belgium, Luxemburg and Northern France.
This article presents the results of recent fieldwork (prospection and evaluation) undertaken at ... more This article presents the results of recent fieldwork (prospection and evaluation) undertaken at Koewacht-Emmabaan (The Netherlands), a location characterized on the one hand by the presence of (Mesolithic) lithic artefacts and carbonized ecofacts associated with a podzol-soil and
on the other hand a buried Late-Glacial palaeosequenceIt discusses the results of fieldwalking, trial trenching, manual auguring, mechanical coring as well as a paleoecological assessment of the palaeosequence.
ABSTRACT Based on the evidence of a recently excavated, sealed site, situated at Ruien “Rosalinde... more ABSTRACT Based on the evidence of a recently excavated, sealed site, situated at Ruien “Rosalinde” in the Belgian Scheldt valley, the response of hunter-gatherers to changing climate at the transition from the temperate Allerød to the cold Younger Dryas is discussed. Radiocarbon dated to the end of the Allerød or the very beginning of the Younger Dryas, the site of Ruien provides the earliest evidence of a refined lithic technology characterized by the use of a soft stone hammer and the production of straight and regular blade(let)s from intensively prepared cores with two opposite platforms and sharp striking angles. In the course of the Younger Dryas and Early Pre-boreal this knapping method will become standard all over Europe, from the Tanged Point Technocomplex in the North to the (Epi)Laborian in the South. It contrasts sharply with the knapping style of previous lithic traditions, such as the late Federmesser/Azilian and Bromme Technocomplexes, which was much less elaborated and mainly oriented towards the knapping of short irregular blades with a hard stone hammer. This apparently abrupt technological change was also accompanied by increased raw material procurement networks, extending over up to 250 km, and a marked microlithisation of the hunting equipment. Finally, the site of Ruien is also important as it demonstrates the limited archaeological visibility of Younger Dryas sites, explaining the scarcity of such sites within western Europe.
... gravel quarrying southeast of Glesborg, eastern Jutland, has uncovered a series of prehistori... more ... gravel quarrying southeast of Glesborg, eastern Jutland, has uncovered a series of prehistoric living sites ... In a review, mainly based on findings from the Netherlands and Germany, Behre (1998) concluded ... of yellowish drift sand (H6, 8, 10, 12) (Figure 7). The upper part of the ...
In the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in the application of phosphorus ... more In the last few decades, there has been an exponential increase in the application of phosphorus analyses for archaeological purposes, often combined with other chemical and geophysical analyses. The growing realisation that knowledge on anthropogenic accumulation of phosphorous in the soil can provide important information have lead to an increasing insight in relative and absolute phosphorus distribution patterns in time and space. This knowledge, scattered in numerous publications and reports, has been reviewed in this paper, demonstrating the importance of a thorough taphonomic study. Finally, recommendations for further development of the application and interpretation of phosphorus analysis for archaeological cartography are proposed, more specifically, for Belgium, Luxemburg and Northern France.
This article presents the results of recent fieldwork (prospection and evaluation) undertaken at ... more This article presents the results of recent fieldwork (prospection and evaluation) undertaken at Koewacht-Emmabaan (The Netherlands), a location characterized on the one hand by the presence of (Mesolithic) lithic artefacts and carbonized ecofacts associated with a podzol-soil and
on the other hand a buried Late-Glacial palaeosequenceIt discusses the results of fieldwalking, trial trenching, manual auguring, mechanical coring as well as a paleoecological assessment of the palaeosequence.
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on the other hand a buried Late-Glacial palaeosequenceIt discusses the results of fieldwalking, trial trenching, manual auguring, mechanical coring as well as a paleoecological assessment of the palaeosequence.
on the other hand a buried Late-Glacial palaeosequenceIt discusses the results of fieldwalking, trial trenching, manual auguring, mechanical coring as well as a paleoecological assessment of the palaeosequence.