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. / 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.
I: Quartär, Bind 67(2020), 2022, s. 105-180.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Palaeolithic bone and antler artefacts from Lateglacial and Early Holocene Denmark
T2 - technology and dating
AU - Wild, Markus
AU - Fischer Mortensen, Morten
AU - Andreasen, Niels H.
AU - Borup, Per
AU - Casati, Claudio
AU - Eriksen, Berit V.
AU - Frost, Lise
AU - Gregersen, Kristian M.
AU - Henriksen, Mogens Bo
AU - Kanstrup, Marie
AU - Olsen, Jesper
AU - Buch Pedersen, Kristoffer
AU - Vang Petersen, Peter
AU - Ramskov, Conni
AU - Sørensen, Lasse
AU - Sørensen, Mikkel
AU - Wåhlin, Sidsel
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) and lasted for about fourthousand years. Only a handful of sites and organic stray finds have been precisely dated. And it is primarily on these that apreliminary chronological framework has been built. Similarly, numerous hypotheses on palaeohistory, typology, andsettlement patterns have been proposed. However, due to the preservation of sediments that allow the preservation oforganic 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. Theseremains 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 workedor were mentioned in the literature as being worked. The Palaeolithic artefacts were AMS 14C-dated and analysed togetherwith existing datasets.The results of the study create a more robust framework for hypotheses building. A reliance on reindeer for tool productionthroughout 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 theYounger Dryas, followed by an intensive re-occupation of eastern Denmark during the Preboreal. Furthermore, the analysis ofthe worked bone and antler materials provides new insights into the manufacturing processes. The repeated occurrence oftransversely segmented reindeer antler, documenting a continuous evolution of this technique from the Late UpperPalaeolithic to the Final Palaeolithic, speaks against a clear separation of the different cultural entities.
AB - - The Danish Palaeolithic began during the Lateglacial (approximately 12,350 calBC) and lasted for about fourthousand years. Only a handful of sites and organic stray finds have been precisely dated. And it is primarily on these that apreliminary chronological framework has been built. Similarly, numerous hypotheses on palaeohistory, typology, andsettlement patterns have been proposed. However, due to the preservation of sediments that allow the preservation oforganic 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. Theseremains 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 workedor were mentioned in the literature as being worked. The Palaeolithic artefacts were AMS 14C-dated and analysed togetherwith existing datasets.The results of the study create a more robust framework for hypotheses building. A reliance on reindeer for tool productionthroughout 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 theYounger Dryas, followed by an intensive re-occupation of eastern Denmark during the Preboreal. Furthermore, the analysis ofthe worked bone and antler materials provides new insights into the manufacturing processes. The repeated occurrence oftransversely segmented reindeer antler, documenting a continuous evolution of this technique from the Late UpperPalaeolithic to the Final Palaeolithic, speaks against a clear separation of the different cultural entities.
U2 - 10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925
DO - 10.7485/qu.2020.67.88925
M3 - Journal article
VL - 67(2020)
SP - 105
EP - 180
JO - Quartär
JF - Quartär
SN - 0375-7471
ER -
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