A Unique Engraved Shale Pendant from the Site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain

Milner, Nicola; Bamforth, Michael; Beale, Gareth; Carty, Julian; Chatzipanagis, Konstantinos; Croft, Shannon; Conneller, Cantal; Elliott, Ben; Fitton, Laura C.; Knight, Becky; Kröger, Roland; Little, Aimée; Needham, Andrew; Robson, Harry K.; Rowley, Charlotte; Taylor, Barry

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“…The surface of the pebble is concave in the area of the grooving, suggesting extensive working. The grooves are unlikely to reflect artistic expression, differing appreciably from known British Mesolithic engravings, which typically feature geometric patterns (Berridge and Roberts 1994;Clarke et al 2012;Milner et al 2016;Smith 1934;Smith and Harris 1982).…”

Section: Flixton School House Farm: Fsh09 2870mentioning

confidence: 94%

The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton

Needham

Croft

Kröger

et al. 2018

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Article:Croft, Shannon, Kröger, Roland orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-0297, Robson, Harry K. orcid.org/0000-0002-4850-692X et al. (5 more authors) (2018) The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton. Highlights• Two possible ochreous objects are investigated with reflected visible light microscopy and Raman microspectroscopy. • Objects identified unambiguously as containing mineral haematite.• Objects identified as anthropogenic artefacts.• Results attest to powder production and use of red ochre in Mesolithic Britain. AbstractOchre is an important mineral pigment used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers across the globe, and its use in the Mesolithic is no exception. Using optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy with micrometre spatial resolution (micro-Raman), we present evidence that confirms unambiguously the use of ochre by hunter-gatherers at Mesolithic sites surrounding Palaeo-Lake Flixton, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK. Our results suggest that people collected ochre and processed it in different ways, likely for diverse purposes. The quality and specificity of chemical characterisation possible with micro-Raman facilitates new avenues for further research on ochreous materials in Britain, including provenancing through chemical ÔfingerprintingÕ.

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Section: Flixton School House Farm: Fsh09 2870mentioning

confidence: 94%

The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton

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Kröger

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“…This is the third directly dated mattock head (OXA-17128: 8505±45 BP or 7596-7508 cal. BC [Milner et al 2016]).…”

Section: Decorated Mattock Heads From Aurochs or Elk Radiimentioning

confidence: 99%

Nordic Visits to Hohen Viecheln, Mecklenburg

Petersen¹,

Archäologie²

2020

UuM Steinzeit

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This volume of the series 'Untersuchungen und Materialien zur Steinzeit in Schleswig-Holstein und im Ostseeraum' represents the proceedings of a workshop held at the Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology (ZBSA) in Schleswig in March 2016. It is a part of the editors' project 'Neubewertung von Chronologie und Stratigraphie des frühholozänen Fundplatzes Hohen Viecheln (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der diagnostischen Knochenartefakte' , funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) under the project number 271652103. While the project was dealing with the re-evaluation of the site Hohen Viecheln 1 for chronological and stratigraphical aspects, this volume does not only cover its final publication but comprises additional modern studies about the site by different scholars. These are furthermore embedded into the international research landscape by adjacent studies covering an area from modern day Britain in the west to the Urals in the east. All contributions are representing the authors' point of view and respective terminologies. Therefore differences in the vocabulary may appear to the careful reader. While a homogenisation of terms and data recording is relevant for comparative studies, it was beyond the scope and means of this project. As a consequence, terminologies may differ between the contributions, as exemplified by the terms 'uniserial' and 'uni-lateral' bone points: both are characterised by barbs or notches on one lateral side. At the British site Star Carr those have ever since been named uni-serial, whereas unilateral is a more common term in other parts of Europe. We, as editors, would like to thank all contributors for being part of this volume and their interesting and high-quality articles; also we are grateful for the voluntary support of all anonymous peerreviewers and their help in improving the articles. Furthermore, we thank the German Research Foundation (DFG) for funding our research and the workshop as well as the Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology represented by its director, Claus von Carnap-Bornheim, and the head-of-research, Berit Valentin Eriksen, for support of the project and its presentation in the current form. A tremendous help in the course of making this book was Gundula Lidke who was responsible for text editing, proofreading, and correspondence with the authors and publishers. Thank you very much! Further editorial support was provided by Jana Elisa Freigang, Jorna Titel, Matthias Bolte, Isabel Sonnenschein and Jürgen Schüller. The latter is also responsible for the cover drawing. Much help and support was provided by Peter Teichert-Köster with respect to handling the finds and accessing them in the depot of the Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Landesarchäologie in Schwerin. Close collaboration with Mathieu Boudin of the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels, improved our radiocarbon measurements and the analysis of the consolidant. We thank all people, mentioned and unmentioned here, ...

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“…The fact that we have made these objects ourselves infuses them with a novelty status which is unlikely to be shared by people who make a much larger proportion of that material culture repertoire. Further experimental work at Star Carr (Little et al 2016), combined with the distribution of material culture and manufacturing waste , suggests a general lack of specialised production at the site, with the vast majority of its inhabitants possessing the skills required to create flint tools, set fires, work wood, butcher animals, process hide, and build structures (Taylor et al 2018). As such, the making of antler projectile points can be seen in the context of a community where most people were involved in the making of most things.…”

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Craft Theory in Prehistory: Case Studies from the Mesolithic of Britain and Ireland

Elliott

2019

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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This paper reflects critically on the use of the term ‘craft’ within prehistoric archaeology and its recent rise to prominence within a variety of analytical contexts. Having briefly evaluated the way in which prehistorians employ craft, it moves on to consider the potential value that Craft Theory, a growing interdisciplinary body of literature relating to practices of making, might hold for thinking about prehistoric material culture within an archaeological context. Three case studies originating from Mesolithic Britain and Ireland are used as a vehicle to explore some of this potential in practice, before a broader discussion reflects on these initial efforts and sketches out other areas of interest for future research. The picture which emerges from this discussion is one of promise, within which prehistorians simultaneously draw from, and contribute towards, the ongoing interdisciplinary debates on craft in contemporary society.

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A Unique Engraved Shale Pendant from the Site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain

Cited by 15 publications

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The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton

The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton

Nordic Visits to Hohen Viecheln, Mecklenburg

Craft Theory in Prehistory: Case Studies from the Mesolithic of Britain and Ireland

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