Ertebølleharpuner og spækhuggertænder. Aspekter af marin fangst i Ertebølletid

Andersen, Søren H.; Crabb, Peter

doi:10.7146/kuml.v40i40.112335

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“…EBC FHGs employed a wide range of fishing technologies, which were already used earlier in the Mesolithic (Hausmann et al 2022). Canoes, nets, fishhooks and harpoons were available for offshore fishing and hunting (Andersen 1995; Andersen 1997), but some marine mammals were probably taken on the coast (seal hunting and cetacean strandings (Møhl 1970)). Stationary capture systems (baskets, fences, weirs) were designed for use in shallow water, as were fish spears and leisters for taking eels, etc.…”

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Productivity of the eelgrass biotope and the resilience of fisher-hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Denmark

Meadows,

Fischer

2024

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In the shallow coastal waters of the Danish archipelago, eelgrass (Zostera marina) forms extensive and extremely productive stands, which support food webs that are isotopically distinct from those based on the primary productivity of marine phytoplankton. The isotopic signatures of eelgrass and phytoplankton food webs explain much of the variation in δ13C, δ15N and δ34S values in marine vertebrate remains recovered from prehistoric coastal sites in Denmark. Isotope data from human and dog remains reflect the overwhelming importance of the eelgrass biotope to the fisher-hunter-gatherer (FHG) subsistence during the Late Mesolithic Erteb&oslashlle epoch (~7400-5800 cal BP). By recognising eelgrass and pelagic resources as isotopically distinct, we obtain more accurate diet reconstructions and dietary14C reservoir effect corrections for Erteb&oslashlle individuals. Longstanding research issues, including technology, palaeodemography, and the resilience and sustainability of the FHG economy need to be reassessed in view of the isotopic signature and productivity of the eelgrass biotope in Danish waters. Eelgrass productivity is also pertinent to comparisons between Erteb&oslashlle and Neolithic economies in Denmark, and between FHG adaptations in Denmark and neighbouring regions, and may be key to understanding the much-discussed delay in the transition to farming.

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Productivity of the eelgrass biotope and the resilience of fisher-hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Denmark

Meadows,

Fischer

2024

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“…The cultural keystone status of the beaver appears to be conserved in the Northeast and in the Dutch wetlands in the course of the Mesolithic, while human-beaver relationships in Southern Scandinavia appear to be transformed, and perhaps lose their former significance, as human practices are subject to dramatic changes and other animals such as the wild boar (e.g. Magnell, 2006; Maring and Riede, 2019) and marine mammals including killer whales (Andersen and Crabb, 1996) rise to economic, ecological and cultural prominence during the Mid-Holocene.…”

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Human-beaver cohabitation in the Early and Mid-Holocene of Northern Europe: Re-visiting Mesolithic material culture and ecology through a multispecies lens

Hussain,

Brusgaard

2023

The Holocene

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The Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber) was an important member of Early and Mid-Holocene landscapes and animal communities in Northern Europe. Previous zooarchaeological research has established the alimentary roles of beavers for Mesolithic societies and their importance for fur procurement. In this paper, we develop an integrated biocultural approach to human-beaver interactions, examining the position of humans and beavers in Mesolithic and Early Neolithic multispecies systems. We contextualize beaver landscape agency in hydroactive environments with human behaviour, synthesizing currently available data on mammalian assemblages, ichtyofauna and beaver-related material culture across Northern Europe. This cross-cultural, diachronic analysis reveals previously overlooked facilitations of human behaviour by beaver practices and ecological legacies. We show that long-term trajectories of human-beaver cohabitation differed between northern European regions. While in Southern Scandinavia, human-beaver intersections witnessed major re-organizations during the Mid-Holocene, beavers retained a key role for human societies across Northeastern Europe throughout much of the Holocene and played an important part at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Dutch wetlands. Divergent pathways are also evidenced by Mesolithic beaver-related material culture, highlighting the cultural keystone status of Castor fiber in higher latitude European landscapes. We argue that this keystone status is grounded in the supply of human hunting, fishing, and gathering affordances by the animals, pointing to the generative commensality between Mesolithic foragers and their beaver neighbours. Taken together, our findings demonstrate the importance of the beaver in the making of Early and Mid-Holocene forager societies in Northern Europe and illustrate the fruitfulness of deploying an integrated multispecies approach.

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“…Harpoons of this type are rarely ornamented and have, until now, been considered characteristic of the early phase of the Ertebølle Culture, starting c . 5400 BC (Andersen 1997). A similar type of ornamented harpoon, albeit with a later date, has been found on the island of Rügen (Ralswiek-Augustenhof) in a layer dated to c .…”

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New radiocarbon dates for ornamented Mesolithic objects from north-west Poland: chronology and regional connections in the western Baltic region

Płonka

Adamczyk²,

Diakowski

2022

Antiquity

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During the northern European Mesolithic, new types of objects were ornamented with different geometric motifs. Many examples, however, are stray finds and their dating is poorly understood. The authors present new AMS radiocarbon dates for ornamented artefacts from Pomerania that contribute to an absolute chronology of Mesolithic art and allow for new consideration of connections between cultural groups in the western Baltic region. A baton, featuring an anthropomorphic figure, dates to the end of the Boreal period; three other objects date to the early Atlantic period, revealing a combination of regional and local innovations. The results demonstrate the value of absolute dating of stray finds for refining knowledge of wider cultural trends.

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Ertebølleharpuner og spækhuggertænder. Aspekter af marin fangst i Ertebølletid

Cited by 9 publications

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Productivity of the eelgrass biotope and the resilience of fisher-hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Denmark

Productivity of the eelgrass biotope and the resilience of fisher-hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Denmark

Human-beaver cohabitation in the Early and Mid-Holocene of Northern Europe: Re-visiting Mesolithic material culture and ecology through a multispecies lens

New radiocarbon dates for ornamented Mesolithic objects from north-west Poland: chronology and regional connections in the western Baltic region

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