“…Whatever its degree of impact, a Mesolithic tradition is now known to exist in a recurrent manner at several locations in western, and even central, Europe (e.g., Jeunesse, 2000;Ducrocq, 2001;Bánffy, 2004;Mateiciucová, 2004;Marchand, 2006). We can thus also address the question of the means of transmission, probably according to variable modalities, of this tradition-by direct lineages, acculturation, exchange, etc.-between contemporary Mesolithic groups and Neolithic populations (Thévenin, 1996;Mauvilly, 1997Lodewijcks & Bakels, 2000Hoffstadt, 2001).…”