Problems relating to the early Mesolithic settlement of Southern Norway

Indrelid, Svein

doi:10.1080/00293652.1975.9965219

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“…Other projectile and core types, along with edge burins and large irregular blades, are also common (e.g. Bjerck, 1986;Indrelid, 1975;Lindblom, 1984;Naerøy, 1999;Olsen, 1994;Woodman, 1993). The technocomplex has its roots in the south Scandinavian and northern European Hensbacka and Ahrensburgian traditions (Fischer, 1996;Fuglestvedt, 1999Fuglestvedt, , 2009Kindgren, 1996;Kutschera, 1999;Schmitt, 1994Schmitt, , 1999Waraas, 2001).…”

Section: The Early Mesolithic Sites Of Norwaymentioning

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Palaeo-oceanographic development and human adaptive strategies in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition: A study from the Norwegian coast

Breivik¹

2014

The Holocene

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The human colonization of Norway occurred in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition – one of the most abrupt and severe climatic shifts in human history. For 1500 years (9500–8000 bc), the whole coast was occupied by mobile, marine-oriented hunter-gatherers. This paper explores dynamic relations between human adaptation and marine environmental variations in this period. An updated record of archaeological sites and palaeo-oceanographic data suggests a correlation between marine productivity and site distribution and density. The data further demonstrate spatial and temporal differences in the environment. A cooling pulse at 9300–9200 bc (the Preboreal Oscillation) with widespread ecological consequences must have been noticeable to humans occupying Norwegian landscapes. A more gradual shift occurred around 8800 bc when the arctic climate gave way to warmer conditions: The Norwegian Atlantic current stabilized, all fjord systems became ice-free, and animal diversity increased. In the northernmost region, the impact of Atlantic water was less severe, and Polar conditions with more sea ice seem to have lingered throughout the period. Variations in the site pattern may be related to these fluctuations in the resource situation. Variations in the lithic industry, on the other hand, seem to be connected to technological choices or local traditions, rather than environmental dissimilarities. The archaeological record indicates that the lifestyle, which developed under arctic conditions, was maintained through a flexible mobility pattern and a versatile tool technology, but the Norwegian coast also provided a good base to uphold such a lifestyle.

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Section: The Early Mesolithic Sites Of Norwaymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Anundsen, 1996;BangAndersen, 1996BangAndersen, , 2003BangAndersen, , 2012Fuglestvedt, 2009;Indrelid, 1975). However, the discussion about human adaptations in changing environments largely revolves around terrestrial data: fluctuations in ice cover, air temperature, and vegetation.…”

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Palaeo-oceanographic development and human adaptive strategies in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition: A study from the Norwegian coast

Breivik¹

2014

The Holocene

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“…2-53). Mammals of the late glacial and early Holocene are well documented in North Germany, Denmark, South Sweden and South Norway, with large ungulates and their predators (Undås 1942, Mangerud 1970, Indrelid 1975, , Lie 1986, Aaris-Sørensen 1988, Bratlund 1991, 1996a, 1996b, 2002, Holm and Rieck 1992, Liljegren and Lagerås 1993, Liljegren and Ekström 1996, Hakala 1997, Prøsch-Danielsen 2000, Rankama and Ukkonen 2001, Street et al 2001, Østbye et al 2006, Aaris-Sørensen et al 2007, Sommer et al 2008, Grøndahl et al 2010. The distribution of the fauna in time and space was determined by the dynamic changes in the distribution of land, sea and ice (Aaris-Sørensen 2009, p. 50).…”

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“…A possible scenario is that the weak and as such debated traces in the coastal areas of Southwest and West Norway (Nydal 1960, p. 88, Mangerud 1970, p. 137, 1977, p. 49, Rolfsen 1972, p. 148, Simonsen 1973, Indrelid 1975, p. 14-15, Lie 1986, Johansen and Undås 1992, Rokoengen and Johansen 1996, which started 14,600 cal. BP and represent the pioneer phase, were left by a few small groups of hunter-gatherers as the first to scout and make use of previously more or less unknown and uninhabited areas.…”

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“…The earliest settlement of South Norway is an ongoing interdisciplinary discussion in archaeology (Indrelid 1975, Mikkelsen 1978a, Johansen and Undås 1992, Bjerck 1994, 2008a, Bang-Andersen 1996, Fuglestvedt 2001. It has been proposed that people followed the reindeer northwards from the North European Plains and to the mountain area in South Norway after the last glacial maximum (e.g.…”

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The Early Settlement of South Norway after the Last Deglaciation: A Diasporic Perspective

Selsing

2012

Norwegian Archaeological Review

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Based on a theoretical approach of diaspora theory and the use of ethnographical comparative analysis, it is argued that the early settlement of South Norway probably brought about diasporic conditions. Archaeological and natural science records are applied to discuss the migrations of mobile huntergatherers with a shamanistic reindeer culture from the Continent, after deglaciation of the Weichselian ice cap. This paper discusses the diasporic people's identity, their survival as a group, their adaptation to the new environment and the development of an independent reindeer culture characterized by relics and meeting places, after the break in the regular contact between people in the area of origin and South Norway.

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The Northern Coasts of Doggerland and the Colonisation of Norway at the End of the Ice Age

Glørstad

Gundersen

Kvalø

2017

Under the Sea: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf

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Problems relating to the early Mesolithic settlement of Southern Norway

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

Palaeo-oceanographic development and human adaptive strategies in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition: A study from the Norwegian coast

Palaeo-oceanographic development and human adaptive strategies in the Pleistocene–Holocene transition: A study from the Norwegian coast

The Early Settlement of South Norway after the Last Deglaciation: A Diasporic Perspective

The Northern Coasts of Doggerland and the Colonisation of Norway at the End of the Ice Age

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