The “Le Vivier” final Mesolithic occupations at Biéville-Beuville (Calvados)

Artur, Enoch; Billard, Cyrille; Hervieu, Gilles; Marie, Norbert; Dubrulle, Francis

doi:10.4000/rao.540

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“…7), very similar to the example recovered from Grosnez Hurel. Both the trapezes from Grosnez are lateralised to the left, a feature of Late Mesolithic sites in Normandy and Brittany, in contrast to sites north of the Seine, where right is the predominant lateralisation (Artur et al 2008). The remaining microliths from the racecourse are all obliquely blunted points, partially backed pieces and basally modified pieces indicative of an early Boreal date.…”

Section: Jerseymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A thick isosceles triangle could date to several different stages of the Mesolithic. Triangles are common in final Mesolithic assemblages, but tend to have inverse, low angle retouch (Artur et al 2008), a feature absent in this example (though its tip is broken). In all, while Middle Mesolithic may be present, the entire microlithic assemblage could fit within the late/final Mesolithic.…”

Section: Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Though present on Mesolithic sites, burins are more typical of the early Neolithic of the region (Artur et al 2008). Core tools were recovered from the site.…”

Section: Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Willow, birch and alder indicate the present of freshwater swamp and fen in the proximity of the site. A tranchet axe from l'Ouzière may belong in this landscape; however in Northern France these are seen as more indicative of early Neolithic activities (Artur et al 2008).…”

Section: Jerseymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Picardy, three phases are present: the first consisting of small trapezes, the second of large trapezes with offset bases, and the final phase (Terminal Mesolithic) consisting of asymmetric trapezes and a range of triangular forms with flat inverse retouch (Ducorcq 2014). In Normandy two phases have been proposed, the first characterised by the presence of asymmetric trapezes and scalene triangles, the second by triangles with flat inverse retouch (Artur et al 2008). In Brittany the Tévevian (Rozoy 1978) is characterised by the presence of symmetrical and asymmetric trapezes and triangles.…”

Section: Final Mesolithicmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rethinking Human Responses to Sea-level Rise: The Mesolithic Occupation of the Channel Islands

Conneller¹,

Bates

et al. 2016

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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This work provides new insights into human responses to and perceptions of sea-level rise at a time when the landscapes of northwest Europe radically changing. These issues are investigated through a case study focused on the Channel Islands. We report on the excavation of two sites, Canal du Squez in Jersey and Lihou (GU582) in Guernsey, and the study of museum collections across the Channel Islands. We argue that people were drawn to this area as a result of the dynamic environmental processes occurring and the opportunities these created. The evidence suggests that the area was a particular focus during the Middle Mesolithic, when Guernsey and Alderney were already islands and while Jersey was a peninsula of Northern France. Insularisation does not appear to have created a barrier to occupation during either the Middle or Final Mesolithic, indicating the appearance of lifeways increasingly focused on maritime voyaging and marine resources from the second half of the 9 th millennium BC onwards.

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Section: Jerseymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Though present on Mesolithic sites, burins are more typical of the early Neolithic of the region (Artur et al 2008). Core tools were recovered from the site.…”

Section: Toolsmentioning

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Section: Jerseymentioning

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Section: Final Mesolithicmentioning

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Rethinking Human Responses to Sea-level Rise: The Mesolithic Occupation of the Channel Islands

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Bates

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Britain In or Out of Europe During the Late Mesolithic? A New Perspective of the Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition

et al. 2022

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Lacking well-dated fifth millennium Mesolithic evidence and based on a consensus that late Mesolithic Britain was isolated from the continent, discussion of the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition has focused on the centuries around 4000 BC. This discourse has over-simplified complex neolithisation processes. New, high-quality evidence from 460,000 lithics found at Bexhill, Sussex, SE England, helps to redress this. Here, well-dated Mesolithic microliths (5500–4300 BC) may demonstrate continental links with neolithised communities. Alongside other sites, this offers exciting opportunities to contribute to debates on an isolated late Mesolithic during the transition. As a result, this work also provides additional explanations of new evidence proposing European influences on British Neolithic DNA. Instead of an isolated island, with this lithic evidence, we propose that the late Mesolithic Britain was culturally connected to the neolithised continent in the fifth millennium. Therefore, the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition of Britain was a longer, more complex, and nuanced process than previously thought.

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Découverte fortuite de matériel lithique aux « Dunes de la Manchue » à Audresselles (Pas-de-Calais)

Desterbecq¹

2019

Revue Du Nord

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Sur le littoral boulonnais, dans une dépression dunaire au sud du village d’Audresselles, ont été mis au jour fortuitement des artefacts lithiques. Si le ramassage des objets en silex fut rapide et sélectif, cette série limitée contient néanmoins des outils aménagés à partir d’éclats souvent allongés et relativement épais. L’ensemble du mobilier récolté était situé dans une strate constituée de sable marin à 7 m de hauteur par rapport à l’estran actuel. Cette strate s’avère être un vestige des transgressions et régressions des environnements marins lors du Subboréal. La comparaison de cette petite série lithique avec celles des sites littoraux proches, les Dunes de la Slack, a révélé une proximité du contexte culturel.

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The “Le Vivier” final Mesolithic occupations at Biéville-Beuville (Calvados)

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Rethinking Human Responses to Sea-level Rise: The Mesolithic Occupation of the Channel Islands

Rethinking Human Responses to Sea-level Rise: The Mesolithic Occupation of the Channel Islands

Britain In or Out of Europe During the Late Mesolithic? A New Perspective of the Mesolithic–Neolithic Transition

Découverte fortuite de matériel lithique aux « Dunes de la Manchue » à Audresselles (Pas-de-Calais)

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