Ungulates exploitation for subsistence and raw material, during the Maglemose culture in Denmark: the example of Mullerup site (Sarauw’s Island) in Sjælland

Leduc, Charlotte

doi:10.1080/21662282.2012.760887

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“…Given the lack of domesticated cows, as well as any known wild sheep population in Lithuania during the first half of the Mesolithic, the interpretation of the harpoon be- ing produced from aurochs is most likely. This result corresponds neatly with observations from the western Baltic, where aurochs were one of the five main species used for bone tool production (David 2009;Leduc 2012).…”

Section: A K I N G S I L E N T B O N E S S P E a K : T H E A N A Lysupporting

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Making Silent Bones Speak: The Analysis of Orphaned Osseous Tools Illustrated with Mesolithic Stray Finds

Ivanovaitė

Bjørnevad

Philippsen

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Archaeologia Baltica

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Orphaned osseous tools are very often perceived as having a high aesthetic value, but are usually under-examined. This article illustrates the research potential of these artefacts, with a case study of Mesolithic stray finds from Lithuania. Four bone points from the River Šventoji, Vaikantonys, Obšrūtai and Kamšai were subjected to AMS dating, tandem mass spectrometry for animal species identification, and technological and use-wear analysis. The results revealed that all four bone points could be dated to the Boreal period, and imply an Early to Middle Mesolithic date. Harpoons from the River Šventoji and Kamšai were most likely made of aurochs bones. All of the bone points were produced from long sections of tubular long bones, and three of the points show signs of reuse. Overall, the analysis revealed similarities with contemporaneous material in northern Europe. Within the context of the present research, the paper briefly describes other scientific methods which could be applied to orphaned bone and antler tools, including biomolecular and stable isotope analysis. Digital recording methods can be useful for bone artefact recording. This is relevant today, as the demand for good-quality digital representations is increasing, in order to apply software for further analysis, such as geometric morphometrics. As a result, more widespread and systematic applications of these new methods to orphaned osseous finds would lead to a significant activation of these finds in a scientific and outreach context.

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Section: A K I N G S I L E N T B O N E S S P E a K : T H E A N A Lysupporting

confidence: 89%

Making Silent Bones Speak: The Analysis of Orphaned Osseous Tools Illustrated with Mesolithic Stray Finds

Ivanovaitė

Bjørnevad

Philippsen

et al. 2018

Archaeologia Baltica

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“…Settlements like the Haväng site, with preserved faunal remains from 10,700–10,400 cal. BP, are rare and predate the Maglemose sites in Denmark, such as Mullerup and Lundby, Sunnansund in Blekinge and Huseby klev on the Swedish west coast (Boethius, 2016, 2017; Henriksen, 1980; Leduc, 2012; Nordqvist, 2005)…”

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Shoreline displacement and human resource utilization in the southern Baltic Basin coastal zone during the early Holocene: New insights from a submerged Mesolithic landscape in south-eastern Sweden

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Along parts of the Hanö Bay coast in south-eastern Sweden, remains of a submerged landscape can be found down to depths of almost 25 m b.s.l. The coastal landscape was formed during two periods of lowered water levels in the Baltic Basin: the Yoldia Sea and the Initial Littorina Sea stages. In order to reconstruct the local environment and shoreline displacement during the Yoldia Sea and Ancylus Lake stages, sediment sequences were obtained at 4.5, 17.5 and 18.7 m b.s.l. Detailed bathymetric mapping was based on multi-beam echo-sounding while surveillance and sampling of tree remains and archaeological findings were performed through diving. The Yoldia Sea low-stand reached its minimum level at 24–25 m b.s.l. just before 10,800 cal. BP. During the subsequent Ancylus transgression, a slow-flowing river passed through the area, accumulating thick deposits of fine-grained organic sediments in lagoonal basins. The river was surrounded by open woodland dominated by pine. Based on successive flooding of rooted tree stumps, the transgression rate was estimated at 4 cm·yr−1, until the Ancylus high-stand was reached at 5 m b.s.l. at 10,400–10,300 cal. BP. Findings of worked aurochs and beaver bones provide evidence of human presence in the landscape and show the importance of terrestrial resources for their subsistence. These integrated palaeoecological and archaeological investigations demonstrate the importance of submerged landscapes with well-preserved sediment, wood and bone material for our understanding of southern Baltic coastal landscapes and their inhabitants during the Early Mesolithic.

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“…The establishment of dwellings in the hinterland at Eidsberg is also comparable to Mullerup and other Middle Mesolithic 'big game' sites in southern Scandinavia (Grøn 1995;Blankholm 2008:116-117;Leduc 2013). It could thus be argued that some of these Danish inland sites are results of comparable movements by task groups between the coast and inland (cf.…”

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Hinterland discoveries: Middle Mesolithic woodland utilization and the case of the site Eidsberg, eastern Norway

Mjærum

2021

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Research on the Middle Mesolithic (c. 8300−6350 cal. BC) of Scandinavia north of the Skagerrak Strait has mainly been based on data from the thousands of settlements found along the former sea, lake, and river shores. Far fewer sites have been located or investigated further away from the former waters. The excavation of three Middle Mesolithic pit houses at Eidsberg in eastern Norway has therefore provided an unprecedented opportunity to gain detailed knowledge of Mesolithic activities in the hitherto under-explored forested inland. In this article, the newly discovered site and a range of other data are discussed in an ethnographical framework to understand the utilization of this hinterland as part of a semi-sedentary lifestyle.

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Ungulates exploitation for subsistence and raw material, during the Maglemose culture in Denmark: the example of Mullerup site (Sarauw’s Island) in Sjælland

Cited by 15 publications

References 21 publications

Making Silent Bones Speak: The Analysis of Orphaned Osseous Tools Illustrated with Mesolithic Stray Finds

Making Silent Bones Speak: The Analysis of Orphaned Osseous Tools Illustrated with Mesolithic Stray Finds

Shoreline displacement and human resource utilization in the southern Baltic Basin coastal zone during the early Holocene: New insights from a submerged Mesolithic landscape in south-eastern Sweden

Hinterland discoveries: Middle Mesolithic woodland utilization and the case of the site Eidsberg, eastern Norway

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