The illustration of Mesolithic artefacts and its contribution to the understanding of Mesolithic technology
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Saville, Alan
Date published
2009
Abstract
"Mesolithic Horizons" marks the publication of the proceedings of the seventh international conference on 'The Mesolithic in Europe' (Belfast 2005)...This is an enormous compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140 papers drawn from the whole of Europe, ranging from the European Arctic to many parts of the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles to Russia. These papers cover recent research on virtually all aspects of the European Mesolithic. They are grouped into twelve thematic sections that cover topics as diverse as regional studies which explore settlement, economic identity and mobility, as well as the critical analysis of individual settlement sites, and the significance of ritual. The crucial issue of the process of colonisation that took place at the end of the Ice Age and issues of transitions in the Mesolithic are extensively covered. For the first time, the publication of the conference contains an index and consolidated bibliography which will make these volumes invaluable research tools. - Extract from publisher's website
Book title
Mesolithic Horizons
Editor
McCartan, Sinéad
Schulting, Rick
Warren, Graeme
Woodman, Peter
Volume
2
Pagination
745-753
Publisher
Oxbow
Place of publication
Oxford
Additional information
Proceedings of the seventh international conference on 'The Mesolithic in Europe' (Belfast 2005)