Mesolithic Prehistory Periods and Cultures Archaeology

Mesolithic Prehistory Periods and Cultures Archaeology

Mesolithic

The Mesolithic is a chronological period beginning around 10,000 years ago, situated between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic, and associated with the rise to dominance of tiny stone tools known as microliths.

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- An article arguing that warfare was an important factor in Mesolithic times.
- Report by P. Spikins describes a salvage archaeology project (1993-1996) sponsored by English Heritage and the National Trust. Features fieldwork and interpretation of results.
- D. Hind provides a summary of research conducted at the University of Sheffield into the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods of the Peak District, North Derbyshire. Article includes a discussion of prehistoric trade networks.
- A simulation that tests the user's skill at obtaining wild foods.
- An article discussing tar-like materials that were commonly chewed throughout much of northern Europe from at least the Early Mesolithic period.
- A brief summary of the chronology and cultural sequence in Europe.
- Describes research program conducted by the State Office for Historical Monuments of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Features maps, site reports, artifact descriptions, reports on faunal and botanical remains, and overall interpretation.
- Photo gallery describes caves and temporary shelters used during the Mesolithic. Feature map of British and Irish Stone Age hunter-gatherer sites.
- Encyclopedia.com article that discusses the period in human development from the end of the Paleolithic and to the beginning of the Neolithic.
- A discussion forum for the time period.
- An illustrated description of a well preserved burial at Mezzocorona, near Trento in Italy.
- A virtual exhibit of the Logan Museum, Beloit College that describes the Capsian Period (7,000-5,000 BCE) of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

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