The exploitation of mammals during the Mesolithic in Northern Belgium: the case of the Early Mesolithic occupations of Kerkhove (Scheldt Valley) ; L'exploitation des mammifères au cours du Mésolithique dans le nord de la Belgique : le cas des occupations du Mésolithique ancien de Kerkhove (vallée de l'Escaut)

International audience ; The Kerkhove site, locatedin the Scheldt Valley, is the only Mesolithic site in the region that has yielded faunal remains. This situation is partly justified by the poor preservation of the organic remains. Indeed, the sandy substratum of the region and the often-late sedimentation of the archaeological occupation levels make the preservation of bones and other organic elements extremely rare. This singularity makes it possible to enrich the data on the period in the region, which is already well-documented thanks to previously published lithic and environmental studi... Mehr ...