Early Mesolithic toolkits in Northern France and Belgium. Functional perspective. ; L'outillage du Premier Mésolithique dans le Nord de la France et en Belgique.Eclairages fonctionnels

comparison with the very characteristic microlithic and geometric arrowheads, mesolithic tools remain marginal in lithic studies. This situation is explained by its atypical attributes which limits the relevance of morphological and typological approaches. This PhD thesis proposes to redefine toolkits from a techno-functional perspective thanks to use-wear approach, with the aim of considering these objects in a more complete cycle of activities. The four main corpuses considered here are dated to the Early Mesolithic (10th-7th millennium BC) and are all located in Northern France and Belgium.... Mehr ...