Formalized reduction sequences from the site of Kerkhove, Belgium : new perspectives on early Mesolithic flint knapping

The refitting of eight Early Mesolithic artefact clusters yielded a detailed image of the flint knappingmethods applied at the site of Kerkhove (BE). Apart from apparent intra-site variability, the analysisrevealed a greater investment in core-shaping than is traditionally present in Early Mesolithicassemblages, combined with a clear preference for bladelet production organized fromalternatingly used, opposed striking platforms. Both elements, unprecedented to some extent inNorthwestern Europe, indicate continuity between Early Mesolithic technological traditions andthose of the preceding, Fin... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Vandendriessche, Hans
Crombé, Philippe
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Schlagwörter: History and Archaeology / Refits / Early Mesolithic / crested bladelets / formalized debitage / Final Palaeolithic / OCCUPATION / SCHELDT
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8647110

The refitting of eight Early Mesolithic artefact clusters yielded a detailed image of the flint knappingmethods applied at the site of Kerkhove (BE). Apart from apparent intra-site variability, the analysisrevealed a greater investment in core-shaping than is traditionally present in Early Mesolithicassemblages, combined with a clear preference for bladelet production organized fromalternatingly used, opposed striking platforms. Both elements, unprecedented to some extent inNorthwestern Europe, indicate continuity between Early Mesolithic technological traditions andthose of the preceding, Final-Palaeolithic period.