Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea
Mesolithic pioneers reached Gotland around 9200 cal BP and adopted seal-hunting. The subsistence economy was flexible, and the importance of freshwater fish is reflected in the location of settlements and available stable isotope data. Overgrowing lakes provided an important subsistence base, and m...
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doaj-93c6936b0f5940f1bc35b4053f9cab132021-02-02T12:33:11ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Documenta Praehistorica1408-967X1854-24922020-11-014710.4312/dp.47.19495Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic SeaJan Apel0Jan Storå1Stockholm University, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, SwedenStockholm University, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Sweden Mesolithic pioneers reached Gotland around 9200 cal BP and adopted seal-hunting. The subsistence economy was flexible, and the importance of freshwater fish is reflected in the location of settlements and available stable isotope data. Overgrowing lakes provided an important subsistence base, and marine resources were mainly related to raw material needs. The narrower breadth of resources is reflected in the osseous production, where implements were made from seal bones. The lithic technology exhibits local adaptations over time – in the form of a simplification of the technology – that we relate to sedentism and increases in risk management and external networks. https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/9495lithic technologyosseous technologymarine adaptationseal exploitationStora FörvarMesolithic |
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Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea |
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Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea |
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Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea |
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Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea |
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Dynamic adaptations of the Mesolithic pioneers of Gotland in the Baltic Sea |
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dynamic adaptations of the mesolithic pioneers of gotland in the baltic sea |
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Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) |
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Documenta Praehistorica |
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1408-967X 1854-2492 |
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2020-11-01 |
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Mesolithic pioneers reached Gotland around 9200 cal BP and adopted seal-hunting. The subsistence economy was flexible, and the importance of freshwater fish is reflected in the location of settlements and available stable isotope data. Overgrowing lakes provided an important subsistence base, and marine resources were mainly related to raw material needs. The narrower breadth of resources is reflected in the osseous production, where implements were made from seal bones. The lithic technology exhibits local adaptations over time – in the form of a simplification of the technology – that we relate to sedentism and increases in risk management and external networks.
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lithic technology osseous technology marine adaptation seal exploitation Stora Förvar Mesolithic |
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