Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene
This book discusses the lithic technology of the neighboring sites of Ruien and Kerkhove (Belgium). The Final-Palaeolithic occupation of Ruien took place during the harsh climatic conditions of the Younger Dryas. The Early and Middle Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from Kerkhove on the other hand lived...
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| description | This book discusses the lithic technology of the neighboring sites of Ruien and Kerkhove (Belgium). The Final-Palaeolithic occupation of Ruien took place during the harsh climatic conditions of the Younger Dryas. The Early and Middle Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from Kerkhove on the other hand lived in the temperate and forested environments of the subsequent Early Holocene period. The aim of this work is more precisely to gain a better understanding of how the practice of flintknapping evolved throughout this time period. Should we describe it as a period of long-term stability or as a period of technological rupture and innovation? Can we pinpoint precise moments of change and how are these changes expressed? In the raw material procurement strategies? In the knapping methods or knapping techniques? Or even in the spatial organization of technological behavior at the sites? To provide an answer to some of these questions, the lithic artefacts of Ruien and Kerkhove have been subjected to a detailed analysis, among others by means of lithic refitting. For Ruien, the refitting demonstrates an early adoption of some of the knapping procedures considered typical for lithic industries occurring at the end of the Younger Dryas and the beginning of the Holocene. For the Early Mesolithic of Kerkhove, based on the presence of more elaborate _chaînes opératoires_, the refitting results advocate a greater affinity with Final-Palaeolithic traditions than often acknowledged. Finally, the analysis also yielded important new results for the Middle Mesolithic, that remained poorly known at a technological level until now. During the latter, the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt (RMS) area sees the introduction of new knapping methods, knapping techniques and knapping objectives marking a clear rupture with the preceding periods. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1722462026-02-26T05:13:33Z Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene Vandendriessche, Hans Palaeolithic archaeology Lithic technology Flint knapping Stone tools Refitting Spatial analysis Younger dryas (epi-)Ahrensburgian Early mesolithic Middle mesolithic RMS thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology This book discusses the lithic technology of the neighboring sites of Ruien and Kerkhove (Belgium). The Final-Palaeolithic occupation of Ruien took place during the harsh climatic conditions of the Younger Dryas. The Early and Middle Mesolithic hunter-gatherers from Kerkhove on the other hand lived in the temperate and forested environments of the subsequent Early Holocene period. The aim of this work is more precisely to gain a better understanding of how the practice of flintknapping evolved throughout this time period. Should we describe it as a period of long-term stability or as a period of technological rupture and innovation? Can we pinpoint precise moments of change and how are these changes expressed? In the raw material procurement strategies? In the knapping methods or knapping techniques? Or even in the spatial organization of technological behavior at the sites? To provide an answer to some of these questions, the lithic artefacts of Ruien and Kerkhove have been subjected to a detailed analysis, among others by means of lithic refitting. For Ruien, the refitting demonstrates an early adoption of some of the knapping procedures considered typical for lithic industries occurring at the end of the Younger Dryas and the beginning of the Holocene. For the Early Mesolithic of Kerkhove, based on the presence of more elaborate _chaînes opératoires_, the refitting results advocate a greater affinity with Final-Palaeolithic traditions than often acknowledged. Finally, the analysis also yielded important new results for the Middle Mesolithic, that remained poorly known at a technological level until now. During the latter, the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt (RMS) area sees the introduction of new knapping methods, knapping techniques and knapping objectives marking a clear rupture with the preceding periods. 2026-02-25T05:09:08Z 2026-02-25T05:09:08Z 2026-02-24T16:08:43Z 2022 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110093 9789464280302 9789464280319 9789464280326 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172246 eng open access image/jpeg https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/110093/1/9789464280302.pdf Sidestone Press Sidestone Press Dissertations f8b41c78-b5d0-411d-aa34-324bccd61c66 9789464280302 9789464280319 9789464280326 Sidestone Press Dissertations 310 Leiden open access |
| spellingShingle | Palaeolithic archaeology Lithic technology Flint knapping Stone tools Refitting Spatial analysis Younger dryas (epi-)Ahrensburgian Early mesolithic Middle mesolithic RMS thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Vandendriessche, Hans Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene |
| title | Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene |
| title_full | Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene |
| title_fullStr | Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene |
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| title_short | Flintknapping from the Lateglacial to the Early Holocene |
| title_sort | flintknapping from the lateglacial to the early holocene |
| topic | Palaeolithic archaeology Lithic technology Flint knapping Stone tools Refitting Spatial analysis Younger dryas (epi-)Ahrensburgian Early mesolithic Middle mesolithic RMS thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
| topic_facet | Palaeolithic archaeology Lithic technology Flint knapping Stone tools Refitting Spatial analysis Younger dryas (epi-)Ahrensburgian Early mesolithic Middle mesolithic RMS thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology |
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