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The stratified Early to Late Mesolithic sequence at Trou Al'Wesse (Modave, Belgium)
Miller, Rebecca; Stewart, John; Zwyns, Nicolas et al.
2009In Crombé, Philippe; Van Strydonck, Mark; Sergant, Joris et al. (Eds.) Chronology and Evolution within the Mesolithic of North-West Europe: Proceedings of an International Meeting, Brussels, May 30th-June 1st, 2007
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Keywords :
Mesolithic; chronology; North-west Europe
Abstract :
[en] Ongoing excavations on the terrace of the cave site of Trou Al’Wesse (Modave, Belgium) have yielded evidence from a stratified sequence dating from the end of the Early Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic. Stratum 4b is divided into a series of laterally superimposed facies ( - ), each of which contains palimpsests of lithics and fauna. The oldest facies ( ) has been dated to 9000±40 BP (Beta-209871) and the most recent ( ) to 6650±70 BP (Lv-1751). These dates demonstrate the regular re-occupation of the site during the Early and Late Mesolithic, with a significant occupational hiatus during the Middle Mesolithic. Isolated human remains include a cranial fragment dated to 6540±45 BP (OxA-10561) and a deciduous incisor. The interdisciplinary project integrates geological, archaeological and environmental data to address hypotheses related to continuity and change across the Pleistocene-Holocene transition and human response to changing environmental conditions, change during the Mesolithic period, and the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition.
Disciplines :
Archaeology
Author, co-author :
Miller, Rebecca ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Stewart, John;  Bournemouth University
Zwyns, Nicolas
Otte, Marcel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Language :
English
Title :
The stratified Early to Late Mesolithic sequence at Trou Al'Wesse (Modave, Belgium)
Alternative titles :
[fr] La séquence stratifiée mésolithique du Trou Al'Wesse (commune de Modave, belgique)
Publication date :
2009
Event name :
Chronology and Evolution within the Mesolithic of North-West Europe
Event organizer :
Philippe Crombé, Mark Van Strydonck, Joris Sergant, Mathieu Boudin, Machteld Bats
Event place :
Brussels, Belgium
Event date :
from 30-5-2007 to 1-6-2007
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Chronology and Evolution within the Mesolithic of North-West Europe: Proceedings of an International Meeting, Brussels, May 30th-June 1st, 2007
Editor :
Crombé, Philippe
Van Strydonck, Mark
Sergant, Joris
Boudin, Mathieu
Bats, Machteld
Publisher :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
ISBN/EAN :
1443814210
Pages :
277-296
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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