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Ellis, C. J., Michael J. Allen, Julie Gardiner, Phil Harding, Claire Ingrem, Adrienne Powell, Robert G. Scaife, Rowena Gale, and Jennie Heathcote. "An Early Mesolithic Seasonal Hunting Site in the Kennet Valley, Southern England." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 69 (2003): 107–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00001274.

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A small-scale excavation, undertaken in advance of building works at Faraday Road, Newbury, Berkshire, encountered an apparently intact Early Mesolithic layer containing abundant worked flint directly associated with animal bones. The site lay on the floodplain of the River Kennet in an area already well-known for Mesolithic remains and certainly represents an extension of the site found at nearby Greenham Dairy Farm in 1963. The flint assemblage was dominated by obliquely-blunted microlithic forms accompanied by a restricted range of other items. The animal bones were, unusually, dominated by wild pig with clear evidence of both primary butchery and food waste. Spatial analysis of the bone and flint assemblages indicated discrete activity areas, possibly associated with hearths. Both pollen and molluscan data were recovered which, together with the results of soil micromorphological examination, confirmed an Early Holocene date for the formation of the Mesolithic layer. Radiocarbon dates place the site in the late 10th–early 9th millennium BP. The paper re-examines the nature of known Early Mesolithic activity in this part of the Kennet valley, with particular reference to the specific environmental conditions that seem to have prevailed. It is concluded that the Faraday Road site represents one part of a continuum of Early Mesolithic occupation that stretches along a considerable length of the floodplain, with each focus of activity witnessing repeated, but intermittent, occupation spanning a period of more than a millennium.
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Hayfield, Colin, John Pouncett, and Pat Wagner. "Vessey Ponds: a ‘prehistoric’ water supply in East Yorkshire?" Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 61 (1995): 393–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00003145.

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Vessey Ponds are a pair of irregularly-shaped hollows high on the Chalk Wolds of East Yorkshire at about 220 m OD (Fig. 1). Recent fieldwalking recovered a large flint scatter in the vicinity of these hollows. Mesolithic activity was represented by worked flint displaying soft hammer technology whereas hard hammer technologies indicate Neolithic and Bronze Age tool production and usage. The presence of large numbers of cores and a vast quantity of industrial waste indicates on-site preparation of tools. Statistical analysis of the fieldwalking data implies that the flints are concentrated around the hollows. Auger sampling across the ponds revealed natural clay deposits that still hold water close to the pond surface. Consideration of exploitation of mineral resources on the Wold top and possible mechanisms of formation of Vessey Ponds highlights the complex effects of glacial activities on the local surface geology. Karstic origins for some features of surface geology are suggested. The nature of the ‘prehistoric’ economies represented by the flint scatter is considered along with ethnoarchaeological evidence to support the assumption that the ponds at Vessey were a potential water supply during the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Ages. Evidence from Vessey Ponds and elsewhere in Yorkshire implies an association between areas of ‘prehistoric’ activity and the availability of surface water. Above all else, this work highlights the impact of water supply on settlement pattern and land use on the Chalk of the Yorkshire Wolds.
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Healy, F., M. Heaton, S. J. Lobb, M. J. Allen, I. M. Fenwick, R. Grace, and R. G. Scaife. "Excavations of a Mesolithic Site at Thatcham, Berkshire." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 58, no. 1 (1992): 41–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00004096.

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Excavations were undertaken in advance of construction work at Newbury Sewage Treatment Works on the outskirts of Thatcham in Berkshire, close to the sites of previous excavations undertaken by Wymer and by Peake and Crawford. Worked flint of Mesolithic date was recovered from a sandy layer overlying river gravel in two distinct concentrations suggesting two distinct episodes. Use wear analysis of the flint suggests that the sites were used as home bases at which a wide range of activities took place, with an emphasis on the processing of plant foods. A 14C date of 9100±80 BP was obtained from a sample of hazel-nut shells from within one of the concentrations. Analysis of the soil and sedimentary sequence as well as the pollen indicates constantly changing localised environments in the early Holocene in the Thatcham area, with sporadic occupation by Mesolithic communities on the drier areas at the edge of the floodplain.
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Ashton, Nick. "Tranchet Axe Manufacture from Cliffe, Kent." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 54 (1988): 315–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00005879.

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In the summer of 1978 pottery and flintwork were noticed in the sections to the south of Cliffe Village during the laying of a pipeline by British Gas (TQ 734744) (fig. 1). This led to the excavation of a series of small trial trenches by Mr David Thomson with the help of local volunteers in the same year. The retrieval of a Beaker and Collared Urn suggested an early Bronze Age site, and excavations by Dr Ian Kinnes for the British Museum were done in September 1979. Although the excavated features contained mainly Iron Age pottery and metalwork, both seasons' work also produced a large quantity of flint artefacts ranging from Mesolithic to Bronze Age in date. The following report is an analysis of the Mesolithic tranchet axe manufacturing debitage which could be distinguished as a discrete group from the other flintwork. It is not intended to present a comprehensive flint report for Cliffe, but to provide a framework for analysis at other sites where tranchet axe production has been shown to take place (Wymer 1962; Parfitt and Halliwell 1982).
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Zakrzeńska, Justyna, and Mirosław Zając. "Mesolithic settlement in the Tenczyn Hummock region." Recherches Archéologique Nouvelle Serie 9 (December 31, 2018): 49–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.33547/rechacrac.ns9.03.

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This article addresses the issue of the Mesolithic settlement in the Tenczyn Hummock region. Although Mesolithic artefacts have been encountered in this region systematically since the beginning of the 19th century, they have never become the subject of any elaboration discussing this issue individually. Jointly, from the area of the Tenczyn Hummock and its immediate surroundings 29 Mesolithic sites have been identified. Most of them are finds of single objects that based on their typological features can be associated with the Mesolithic period. The Mesolithic sites are mainly concentrated within the southern peripheries of the Tenczyn Hummock. Based on the analysis of the materials presented in this paper, the authors concluded that most of them should be linked with the late phase of the Komornica culture, although there were also a few elements revealing connections with the Janisławice culture. The Mesolithic occupation in the Tenczyn Hummock region was strictly associated with the Vistula valley, and constituted an integral part of the Mesolithic settlement in the Cracow region. Upon comparing it with the well-recognised Palaeolithic settlement, the completely different nature of the former becomes clearly evident. The Mesolithic sites, contrary to the Palaeolithic ones, were not directly associated with the exploitation of Jurassic flint outcrops. Most of them are remains of small camps, the distribution of which marks the zone of penetration of hunter-gatherer societies from the Vistula valley.
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Woodman, P. C. "Excavations at Mad Mans Window, Glenarm, Co. Antrim: Problems of Flint Exploitation in East Antrim." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 58, no. 1 (1992): 77–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00004102.

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This study examines the archaeological significance of the material from a group of Neolithic chipping floors rescued during the rebuilding of the Antrim coast road, at Mad Mans Window, south of Glenarm, Co. Antrim. It shows that the lithic production strategies vary significantly between assemblages although it is presumed that they are all Neolithic in date and come from the same area of coast. It is apparent that flint axe production was of limited importance on these sites and that in spite of the abundance of flint available along the Antrim coast, relatively few polished flint axes were manufactured. Instead the numerous flint caches found in adjacent parts of the north-east of Ireland tend to produce scrapers and blades. Hoards containing arrowheads may be confined to the Bronze Age.Around 300 polished flint axes and roughouts are known from Ireland. These are frequently small and only partially polished. A limited number of highly polished axes with ground flat side facets have been designated sub-type A. The tendency to use porcellanite rather than flint for axe manufacture may be due to its ability to withstand robust shock.During the last 100 years, the role of flint as a key resource in the stone age of north-eastern Ireland has always been recognized but this has usually led to an uncritical assumption as to the paramount importance of flint. Work in recent years has shown that its significance in attracting and retaining Mesolithic settlement may have been over-emphasized.The role of the flint industries in the Irish Neolithic in this region has never been properly assessed, either in relation to older Mesolithic manufacturing traditions or in the broader context of supply to the Neolithic communities of this part of Ireland.In particular, good or even reasonable quality flint is usually only exposed in Cretaceous outcrops along a narrow strip on the edge of the basalt plateau and, therefore, has a very limited availability in parts of Co. Antrim as well as parts of Counties Down and Deny. As a contrast, erratic and beach flint is available in some quantity down the east coast of Ireland from Co. Down to Wexford. A second potential constraining factor is that unlike Britain, where flint was exploited for axe manufacture in the east and other rocks in the west, flint sources and porcellanite for axe manufacturing are both found adjacent to each other in the same corner of Co. Antrim. In particular, a number of more substantial chipping floors of Neolithic age are known, e.g. the opencast quarry sites at Ballygalley Head. The purpose of this study is to assess the role of flint production on the Antrim coast with particular reference to its significance in the Neolithic. This topic will be developed in the context of an analysis of the material found at Mad Mans Window near Glenarm.
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Poplevko, Galina Nikolaevna. "PLANIGRAFICHESKY ANALYSIS MATERIAL SITE OLD VOYKOVICHI 1 (ACCORDING TRASOLOGY)." Samara Journal of Science 3, no. 3 (July 18, 2014): 155–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/snv20143217.

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A comprehensive study of flint materials peat site Old Voykovichi 1 includes technological, trasological and planigrafy analysis of flint. For the study were selected trasological all products retouched typologically decorated tools, plates and fragments thereof. The ratio between these typological and trasological analysis shows that using trasology we can get almost five times more guns and more complete picture of economic activity in the parking lot. On the excavation plan 2004-2005, all guns were applied separated by the trasological analysis. The basic amount of guns concentrated in the excavation in 2004 in several squares, arranged in an elongated spots. This suggested that this place was inhabited space site. Two more spots guns concentrations may be associated with production sites in the plaza parking lot. Thus, we can say that the study materials trasological archaeological monuments of the Stone Age enable us to refine the chronological past affiliation to recruit economic complex and to determine the type of hardware and guess the location of the monument of the living space. Site Old Voykovichi 1 can be defined as a seasonal hunting camp the final transition to the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic.
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Osipowicz, Grzegorz, Justyna Orłowska, Mariusz Bosiak, Mikael A. Manninen, Piotr Targowski, and Jarosław Sobieraj. "Slotted bone point from Tłokowo – rewritten story of a unique artefact from Mesolithic Poland." Praehistorische Zeitschrift 95, no. 2 (November 25, 2020): 334–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pz-2020-0023.

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AbstractThe article describes the results of the interdisciplinary studies of a unique bone slotted point from Tłokowo, north-eastern Poland. The artefact was discovered in 1989, and indirect dating suggested an Early Mesolithic date. In this article we present the results of direct radiocarbon dating of the point, which shows that it is almost 2000 years younger than previously suggested. In addition, physical-chemical studies of the adhesive used to mount the flint inserts inside the point were conducted. The results of gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FT-IR) analysis indicate that the adhesive is birch tar. Finally, the article presents the results of detailed traceological studies that allow interpretation of the technology of production and possible function of the point. For the analysis, as well as various types of microscopes, optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used. In the discussion the results of all the analyses are considered alongside our current knowledge of this type of Mesolithic points in Europe.
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Williams, D. J., J. A. Richardson, and R. S. Richardson. "Mesolithic Sites at Malham Tarn and Great Close Mire, North Yorkshire." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 53, no. 1 (1987): 363–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0079497x00006289.

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The occurrence of mesolithic artefacts around Malham Tarn and Great Close Mire has been noted from the 1920s onwards. Pollen analysis at Tarn Moss to the west of Malham Tarn in the 1950s indicated that forest clearance had begun during Zone VI (c. 7000–5500 bc). Between 1972 and 1982, five prolific flint sites and a sixth, minor site were located in this area. The sites are of ‘Narrow Blade’ affinities and may have formed a summer base camp for hunter/gatherer groups operating in the Craven Pennines. Some artefacts of neolithic date have been found on the sites and this may indicate continuity. There is evidence for forest clearance and settlement in the later neolithic and this was well established by the Early Bronze Age.
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Cooper, Lynden P., Wayne Jarvis, Alex Bayliss, Matthew G. Beamish, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Jennifer Browning, Rhea Brettell, et al. "Making and Breaking Microliths: A Middle Mesolithic Site at Asfordby, Leicestershire." Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 83 (October 5, 2017): 43–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2017.7.

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Archaeological fieldwork preceding housing development revealed a Mesolithic site in a primary context. A central hearth was evident from a cluster of calcined flint and bone, the latter producing a modelled date for the start of occupation at 8220–7840 calbcand ending at 7960–7530 calbc(95% probability). The principal activity was the knapping of bladelets, the blanks for microlith production. Impact-damaged microliths indicated the re-tooling of hunting weaponry, while microwear analysis of other tools demonstrated hide working and butchery activity at the site. The lithics can be classified as a Honey Hill assemblage type on the basis of distinctive leaf-shaped microlithic points with inverse basal retouch.Such assemblages have a known concentration in central England and are thought to be temporally intermediate between the conventional British Early and Late Mesolithic periods. The lithic assemblage is compared to other Honey Hill type and related Horsham type assemblages from south-eastern England. Both assemblage types are termed Middle Mesolithic and may be seen as part of wider developments in the late Preboreal and Boreal periods of north-west Europe. Rapid climatic warming at this time saw the northward expansion of deciduous woodland into north-west Europe. Emerging new ecosystems presented changes in resource patterns and the Middle Mesolithic lithic typo-technological developments reflect novel foraging strategies as adaptations to the new opportunities of Boreal forest conditions. While Honey Hill-type assemblages are seen as part of such wider processes their distinctive typological signature attests to autochthonous, regional developments of human groups infilling the landscape. Such cultural insularity may reflect changing social boundaries with reduction in mobility range and physical isolation caused by rising sea level and the creation of the British archipelago.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mesolithic flint analysis"

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Dumont, J. V. "A microwave analysis of flints from the mesolithic sites of Star Carr, Yorkshire, and Mount Sandel, Northern Ireland." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.354757.

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Books on the topic "Mesolithic flint analysis"

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Sala, Irene Levi. A study of microscopic polish on flint implements. Oxford, England: Tempus Reparatum, 1996.

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Flint tools and plant working: Hidden traces of Stone Age technology : a use wear study of some Danish Mesolithic and TRB implements. Aarhus C, Denmark: Aarhus University Press, 1994.

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Bevan, Lynne. Later Mesolithic settlement in the West Midlands: The analysis of worked flint from surface collections near Kinver Edgeand excavated assemblages from the Trimpley-Blackstone aqueduct. Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1995.

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