Analysis of Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic faunal assemblages in the northern Rhineland, Germany
The thesis presents an analysis of faunal assemblages from late glacial and early postglacial sites in the northern Rhineland, Germany, and examines changes in environmental conditions and material culture between 13,000 - 9,000 BP. After a summary of research history into the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the region, the geographical, stratigraphical and absolute chronological framework is examined, and the archaeological terminology is described in its northern European context. Methods used by the study are discussed. these include quantification, spatial patterning and detailed study of the evidence for butchering methods. The main part of the thesis is provided by the study of three faunal assemblages from the sites Andernach-Martinsberg (Central Rhineland) and Bedburg-KĂ¶nigshoven (Lower Rhineland). Two distinct faunal complexes from the former site date to the earlier and later parts of the late glacial interstadial (~Bolling~ and ~AllerĂ¶d~), the Bedburg fauna dates to the Preboreal. The eruption of the Laacher see volcano (11,000 BP) has conserved late glacial sites in the Central Rhineland below deep pumice layers, giving generally excellent preservation of faunal remains. At the site Andernach-Martinsberg,
Street, Martin John
Analysis of Late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic faunal assemblages in the northern Rhineland, Germany. The thesis presents an analysis of faunal assemblages from late glacial and early postglacial sites in the northern Rhineland, Germany, and examines changes in environmental conditions and material culture between 13,000 - 9,000 BP. After a summary of research history into the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the region, the geographical, stratigraphical and absolute chronological framework is examined, and the archaeological terminology is described in its northern European context. Methods used by the study are discussed. these include quantification, spatial patterning and detailed study of the evidence for butchering methods. The main part of the thesis is provided by the study of three faunal assemblages from the sites Andernach-Martinsberg (Central Rhineland) and Bedburg-KĂ¶nigshoven (Lower Rhineland). Two distinct faunal complexes from the former site date to the earlier and later parts of the late glacial interstadial (~Bolling~ and ~AllerĂ¶d~), the Bedburg fauna dates to the Preboreal. The eruption of the Laacher see volcano (11,000 BP) has conserved late glacial sites in the Central Rhineland below deep pumice layers, giving generally excellent preservation of faunal remains. At the site Andernach-Martinsberg,
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