Investigating mesolithic hunter-gatherer mobility through chert exploitation in Northern England : an application for the non-destructive technique of LA-ICP-MS for sourcing Pennine chert to investigate mesolithic hunter-gatherer mobility strategies in Northern England
This thesis investigates hunter-gatherer mobility in the Mesolithic landscape of northern England through their exploitation of chert. The principal aim of this study is to evaluate two hypotheses of hunter-gatherer movement: 1) huntergatherers would primarily move between the lowlands and uplands with no extensive movement along the interior of the uplands and 2) hunter-gatherers would primarily move along the interior of the uplands. The chert content of the lithic assemblages present at Malham Tarn Site A (northern Pennines) and Lismore Fields (southern Pennines) would differ according to the manner of movement practiced by the huntergatherers, thereby resulting in different frequency distributions of local and non-local cherts. Hunter-gatherer mobility is important in understanding hunter-gatherer subsistence, trade/exchange and colonisation, but mobility does not leave direct evidence in the archaeological record. Improved understanding of lithic raw material movement across the landscape provides another dimension in examining hunter-gatherer mobility. The principal 'tool' used in this study to investigate potential hunter-gatherer mobility during the Mesolithic in northern England is geochemical sourcing
Wolframm, Yvonne Bianca
Investigating mesolithic hunter-gatherer mobility through chert exploitation in Northern England : an application for the non-destructive technique of LA-ICP-MS for sourcing Pennine chert to investigate mesolithic hunter-gatherer mobility strategies in Northern England. This thesis investigates hunter-gatherer mobility in the Mesolithic landscape of northern England through their exploitation of chert. The principal aim of this study is to evaluate two hypotheses of hunter-gatherer movement: 1) huntergatherers would primarily move between the lowlands and uplands with no extensive movement along the interior of the uplands and 2) hunter-gatherers would primarily move along the interior of the uplands. The chert content of the lithic assemblages present at Malham Tarn Site A (northern Pennines) and Lismore Fields (southern Pennines) would differ according to the manner of movement practiced by the huntergatherers, thereby resulting in different frequency distributions of local and non-local cherts. Hunter-gatherer mobility is important in understanding hunter-gatherer subsistence, trade/exchange and colonisation, but mobility does not leave direct evidence in the archaeological record. Improved understanding of lithic raw material movement across the landscape provides another dimension in examining hunter-gatherer mobility. The principal 'tool' used in this study to investigate potential hunter-gatherer mobility during the Mesolithic in northern England is geochemical sourcing
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