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Research article2003Peer reviewed

Isostatic land uplift and Mesolithic landscapes: lake-tilting, a key to the discovery of Mesolithic sites in the interior of Northern Sweden

Bergman I, Passe T, Olofsson A, Zackrisson O, Hornberg G, Hellberg E, Bohlin E

Abstract

Until recently only a few Mesolithic sites were known from the interior of N. Sweden, although extensive archaeological surveys have been carried out since the 1950s. The lack of archaeological data made every attempt to interpret the process of pioneer colonization quite fruitless. in this paper we present a model of non-uniform glacio-isostatic uplift and lake-tilting used to identify potential areas of Mesolithic habitation. By reconstructing shoreline displacement of ancient lakes, archaeological, palaeoecological and geological studies have resulted in the discovery of a significant number of Mesolithic sites and of an early post-glacial landscape previously unknown. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Keywords

Mesolithic; Pioneer; Deglaciation; Glacio-isostatic uplift; Lake-tilting; Shore-level displacement; Fennoscandia

Published in

Journal of Archaeological Science
2003, Volume: 30, number: 11, pages: 1451-1458
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

      SLU Authors

    • Zackrisson, Olle

      • Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      • Bohlin, Elisabet

        • Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

        • Hörnberg, Greger

          • Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

          • Hellberg, Erik

            • Department of Forest Vegetation Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

          UKÄ Subject classification

          Forest Science

          Publication identifier

          DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00040-2

          Permanent link to this page (URI)

          https://res.slu.se/id/publ/45