Sammanfattning

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

Nyckelord

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

Publicerad i

Journal of Archaeological Science
2003, Volym: 30, nummer: 11, sidor: 1451-1458
Utgivare: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU författare

• Zackrisson, Olle

  • Institutionen för skoglig vegetationsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Bohlin, Elisabet

  • Institutionen för skoglig vegetationsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Hörnberg, Greger

  • Institutionen för skoglig vegetationsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Hellberg, Erik

  • Institutionen för skoglig vegetationsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

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

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