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Mesolithic Horizons (Hardcover)
Sinead McCartan, Rick Schulting, Graeme Warren, Peter Woodman
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Mesolithic Horizons marks the publication of the proceedings of the
seventh international conference on 'The Mesolithic in Europe'
(Belfast 2005). The numbers attending these five-yearly conferences
continue to grow - testimony to the growing interest in a period
that less than fifty years ago was seen by many as either a
'hiatus' between two more interesting periods, or as a poorly
understood phase of little consequence. This is an enormous
compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140
papers drawn from the whole of Europe, ranging from the European
Arctic to many parts of the Mediterranean, and from the British
Isles to Russia. These papers cover recent research on virtually
all aspects of the European Mesolithic. They are grouped into
twelve thematic sections that cover topics as diverse as regional
studies which explore settlement, economic identity and mobility,
as well as the critical analysis of individual settlement sites,
and the significance of ritual. The crucial issue of the process of
colonisation that took place at the end of the Ice Age and issues
of transitions in the Mesolithic are extensively covered. For the
first time the publication of the conference contains an index and
consolidated bibliography which will make these volumes invaluable
research tools.
This volume of papers is dedicated to Peter Woodman in celebration
of his contribution to archaeology, providing a glimpse of the many
ways in which he has touched the lives of so many. The twenty-one
contributions cover many aspects of predominantly Mesolithic
archaeology in Ireland, mainland Britain and North-west Europe,
reflecting the range and breadth of Peters own interests and the
international esteem in which his work is held. His particular
interest in antiquarians and the material they collected began
early in his career and Part 1 presents papers which deal with
artefacts and finds by antiquarians. Part 2 is concerned with
papers on fieldwork projects, both new sites and sites which have
been re-investigated, predominantly focusing on the Mesolithic
period. Part 3 presents papers on the theme of people and animals,
particularly the topic of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition from
different angles.
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