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HUNTER-GATHERER TOOLKITS AND TASKS: DETECTING MICROWEAR TRACES AND RESIDUES ON NORTHWESTERN EUROPEAN MESOLITHIC ARTEFACTS

 Coordinatore UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN 

 Organization address address: RAPENBURG 70
city: LEIDEN
postcode: 2300 RA

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: H. Cees
Cognome: Pafort
Email: send email
Telefono: 31715277425

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Netherlands [NL]
 Totale costo 176˙685 €
 EC contributo 176˙685 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
 Funding Scheme MC-IEF
 Anno di inizio 2011
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2011-11-01   -   2014-02-27

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN

 Organization address address: RAPENBURG 70
city: LEIDEN
postcode: 2300 RA

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: H. Cees
Cognome: Pafort
Email: send email
Telefono: 31715277425

NL (LEIDEN) coordinator 176˙685.60

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hunter    material    tools    mesolithic    gatherer    groups    stone    daily    irish    significance    life    microwear    sites    materials    wetland    residue    organic    undertaken    cultural    social    environments    craft   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The aim of this project is to research wetland activity patterns in Mesolithic Northwest Europe through investigating traditions of tool technology, function and ideology. Throughout history, wetlands have provided rich economic resources for human groups, as well as holding widespread religious significance. However, little is known about the detail and range of tasks undertaken in wetland environments during a key period of early prehistory, the Mesolithic (c.9000-4000BC). The focus of the project is on relevant Irish sites with comparative data drawn from a number of important British and Dutch sites in wetland landscapes of European significance, all with exceptional preservation of organic materials. As the basis for scientifically grounded discussions of key aspects of hunter-gatherer daily life in wetland environments microscopic use-wear (microwear) and residue analyses will be carried out on a range of stone, bone and antler objects. In this way it is possible to reconstruct toolkits used for different tasks, including those that are usually archaeologically ‘invisible’ like plant-based craft activities or ornament making. Microwear and residue analysis has rarely been undertaken on Irish Mesolithic material and will greatly contribute to an understanding of daily life at that time. Such analysis also provides empirical grounds for the reconstruction of the cultural biography of stone (lithic) and organic tools. This can shed light on the social and cultural significance of material culture for hunter-gatherer communities, by revealing the social interactions between people, tools and materials at various temporal and spatial scales.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A recent EU-funded research project has improved our understanding of craft and burial practices of hunter-gatherer groups in Mesolithic Europe.

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