1. A snapshot of Late Mesolithic life through death: An appraisal of the lithic and osseous grave goods from the Castelnovian burial of Mondeval de Sora (Dolomites, Italy)
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Emanuela Cristiani, Antonio Guerreschi, Stefano Bertola, François Briois, Sara Ziggiotti, Federica Fontana, Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE), Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza' = Sapienza University [Rome], Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés (TRACES), Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Topography ,Teeth ,History ,Late Mesolithic ,technical know-how and tool-kit ,hunter-fisher-gatherer societies ,burial grave goods ,osseous tools ,flint tools ,ornaments ,technological innovation ,social organisation ,social status ,Raw Materials ,grave goods, burial, tool-kit, Dolomites, Late Mesolithic, Castelnovian Italy ,Mesolithic Period ,Stone Age ,Social Sciences ,Antlers ,01 natural sciences ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences ,Geographical Locations ,tool-kit ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Magnesium ,0601 history and archaeology ,Animal Anatomy ,Social organization ,Materials ,History, Ancient ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Mammals ,Grave goods ,Multidisciplinary ,060102 archaeology ,Fossils ,Eukaryota ,Geology ,Ruminants ,SH6_2 ,06 humanities and the arts ,Europe ,Archaeology ,Vertebrates ,Physical Sciences ,Medicine ,Ethnology ,Physical Anthropology ,Anatomy ,Research Article ,Valleys ,010506 paleontology ,[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory ,Science ,Materials Science ,burial ,Socio-culturale ,Lithium ,Bone and Bones ,Calcium Carbonate ,Dolomites ,Paleoanthropology ,Humans ,Animals ,Mesolithic ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Landforms ,Deer ,grave goods ,Organisms ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Paleontology ,Geologic Time ,Geomorphology ,Castelnovian Italy ,Northern italy ,Jaw ,Anthropology ,Amniotes ,People and Places ,Earth Sciences ,Zoology ,Digestive System ,Head - Abstract
The Late Mesolithic in Southern Europe is dated to the 7th and the first part of the 6th millennia BCE and is marked by profound changes which are mostly evident in the technical know-how and tool-kit of the last hunter-fisher-gatherer societies. The significance of this phase also relates to the fact that it precedes the Early Neolithic, another period of major transformations of human societies. Nonetheless, the Late Mesolithic still remains a poorly known age in this area. A burial discovered at Mondeval de Sora (Northern Italy) in 1987, represents a unique window into this period. In this paper, we provide a detailed analysis of more than 50 lithic and osseous artifacts associated with this burial. We highlight important contextual data regarding the techno-economic dimension and the notion of personal burial possessions. Based on the association and location of some items, we propose a new interpretation of the social status of this individual and the possible impact of technological innovation on the social organization and symbolic sphere of Late Mesolithic groups.
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- 2022
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