Скачать или смотреть Modes of change. Exploring demographic and technological transitions in Mesolithic Southern Norway

The central concern of this paper is to explore the factors influencing demographic and technological transitions in Mesolithic Southern Norway (c. 9500-4000 cal. BC). The aim is to contribute with knowledge regarding how prehistoric human cultures and societies were formed and maintained over large time-spans, and how and why they were subject to diversity or transformation. By integrating multiple proxy data such as C14-dates, lithic technology and climate data, we investigate the interrelatedness of the different data sets. We explore to what extent and how they have historical congruence, or whether they evolved independently, promoting different modes of change. Insights generated from different case studies are integrated into macroscale analyses of the major factors structuring human cultural diversity across different temporal contexts in order to gain a more holistic understanding of the evolution of human cultural history during the Mesolithic of Southern Norway.

Author: Dr. Solheim, Steinar - Museum of Cultural History University of Oslo (Presenting author)
Co-Author: Dr. Damlien, Hege - Museum of Cultural History University of Oslo