1. The Development of the Early Mesolithic Social Networks during the Settlement of Virgin Lands in the Eastern Baltic Sea Zone -- Interpreted through Comparison of Two Sites in Finland
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 1. The Development of the Early Mesolithic Social Networks during the Settlement of Virgin Lands in the Eastern Baltic Sea Zone -- Interpreted through Comparison of Two Sites in Finland - Comparative Perspectives on Colonisation, Maritime Interaction and Cultural Integration |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Aivar Kriiska; University of Tartu; |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Tapani Rostedt; Microlith Ltd; |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Timo Jussila |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Early Mesolithic; Finland; Eastern Baltic region; social networks; flint; quartz |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | The article written by Aivar Kriiska, Tapani Rostedt and Timo Jussila explores a classic case of pristine colonisation, namely the post-glacial pioneering occupation of the eastern Baltic Sea region in the ninth millennium BC. They argue that social networks developed in this period in the eastern European forest zone, extending over large territories. Social maintenance of these networks included trade in raw materials as well as semi- finished and finished tools. The authors suggest that the flint trade served as a material form of communication, which helped to preserve and emphasise a sense of unity. However, the stretched social networks between small, dispersed groups of hunter-gatherers lasted only for some generations, and an important social shift occurred c. 8500 cal BC, probably due to population growth. As a result, the large networks developed into smaller ones, and imported int was replaced by local raw material. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 15-Dec-2016 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/24597 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.24597 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Comparative Perspectives on Colonisation, Maritime Interaction and Cultural Integration |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Baltic Sea region, early mesolithic |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |