Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic Research in Reunified Germany

Authors: Street M.¹; Baales M.²; Cziesla E.³; Hartz S.⁴; Heinen M.⁵; Jöris O.²; Koch I.⁵; Pasda C.⁶; Terberger T.⁷; Vollbrecht J.⁸

Source: Journal of World Prehistory, Volume 15, Number 4, December 2001 , pp. 365-453(89)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

During the past decade research into the German Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic has experienced an important revival. One clear sign of this renewed interest in the periods are the annual meetings of the “Arbeitsgruppe Mesolithikum” (Mesolithic Working Group) which have taken place every spring since 1992. At these meetings, which take place at changing venues, topical themes of Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic interest are presented by informal lectures and it is also possible to study regional collections (artifacts, raw materials) at first hand. Numerous contributions were subsequently published together in one volume (Conard and Kind (1998) Aktuelle Forschungen zum Mesolithikum/Current Mesolithic Research, Mo Vince, Tübingen). The present paper intends to complement that collection of papers with a synthesis of developments and perspectives and to present recent research highlights in the German Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic, together with a comprehensive bibliography, to a wider international audience.

Keywords: Germany; Late Pleistocene; Final Paleolithic; Holocene; Mesolithic

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit des, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany; mjs.monrepos@rz-online.de 2: Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit des, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany 3: Wurzel Archäologie GmbH, Fasanenstr. 25b, Stahnsdorf, Germany 4: Archäologisches Landesmuseum, Schloß Gottorf, Schleswig, Germany 5: Universität zu Köln, Institut für Ur- u. Frühgeschichte, Weyertal 125, Cologne, Germany 6: Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kochstr. 4/18, Erlangen, Germany 7: Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Universität Greifswald, Domstraße 11, Greifswald, Germany 8: Landesamt für Archäologie, Arbeitsstelle Braunkohle, Reichwalde, Germany

Publication date: 2001-12-01

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