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La séquence mésolithique et néolithique du Trou Al'Wesse (Belgique) : Résultats pluridisciplinaires
Miller, Rebecca; Zwyns, Nicolas; Otte, Marcel et al.
2012In Anthropologie, 116, p. 99-126
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Keywords :
Mesolithic; Neolithic; stratigraphy; lithic analysis; radiometric dating; zooarchaeology; archaeobotany; Holocene
Abstract :
[en] The site of Trou Al’Wesse has been interpreted as a site of possible contact between Mesolithic and Neolithic populations, given the discovery of Neolithic ceramics and Mesolithic tools in stratum 4. However, recent excavations have also revealed the presence of three Early Mesolithic facies overlain by a Neolithic layer, while a Late Mesolithic presence is suggested for a fourth facies at the base of the terrace slope. Lithic and faunal analyses, as well as spatial analysis of the stratigraphic position of material recovered, indicate a clear separation of Mesolithic and Neolithic occupations. We present a new interpretation of the sequence of Holocene human occupations at Trou Al'Wesse in light of these data, arguing that the site was regularly occupied during the Early Mesolithic, forming a palimpsest of these visits, followed by an occupational hiatus and then re-occupation during the Late Mesolithic. The Early Neolithic is a separate occupation clearly unrelated to the Early Mesolithic underlying it, but ongoing fieldwork may recover data concerning the Final Mesolithic and its relation to the Early Neolithic at the site.
Disciplines :
Archaeology
Author, co-author :
Miller, Rebecca ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Zwyns, Nicolas
Otte, Marcel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Archéologie préhistorique
Stevens, Chris;  Wessex Archaeology
Stewart, John;  Bournemouth University
Language :
French
Title :
La séquence mésolithique et néolithique du Trou Al'Wesse (Belgique) : Résultats pluridisciplinaires
Alternative titles :
[en] The Mesolithic and Neolithic sequence at Trou Al'Wesse (Belgium): Multidisciplinary results
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Anthropologie
ISSN :
0003-5521
eISSN :
1873-5827
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Paris, France
Volume :
116
Pages :
99-126
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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