Valuable Flints: Research Strategies for the Study of Early Prehistoric Remains from the Pleistocene Soils of the Northern NetherlandsBarkhuis, 2010 - 176 pagina's This book addresses the problems concerning the research of Stone Age surface scatters in the Northern Netherlands (provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Friesland). Research methods are presented which can be used to assess these scatters within the realm of archaeological heritage management and suggestions are made with regard to knowledge hiatus and future research opportunities.Due to the large number of scatters, poor conservation, lack of visibility in the landscape and disturbed context these sites can often be overlooked. Nowadays, the majority of archaeological research is performed within the context of archaeological heritage management where, besides scientific, socio-economic motives also play a role. A major part of this book is focused on ways in which these scatters can be investigated within the context of archaeological heritage management.In this thesis the use of a landscape approach is advocated for an effective study of early prehistoric communities. This means that the intrinsic characteristics of the surface scatters should be supplemented with information on landforms and palaeo-ecological data from the surrounding areas. By using such an approach a more thorough image of Stone Age communities can be presented. |
Inhoudsopgave
Regional or siteorientated research | 4 |
86 | 28 |
Synthesis | 108 |
Appendix | 143 |
Appendix | 144 |
Glossary | 166 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
activity categories AHM cycle amateur archaeologists archaeo archaeological record archaeological remains archaeological research archeologische artefacts assemblages auger survey boulderclay Bronze Age brook valleys characteristics chronological clusters collections context contract archaeology corings coversand ridges cultural layer dating Deeben deposits Drenthe Drents Plateau early prehistoric remains early prehistoric sites example excavated Federmesser field walking finds Flevoland flint flint knapping Friesland gradient zones Groenendijk Groenewoudt Groningen Havelte hearth pits Holocene Hondsrug hunter-gatherers intact integrated landscape approach landscape zones Late Palaeolithic lithic lithic scatters locations Louwe Kooijmans material Mesolithic methods monumentenzorg Neolithic Niekus Nieuwe Pekela Northern Netherlands occupation Oldeholtwolde onderzoek Oostrum palimpsests peatbogs Peeters period phase plaggensoils Pleistocene plough zone possible potential present preserved region relevant Rensink research of early research strategies result sample settlement sieve Smit spatial Stapert Stone Age study area surface scatters survey area Swifterbant test pits test trenches tion types Verhart Westerwolde Wildervank zijn Zutphen