The Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in the coastal part of Lithuania: societies, technologies and resource management

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Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
The Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in the coastal part of Lithuania: societies, technologies and resource management
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ENThis paper discusses the first summarised data on the Final Palaeolithic and Mesolithic in coastal Lithuania, based on the research conducted during the 2017-2021 research project ‘Man and the Baltic Sea in the Meso-Neolithic: Relict Coasts and Settlements below and above Present Sea Level. ReCoasts&People’. The earliest evidence of prehistoric societies comes from the Final Palaeolithic Swiderian culture sites in the Aukštumala upland bog, and one single find from the village of Pūzraviečiai. Lithics and their chronology are studied based on technological studies, emphasising their similarities and differences. Mesolithic lithic technology is scarce at the moment; however, the latest data on osseous finds from the Lithuanian coast have revealed more Late Mesolithic finds and their technological similarities with the adjacent areas in the Baltic region. Resources for the manufacture of lithic implements were an important economic aspect of Final Palaeolithic societies at Aukštumala, whereas Mesolithic data display hunted animal species and the importance of large ungulates for the production of osseous tools. Keywords: Final Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Lithic and osseous technologies, Mobile art, AMS l4C dating, Coastal Lithuania. [From the publication]

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