Author, as appears in the article.: Borić D; Borovinić N; Duričić L; Bulatović J; Gerometta K; Filipović D; Allué E; Vušović-Lučić Z; Cristiani E

Department: Història i Història de l'Art

URV's Author/s: Allue Marti, Ethel Ann

Keywords: Montenegro Mesolithic-neolithic transition Harpoons Forager-farmer contact Eastern adriatic Dinaric alps

Abstract: Copyright © 2019 European Association of Archaeologists. This article presents a summary of new evidence for the Mesolithic in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The region is one of the best areas in south-eastern Europe to study Early Holocene foragers and the nature of the transition to Neolithic lifeways at the end of the seventh and the beginning of the sixth millennium cal bc thanks to the existence of biodiverse landscapes and numerous karstic features. We argue that harpoons found at two different sites in this regional context represent a curated technology that has its roots in a local Mesolithic cultural tradition. The continued use of this standardized hunting tool kit in the Neolithic provides an important indication about the character of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. We also use this regional case study to address wider questions concerning the visibility and modes of Mesolithic occupation in south-eastern Europe as a whole.

Thematic Areas: Sociología Historia Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciências ambientais Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Archaeology Antropologia / arqueologia

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 17412722

Author's mail: ethelann.allue@urv.cat

Record's date: 2023-03-06

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-archaeology/article/spearheading-into-the-neolithic-last-foragers-and-first-farmers-in-the-dinaric-alps-of-montenegro/377FE5974367EE7BEE8E91105928A1E8

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: European Journal Of Archaeology. 22 (4): 470-498

APA: Borić D; Borovinić N; Duričić L; Bulatović J; Gerometta K; Filipović D; Allué E; Vušović-Lučić Z; Cristiani E (2019). Spearheading into the Neolithic: Last Foragers and First Farmers in the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. European Journal Of Archaeology, 22(4), 470-498. DOI: 10.1017/eaa.2019.14

Article's DOI: 10.1017/eaa.2019.14

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications