During the Pleistocene, hominins settled and adapted to a broad range of environments and territories using different types of foraging and mobility strategies. Most of these subsistence activities were temporary leaving ephemeral traces of their accomplishment or palimpsests resulting from repeated settlements of the same location. Thus far, the identification and interpretation of the variability of these low-density sites have received little attention in Palaeolithic Archaeology although they are essential aspects of the daily lifestyle of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. The aim of this chapter is to outline the significance of short-term settlements in the past and foster the discussion on the behavioural variability of archaic humans in the dispersal and use of the landscape.
Picin A., Cascalheira J. (2020). Introduction to Short-Term Occupations in Palaeolithic Archaeology. Cham : Springer Nature [10.1007/978-3-030-27403-0_1].
Introduction to Short-Term Occupations in Palaeolithic Archaeology
Picin A.;
2020
Abstract
During the Pleistocene, hominins settled and adapted to a broad range of environments and territories using different types of foraging and mobility strategies. Most of these subsistence activities were temporary leaving ephemeral traces of their accomplishment or palimpsests resulting from repeated settlements of the same location. Thus far, the identification and interpretation of the variability of these low-density sites have received little attention in Palaeolithic Archaeology although they are essential aspects of the daily lifestyle of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. The aim of this chapter is to outline the significance of short-term settlements in the past and foster the discussion on the behavioural variability of archaic humans in the dispersal and use of the landscape.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
