Abstract: Evidence for the early Postglacial use of upland environments in the Mesolithic in various parts Britain has been known for a long time. However, until relatively recently such evidence had been remarkably absent from upland south Wales, which includes some of the highest mountain ranges in southern Britain. In this paper we report on new work at the upland location of Waun Fignen Felen which consists of discrete Early and later Mesolithic artefact scatters on the edge of a former lake basin. In describing this example, we focus on the timing of Mesolithic movements into the interior uplands and examine the relationship between humans and the landscape, particularly in respect to the long distance transport of materials and factors likely to have influenced the choice of site location. Some comparative observations are made on the use and perception of landscapes by ethnographic hunter-gatherers.

Abstract: Mesolithic sites are rare in the Aegean, and Mesolithic burials are uncommon throughout Europe. The Mesolithic human remains from Franchthi Cave, that remarkable, deeply stratified site in southern Greece, offer a rare glimpse into the burial practices of early Holocene hunter-gatherers of the Mediterranean.

Abstract: The Late Mesolithic Ertebolle culture of Southern Scandinavia is known for its coastal settlements, the “kokkenmoddinger”. However it did not occupy the coastal zone alone, but was also present in the interior areas along freshwater lakes and rivers. When one hopes to give as detailed a picture as possible of the range of the settlement structure and economy of this culture, the lack of excavations of inland settlements in Jutland is strongly felt. The Ringkloster settlement in eastern Jutland is an Danish inland Ertebolle site, the first to be excavated and published in Denmark in the last ca. 50 years. The settlement is located on the prehistoric shore of Skanderborg lake, and thanks to excellent preservation conditions for organic materials has given us a fascinating insight into the material culture and economy of a west Danish inland Ertebolle settlement. The excavation was extensive and comprised a settlement area on dry land with a large number of structural remains such as pits and hearth...

Abstract: The earliest known settlement in Scotland is Kinloch, on the Inner Hebridean island of Rhum where deposits date to c. 8500 BP. This presents an anomaly for northern Europe, for in other regions, such as Scandinavia, settlement at a similar latitude is known from a much earlier date. While Mesolithic settlement is likely to have been established across the whole of Scotland by the eighth millennium, attempts to locate earlier settlement are most profitably directed towards the Hebridean Islands due to factors of topography, raw material availability and modern land use. We describe two types of data from the Isle of Islay which suggest that people may have arrived in the Hebrides prior to 9000 BP: possible evidence for disturbance to vegetation at c. 10,000 BP and the discovery of a tanged point, of a type found in Ahrensburgian assemblages from northern Europe, which date between 11,000–10,000 BP.

Abstract: Subtitled the reconstruction of the social organization of a mesolithic culture in Northern Europe', this book is based on a structural analysis of the Ulkestrup Huts in Central Zealand. The distribution patterns of microliths and arrangement of hearths, bark floors and other patterned evidence are compared with all the available evidence from northern Europe to suggest some general patterns and possible future directions for research.

Abstract: This paper analyses the transition from a hunter-gatherer economy to another one based on agriculture and animal-husbandry in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Based on a comparative study of epipaleolithic and early neolithic sites with radiocarbon dates and/ or studies of fauna or cereals finds, we propose three models to explain the archaeological record.

Abstract: A multi-year program of subsurface surveys and excavations in a peat bog was carried out to investigate subsistence and settlement patterns of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Central Europe. The Federsee of SW Germany has long been known for its rich archaeological record for the Neolithic and Bronze Age, due largely to the exceptional preservational conditions of the peat. Although the area also contained abundant sites of the Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic, these were all surface sites with only stone artifacts.Some of the results of this survey are described, focussing on two sites dating to the Late Paleolithic (ca. 12,000–10,000 b.p.). Both sites offered good organic preservation, with faunal remains as well as lithic artifacts represented. Comparison of these sites suggests quite different functional roles for each. Both contribute to our knowledge of a poorly understood period in Central Europe and help shed light on the nature of adaptations to the changing late glacial environments.

Abstract: The large, robust mesolithic skeleton from the Petit Marais de La Chaussee-Tirancourt (Somme, France) shows some of the French Mesolithic morphological features. On the other hand, its high stature is shared by the Upper Paleolithic skeletons.

Abstract: In the region of the Tome River there has been almost a total lack of local knowledge about cultural development and chronology. Up to now a generalized discussion, mainly based on archaeological evidence from other areas near and far, has constituted the frame of inference for prehistoric remains. The archaeological survey, test excavations and sampling have been carried out by the au­ thor on the lower and middle Tome River. Some results related to this work will be present­ ed. They include radiocarbon dated coastal sites, mainly from 3500-4100 BP, pollen sam­ ples from mineral soils in dated archaeological contexts and faunal remains. Sorva, one of the few Late Mesolithic sites studied in northern Sweden so far, is introduced. The signifi­ cance of the new information is explained. lorma Karman, Riksantikvariambetet, P.O. Box 847, S-97126 LuleA, Sweden.

Abstract: Histoire et problemes de la recherhe archeologique sur la prehistoire de la Grece, depuis les premieres etudes des annees 60 aux plus recentes investigations, et rapide presentation des sites et des cultures du Paleolithique, du Mesolithique et du Neolithique