The European Mesolithic
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 48 (4) , 761-778
- https://doi.org/10.2307/279775
Abstract
This brief review is intended to acquaint the reader with recent research and thought on the European Mesolithic. The period is characterized by hunter-gatherer adaptations between the close of the Pleistocene and the introduction of food production. A number of developments support an argument for a rapid intensification of human subsistence and settlement practices and organization, prior to the utilization of domesticated plants and animals.Keywords
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