Camps and waters: Malý Medvědí Tábor as part of a North Bohemian Mesolithic landscape

0438042 - ARÚB 2018 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Svoboda, Jiří - Novák, J. - Novák, Martin - Pokorný, P. - Sázelová, Sandra
Camps and waters: Malý Medvědí Tábor as part of a North Bohemian Mesolithic landscape.
Mikulov Anthropology Meeting. Brno: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Archeology, 2014 - (Sázelová, S.; Hupková, A.; Mořkovský, T.), s. 125-130. The Dolní Věstonice studies, 20. ISBN 978-80-86023-46-5. ISSN 1801-7002.
[Mikulov Anthropology Meeting. Mikulov (CZ), 27.08.2014-29.08.2014]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA13-08169S
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507
Institutional support: RVO:68081758
Keywords : Mesolithic * Northern Bohemia * rock shelter
OECD category: Archaeology

The paper introduces a newly discovered Mesolithic rock shelter Malý medvědí tabor, located in the canyon of the Svitávka River. The excavation revealed intact Mesolithic layers, rich in charcoals and a hearth feature outlined by sandstone blocks. Analyses of the environmental data, fauna, and lithic artefacts are included. In sum, the occupation of the rock shelter was rather episodic, nevertheless the site is of domestic character, as suggested by the richness and character of artefacts. The surrounding vegetation can be reconstructed as a sparse pine forests with common spread of hazel, oak and early successional vegetation with aspen and birch. Given a presence of a nearby peat-bog at Velenice, this new site serves as an important reference point for prehistoric human presence in the Svitavka river valley.
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