scholarly journals Late Atlantic Settlement in Southern Portugal - Results of an excavation of a Mesolithic shell midden by the River Sado

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
Lars Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Shell Midden ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Southern Portugal ◽  
Late Mesolithic ◽  
General Conditions

The study of large settlement sites with graves from the Late Mesolithic has changed our conception of this period. In western Europe this kind of antiquity has long been known, and it is well represented in the coastal area of western Iberia. One settlement site —Popas de Sao Bento, near the River Sado in southern Portugal — has recently been excavated as part of a joint Swedish-Portuguese project. The results of the excavation give interesting perspectives on specific and general conditions in a broader geographical, chronological, and social context.

The Neolithic quarries of Mont Viso, Piedmont, Italy: initial radiocarbon dates

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Pétrequin ◽  
Michel Errera ◽  
Anne-Marie Pétrequin ◽  
Pierre Allard
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Paris Basin ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social ◽  
French Jura ◽  
The Alps

Two groups of quarries (Mont Viso and Mont Beigua, Italy) were the source of the Alpine axeheads that circulated throughout western Europe during the Neolithic. The quarries on Mont Viso (Oncino: Porco, Bulè and Milanese), discovered in 2003, have been radiocarbon-dated, and this has revealed that the exploitation of jadeites, omphacitites and eclogites at high altitude (2000–2400 m above sea level) seems to have reached its apogee in the centuries around 5000 BC. The products, in the form of small axe- and adze-heads, were distributed beyond the Alps from the beginning of the fifth millennium, a few being found as far away as the Paris Basin, 550 km from their source as the crow flies. However, it was not until the mid-fifth millennium BC that long axeheads from Mont Viso appeared in the hoards and monumental tombs of the Morbihan, 800 km from the quarries. Production continued until the beginning of the third millennium BC, but at this time the distribution of the products was less extensive, and the process of distribution operated in a different way: tools made from jadeite and eclogite are still found in the French Jura, but the extraction sites at the south-east foot of Mont Viso no longer seem to have been used. The variability in the geographical extent of the distribution at different times seems to be related to the social context of exploitation of the high-altitude quarries, which were only ever accessible for a few months each year.

scholarly journals Documentary and ecosemiotics: Frames and faces in the work of Johan van der Keuken

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 186-208
Author(s):  
Hing Tsang
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
The Relationship

This article argues that the work of the late Johan van der Keuken offers a contribution to ecological semiotics, and that it also defines the relationship between the semiotic animal and nature in ways that avoid glottocentricism. Taking from the recent work of Kalevi Kull, Jesper Hoffmeyer, and John Deely amongst others, I will argue that van der Keuken’s documentaries offer a view of ecology that is broader than a study of bio-physical processes that might reduce ecology to a narrow political issue.In order to support this argument, I will be looking at two contrasting films from van der Keuken – Flat Jungle (1978) and Face Value (1991). The first film examines natural habitats within a confined coastal area in Western Europe, while the second film looks at human beings in the different urban environments of late-20th-century Europe. I will then argue that van der Keuken does not collapse the vital distinctions between umwelt and Lebenswelt, yet his films also succeed at reminding us of their constant interdependence.

The Social Context of Apostasy among Fifteenth-Century Spanish Jewry

2008 ◽  
pp. 173-198
Author(s):  
Ram Ben-Shalom
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The Self ◽  
New Rhetoric ◽  
Christian Art ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Messages

This chapter seeks to ground individual expressions of the new rhetoric in concrete details of the social context of apostasy that spawned it. It discusses how Jews and the Conversos engaged in the construction and reconstruction of their respective identities in response to the mass conversions. It also emphasizes how the Jew was an entirely contemporary concept and representative of real Jews and Conversos that is firmly rooted in the realities of social interaction during the fifteenth-century Castile. The chapter recognizes the elusiveness and mutability of ethnic and religious identity in formulating the essential characteristics of the self. It describes images of the anthropomorphized figures of Church and Synagogue that adorn the Christian art of western Europe and which contain theological and social messages revealing the chasm separating Christianity and Judaism.

A Late Mesolithic Settlement Site at Selmeston, Sussex

1934 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. D. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Present Author ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Late Mesolithic

Flint implements were first discovered in the working of the sand-pit immediately to the east of Selmeston church almost mid-way between Lewes and Polegate, Sussex, by Mr. W. J. Parsons, who at that time was resident in the neighbouring village of Alciston. The news soon reached the ears of Dr. E. Curwen, F.S.A., who arranged to secure the flints as they were recovered. Towards this he enlisted the aid of Mr. H. A. Davies of Selmeston, who has not only maintained a vigilant watch over the pit, but has also been of great assistance in various ways during further investigations on the site. The present author noticed the few specimens then in Dr. Curwen's collection in his Mesolithic Age in Britain, pp. 83 and 84. When on first visiting the site with Dr. Curwen the section of what appeared to be a pit-dwelling was discovered, it became clear that excavation would greatly enhance our knowledge of the site. Accordingly, with the generous permission of Dr. Curwen and the kind assistance of Mr. Parsons, the pit (pit 1) of which we had seen the first indications, and the remains of another (pit 2), were excavated early in the month of June 1933. Subsequently, another pit-dwelling (pit 3) becoming apparent during the normal course of working back the section of the sand-pit, the author undertook further excavations in the autumn, when he was assisted by Mr. Davies. We should like to acknowledge the kindness of Messrs. Osborn & Bennet of Eastbourne for allowing us to excavate in the sand-pit. Finally the report is made more valuable by identifications by Messrs. Christopher Hawkes, F.S.A., and J. C. Maby, B.Sc.

Antlers, bone pins and flint blades: the Mesolithic cemeteries of Téviec and Hoëdic, Brittany

Antiquity ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 70 (268) ◽  
pp. 335-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick J. Schulting
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Burial Practices ◽  
New Information ◽  
Late Mesolithic

The late Mesolithic sites of Téviec and Hoëdic, located on what are now small islands off the Breton coast, provide evidence for elaborate burial practices, and may be precursors of the megalithic tradition of Brittany and western Europe in general. This paper briefly summarizes what is known of the sites and examines patterning in the distribution of grave inclusions. Differences as well as similarities between the sites are found. When examined carefully and critically, older excavation reports can yield much new information.

Thresholds for storm impacts on an exposed sandy coastal area in southern Portugal

Geomorphology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 143-144 ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.P. Almeida ◽  
M.V. Vousdoukas ◽  
Ó. Ferreira ◽  
B.A. Rodrigues ◽  
A. Matias
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Southern Portugal

scholarly journals T-shaped antler axes on the territory of Belarus

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-213
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vashanov ◽  
Anna Andreevna Malyutina ◽  
Mariya Ivanovna Tkacheva ◽  
Evgenia Sergeevna Tkach
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Local Production ◽  
River Channels ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Production Wastes ◽  
First Time ◽  
Late Mesolithic

T-shaped antler axes are widely represented in Western Europe, both by occasional findings and materials from well researched settlements. This type of axe is most often found on the Ertebelle culture sites in Denmark and on the northern coast of Germany. Products of this type are also known in the context of the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic settlements in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. At the time of writing, 21 T-shaped antler axes are known in Belarus, as well as their production waste. The tools come from 11 locations. All locations are situated in western Belarus, in the basins of the Western Bug and Neman rivers. The presented artefacts have been found accidentally in river channels or in the coastal, often flooded zone. The locations do not have a clearly defined cultural and chronological context. In the location of Mikhnevichi, a few specific axe production wastes of this type have been discovered, indicating the existence of local production of these tools. In this connection, the authors of the study have suggested that there should be a connection between antler T-axes and Neolithic forest cultures of western Belarus. The paper presents the results of a complex analysis of T-shaped antler axes from the territory of Belarus with a detailed description of each artifact. Most of the materials are published for the first time.

Contextual Determinants of Feminist Attitudes: National and Subnational Influences in Western Europe

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Ann Banaszak ◽  
Eric Plutzer
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The Other ◽  
Linear Effect ◽  
American Conservatism ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Contextual Determinants ◽  
Feminist Attitudes ◽  
Structural Theories

We augment the survey-based studies of attitudes toward feminism with comparative, contextual perspectives emphasizing the importance of social structure and culture. In doing so, we are able to assess the relative merits of two very different structural theories. Most researchers implicitly assume a simple linear effect of social context on attitudes. On the other hand, some early works on American conservatism suggest to us that status discontent may be a better explanation. We explicate these two approaches and derive a series of testable hypotheses for each. We then examine the validity of these theories utilizing data from nine European nations.

Origins

2019 ◽  
pp. 95-124
Author(s):  
Rick Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Early Neolithic ◽  
Shell Midden ◽  
Burial Practice ◽  
Burial Rites ◽  
Late Mesolithic ◽  
Rock Shelters

This chapter considers whether cave burial in Britain starts in the Late Mesolithic or the Early Neolithic. It explores the evidence from cave and shell midden burial sites with early 4th millennium BC dates. There are examples from Western Scotland of similar burial rites at Late Mesolithic Cnoc Coig and Early Neolithic Carding Mill Bay. There are also different styles of Neolithic midden burial in rock shelters at Raschoille and An Corran. There were also a number of other possible midden burials in other part of Britain. Cave burial practice could be considered as evidence for continuity between the Late Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic in these regions. There are cave burials with early dates and these may provide indications of cave burial as a Late Mesolithic practice. However, it is more likely that these represent the very earliest manifestations of a ‘culturally’ Neolithic burial practice.

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