The shellfish enigma across the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in southern Scandinavia

The well-known and widespread replacement of oysters (abundant during the Mesolithic period) by cockles and mussels in many Danish Stone Age shell middens ca. 5900 cal yrs BP coincides with the transition to agriculture in southern Scandinavia. This human resource shift is commonly believed to refle...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Lewis, David Ryves, Peter Rasmussen, Jesper Olsen, Karen L. Knudsen, S.H. Andersen, K. Weckstrom, A.L. Clarke, E. Andren, S. Juggins
Format: Default Article
Published: 2016
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Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
Oysters
Mesolithic-Neolithic transition
Diatoms
Foraminifera
Molluscs
Denmark
Coastal
Salinity
Shell midden
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/24219
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