From oysters to cockles at Hjarnø: chronology and economy on a Mesolithic kitchenmidden site
Year: 2017

At Hjarnø, an island in Horsens fjord (Denmark), a submerged Mesolithic settlement has been known since at least 1936. In 2010 and 2011, a refuse layer of the former settlement was excavated. Despite the threat of erosion, organic preservation was generally good. For example, fragments of paddles with remains of painted decorations were found. In 2015, a shell layer at the site, facing imminent destruction by waves, was sampled. In total, 8 large boxes of shells were collected, one from each of