Målsnes 1
Subtitle: an early post-glacial coastal site in northern Norway
By: H.P. Blankholm.
Publisher: Oxbow Books; David Brown Book Co. [distributor]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781842173435
Subjects: Mesolithic period -- Norway -- Troms fylke; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Norway -- Troms fylke; Coastal archaeology -- Norway -- Troms fylke; Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Norway -- Troms fylke; Troms fylke (Norway) -- Antiquities; Norway, Northern -- Antiquities
Other titles: Målsnes one; Early post-glacial coastal site in northern Norway
Description: "Malsnes 1 is an early post-glacial coastal site dating to c. 9500 BP, and located at the outlet of the Bardu-Malselv river system in Troms county, north of the Arctic circle, in northern Norway. It was discovered in 1998 and several years of meticulous excavation followed. This book reports the results of the excavations. Detailed information on the lithic artefacts - their raw materials and typology - is presented along with an analysis and interpretation of their spatial arrangements. The economy, seasonality, and several models for the settlement pattern are examined and followed by a discussion of the pioneering settlement within its wider cultural and Scandinavian and northern European context. This book provides the reader with unprecedented information and is a very useful companion for all those interested in Scandinavian Stone Age archaeology in general and northern Fennoscandia and Norway in particular."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [106]-108).