Whittle, A. W R. (1990). A model for the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the upper Kennet valley, north Wiltshire. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 56. Vol 56, pp. 101-110.

Title:

A model for the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the upper Kennet valley, north Wiltshire

Issue:

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 56

Series:

The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

Volume:

Page Start/End:

101 - 110

Biblio Note

Please note that this is a bibliographic record only, as originally entered into the BIAB database. The ADS have no files for download, and unfortunately cannot advise further on where to access hard copy or digital versions.

Publication Type:

Journal

Abstract:

The general nature of explanations for the Meso-Neo transition in Britain and the current support for the notion of indigenous change are noted. The need for a more regional view of the transition is argued with reference to the upper Kennet valley and surrounding chalk downland in N Wiltshire. Problems in the recovery and presentation of later Meso settlement are discussed. A model of later Meso exploitation of the area from camps or bases outside it leads to the view that, whatever the cultural identity of those involved, there was a genuine agricultural colonization of the valley, involving new adaptations and new skills. Such infill is unlikely to have belonged to the primary phase of the establishment of agricultural settlement, and other possible cases of secondary infill in southern England and western Europe are noted. Au

Author:

Alasdair W R Whittle

Year of Publication:

1990

Subjects / Periods:

Agricultural Settlement (Auto Detected Subject)
Model (Auto Detected Subject)
	SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)

Source:

BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))

Created Date:

05 Dec 2008