Handaxe and non-handaxe assemblages during Marine Isotope Stage 11 in northern Europe: Recent investigations at Barnham, Suffolk, UK
Resource type
Journal article
Date published
2016
Abstract
Britain has an important geological, environmental and archaeological record for Marine Isotope Stage 11 (MIS 11), which makes a major contribution to understanding of the human occupation of northern Europe. New fieldwork at Barnham, Suffolk, UK, has identified through improved geological resolution the change in assemblages from simple core and flake working to those with handaxe technology. The two assemblages are argued to reflect distinct human populations from different source areas in Europe. The paper examines the European record and puts forward a new model of how the complex mosaic of lithic assemblages reflects local, habitual practices during stable environments, but changes in climate and environment led to larger scale shifts in population, resulting in new human groups arriving in Britain.
Project(s)
Fire, culture and society in Britain, 400,000 years ago - Pathways to Ancient Britain
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Calleva Foundation | PAB3 |
Leverhulme Trust | |
Journal title
Journal of Quaternary Science
Volume
31
eISSN
1099-1417
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Rights statement
In Copyright