Excavations At Star Carr: An Early Mesolithic Site at Seamer Near Scarborough, YorkshireThis book was originally published in 1954. Grahame Clark's excavations at Star Carr from 1949 to 1951 have long been regarded as a model of how archaeological investigation should be conducted. In addition to this, the importance of the site itself, the first early mesolithic site in Europe from which a full complement of bone, antler, wood and other organic material was recovered alongside the flint industry, has established for this report on the excavations a permanent place in all archaeological libraries. The book is now reissued. |
Contents
THE STAR CARR SITE | 1 |
LAKESTRATIGRAPHY POLLENANALYSIS | 25 |
FAUNAL REMAINS | 70 |
FLINT INDUSTRY page | 96 |
61 | 102 |
ANTLER AND BONE INDUSTRY | 115 |
MISCELLANEOUS FINDS | 165 |
Introduction | 179 |
a Pine marten b Hedgehog c Hare d Badger | 190 |
Appendix EXCAVATIONS AT FLIXTON SITE 2 | 192 |
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Excavations At Star Carr: An Early Mesolithic Site at Seamer Near ... J. G. D. Clark No preview available - 1972 |
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animal antiquity Antler broken apparently barbed points barbs base beam blade bone British Brow tine burin burr clean close compared complete condition core Crown deposits diagrams dorsal aspect edge evidence examples excavation extreme finds five flakes flint Forepart four gravel groove Group hollowed immediately indicate inner Intact irregular lake later layer least length less longitudinal lower Maglemosian marks material measurements microliths middle missing Museum natural noted objects oblique occupation original antler surface outer face pebble perforated period Pleistocene points pollen portion possibly present probably recently red deer remains represented scoring Seamer shaped Shed antler shows side signs similar skull slight smooth specimens splinters removed stag antler Star Carr stem striae stump suggests tang tapered technique tines detached Traces of original trez upper Zone