Posters by Sandra Söderlind
This poster aims to draw attention to a specific Mesolithic lithic technology known as the handle... more This poster aims to draw attention to a specific Mesolithic lithic technology known as the handle core technology. This technology has been thoroughly researched in Scandinavia but less in other parts of northern Eurasia. In an effort to expand the knowledge of this technology on a geographical level I am now searching for excavated sites in eastern Europe where this lithic concept can be found.
The handle core technology is a Mesolithic lithic blade production concept where pressure technique was used to produce small regular blades, often used as inserts in bone points. The blades are produced from an elongated core with a single detachment front. The core is easily recognizable and characteristic for this technology. This lithic concept is especially interesting due to its long implementation time and its wide-spread use, which has implications for understanding mobility, interaction between people and the transmission of knowledge during the Mesolithic in north-western Eurasia. Recent technological studies in northern Germany have shown that the technology relates closely to the already established picture in southern Scandinavia. Further studies aim to establish an absolute chronology relating to this technology as well as to investigate technological variation on a large spatial scale.
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The poster for the Meso 2015 conference in Belgrade.
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This paper examines the Stanovoye 4 site-chronology, which was developed through several radiocar... more This paper examines the Stanovoye 4 site-chronology, which was developed through several radiocarbon dating efforts throughout the last two decades. Today, the dates indicate longterm cultural traditions at the site, lasting over 3000 years. The goal of this paper is to understand the site chronology holistically, which is done through a critical review of all available dates and sample characteristics. Additionally, the choice of sample materials, dating methods and preservation practices will be discussed. Furthermore, the dating of PVA-consolidated samples is discussed from an archaeological standpoint.
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In this paper, flint materials from three sites in Schleswig-Holstein are studied to investigate ... more In this paper, flint materials from three sites in Schleswig-Holstein are studied to investigate the local expression of the lithic technology known as the handle core concept. This technology was implemented in Scandinavia and parts of continental Europe during the Mesolithic. Handle cores are for example found in northern Germany but few technological studies have focused on these materials and little is known about how the local expression of the technology compares to other parts of northern Europe. The present study acts as a local case study that, when included in a larger setting, could approach subjects such as transmission of knowledge, social interaction and mobility in landscapes. The study includes the systematic recording of 3735 flint artefacts that, through descriptive statistics and analysis, describes the preparation of the cores and the production of blades. The results are then compared to other studies from Scandinavia. The results show that the handle core technology in Schleswig-Holstein largely corresponds to the already established picture of the handle core concept in Scandinavia, and is especially similar to handle cores found in southern Scandinavia. This indicates that southern Scandinavia and northern Germany were a part of the same social and cultural sphere during the Mesolithic.
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In this thesis the pioneer settlement of northern Dalarna is investigated by means of a local stu... more In this thesis the pioneer settlement of northern Dalarna is investigated by means of a local study of lithic technology and raw material use on the Orsa 527 site in the area. This newly excavated site will be presented, for the first time in completion, in this thesis. The technological traits and raw material distribution on the site, which directly relate to the prehistoric people moving in this area during the Middle Mesolithic, are subsequently put into a larger regional perspective by comparing these results with other Middle Mesolithic sites in northern Dalarna and eastern Norway.
Through the theoretical framework of chaîne opératoire and methods, such as dynamical classification of blades, the study of knapping properties of local raw materials and the study of raw material composition on five other sites in the area, questions regarding cultural transition, mobility and contacts can be discussed.
The results of this work indicate that both technological and raw material parallels exist between eastern Norway and northern Dalarna during the Middle Mesolithic. This places these areas in a larger cultural sphere that was based on contacts and mobility during the pioneer settlement of the area.
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pinned by Sandra Söderlind
EAA2020 Session #50, 26th-30th August 2020, Budapest.
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https://s... more EAA2020 Session #50, 26th-30th August 2020, Budapest.
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Abstract:
Lost in transmission - following knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies
In current archaeology, artefacts are no longer viewed as fragments of archaeological "cultures" in the same sense as during the culture historical period, but instead we attempt to reason about the people who produced and implemented these objects. The technologies and techniques that make up the basis for prehistoric tool production, like any other technical traditions, result from the accumulation of knowledge and know-how. In order to be adopted widely enough to leave an archaeological signature, such knowledge had to spread, through mobility and migrations, diffusion of ideas or a combination of the two. Yet oftentimes, the discussion ends on such a matter-of-fact point without any further enquiry into the mechanisms behind knowledge transmission. In this session we would like to address the transmission of knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies through the study of their material culture. Participants are invited to present papers relating to both horizontal and vertical transmission, as well as to explore possible combinations between these two directions. We wish to discuss a variety of perspectives, such as apprenticeship processes and communities of practice. Related questions also include the spread of traditions through mechanisms of innovation, diffusion and adoption, technological change over multiple geographical scales and the role of social networks in the diffusion of technical know-how. The ultimate goal of this session is thus to share, compare and explore strategies for studying knowledge transmission in regards to relevant archaeological materials, such as lithic, osseous, or ceramic industries, using the methodological framework of technology. We would therefore welcome the participation of researchers with a wide range of foci, methodologies and approaches, such as ethno(archaeo)logy, comparative case studies, technological analyses, chaîne opératoire, (paleo)sociology, or agent-based modelling, in order to ultimately join our efforts to approach the extremely vast and complex topic of knowledge transmission in hunter-gatherer societies.
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Posters by Sandra Söderlind
The handle core technology is a Mesolithic lithic blade production concept where pressure technique was used to produce small regular blades, often used as inserts in bone points. The blades are produced from an elongated core with a single detachment front. The core is easily recognizable and characteristic for this technology. This lithic concept is especially interesting due to its long implementation time and its wide-spread use, which has implications for understanding mobility, interaction between people and the transmission of knowledge during the Mesolithic in north-western Eurasia. Recent technological studies in northern Germany have shown that the technology relates closely to the already established picture in southern Scandinavia. Further studies aim to establish an absolute chronology relating to this technology as well as to investigate technological variation on a large spatial scale.
Papers by Sandra Söderlind
Through the theoretical framework of chaîne opératoire and methods, such as dynamical classification of blades, the study of knapping properties of local raw materials and the study of raw material composition on five other sites in the area, questions regarding cultural transition, mobility and contacts can be discussed.
The results of this work indicate that both technological and raw material parallels exist between eastern Norway and northern Dalarna during the Middle Mesolithic. This places these areas in a larger cultural sphere that was based on contacts and mobility during the pioneer settlement of the area.
pinned by Sandra Söderlind
https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2020
https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2020/sessions/overview/preview.php?id=50
Abstract:
Lost in transmission - following knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies
In current archaeology, artefacts are no longer viewed as fragments of archaeological "cultures" in the same sense as during the culture historical period, but instead we attempt to reason about the people who produced and implemented these objects. The technologies and techniques that make up the basis for prehistoric tool production, like any other technical traditions, result from the accumulation of knowledge and know-how. In order to be adopted widely enough to leave an archaeological signature, such knowledge had to spread, through mobility and migrations, diffusion of ideas or a combination of the two. Yet oftentimes, the discussion ends on such a matter-of-fact point without any further enquiry into the mechanisms behind knowledge transmission. In this session we would like to address the transmission of knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies through the study of their material culture. Participants are invited to present papers relating to both horizontal and vertical transmission, as well as to explore possible combinations between these two directions. We wish to discuss a variety of perspectives, such as apprenticeship processes and communities of practice. Related questions also include the spread of traditions through mechanisms of innovation, diffusion and adoption, technological change over multiple geographical scales and the role of social networks in the diffusion of technical know-how. The ultimate goal of this session is thus to share, compare and explore strategies for studying knowledge transmission in regards to relevant archaeological materials, such as lithic, osseous, or ceramic industries, using the methodological framework of technology. We would therefore welcome the participation of researchers with a wide range of foci, methodologies and approaches, such as ethno(archaeo)logy, comparative case studies, technological analyses, chaîne opératoire, (paleo)sociology, or agent-based modelling, in order to ultimately join our efforts to approach the extremely vast and complex topic of knowledge transmission in hunter-gatherer societies.
The handle core technology is a Mesolithic lithic blade production concept where pressure technique was used to produce small regular blades, often used as inserts in bone points. The blades are produced from an elongated core with a single detachment front. The core is easily recognizable and characteristic for this technology. This lithic concept is especially interesting due to its long implementation time and its wide-spread use, which has implications for understanding mobility, interaction between people and the transmission of knowledge during the Mesolithic in north-western Eurasia. Recent technological studies in northern Germany have shown that the technology relates closely to the already established picture in southern Scandinavia. Further studies aim to establish an absolute chronology relating to this technology as well as to investigate technological variation on a large spatial scale.
Through the theoretical framework of chaîne opératoire and methods, such as dynamical classification of blades, the study of knapping properties of local raw materials and the study of raw material composition on five other sites in the area, questions regarding cultural transition, mobility and contacts can be discussed.
The results of this work indicate that both technological and raw material parallels exist between eastern Norway and northern Dalarna during the Middle Mesolithic. This places these areas in a larger cultural sphere that was based on contacts and mobility during the pioneer settlement of the area.
https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2020
https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2020/sessions/overview/preview.php?id=50
Abstract:
Lost in transmission - following knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies
In current archaeology, artefacts are no longer viewed as fragments of archaeological "cultures" in the same sense as during the culture historical period, but instead we attempt to reason about the people who produced and implemented these objects. The technologies and techniques that make up the basis for prehistoric tool production, like any other technical traditions, result from the accumulation of knowledge and know-how. In order to be adopted widely enough to leave an archaeological signature, such knowledge had to spread, through mobility and migrations, diffusion of ideas or a combination of the two. Yet oftentimes, the discussion ends on such a matter-of-fact point without any further enquiry into the mechanisms behind knowledge transmission. In this session we would like to address the transmission of knowledge in hunter-gatherer societies through the study of their material culture. Participants are invited to present papers relating to both horizontal and vertical transmission, as well as to explore possible combinations between these two directions. We wish to discuss a variety of perspectives, such as apprenticeship processes and communities of practice. Related questions also include the spread of traditions through mechanisms of innovation, diffusion and adoption, technological change over multiple geographical scales and the role of social networks in the diffusion of technical know-how. The ultimate goal of this session is thus to share, compare and explore strategies for studying knowledge transmission in regards to relevant archaeological materials, such as lithic, osseous, or ceramic industries, using the methodological framework of technology. We would therefore welcome the participation of researchers with a wide range of foci, methodologies and approaches, such as ethno(archaeo)logy, comparative case studies, technological analyses, chaîne opératoire, (paleo)sociology, or agent-based modelling, in order to ultimately join our efforts to approach the extremely vast and complex topic of knowledge transmission in hunter-gatherer societies.