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Urskog eller uroxebete? - vegetation och jaktbart vilt i centrala Skåne under mesolitikum

Persson, Åsa LU (2014) ARKM23 20131
Historical Osteology
Abstract
Primeval forest or prime grassland. This paper aims to bridge the gap between the paleoecology of the Boreal and Atlantic forests and archaeological bone assemblages. The study has been focused on central Scania, Sweden, an area known for rich Mesolithic findings. The population responses over time to ecological changes in the environment has been studied for the five most commonly recovered game species; aurochs (Bos primigenius), moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa). The REVEALS-model has been used to make a vegetation estimate from pollen data.
The vegetation was rather stable until the global 8,2k cooling event (ca 8200 cal BP) where a clear drop in deciduous trees,... (More)
Primeval forest or prime grassland. This paper aims to bridge the gap between the paleoecology of the Boreal and Atlantic forests and archaeological bone assemblages. The study has been focused on central Scania, Sweden, an area known for rich Mesolithic findings. The population responses over time to ecological changes in the environment has been studied for the five most commonly recovered game species; aurochs (Bos primigenius), moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa). The REVEALS-model has been used to make a vegetation estimate from pollen data.
The vegetation was rather stable until the global 8,2k cooling event (ca 8200 cal BP) where a clear drop in deciduous trees, most dramatically in hazel (Corylus avellana) can be traced. The vegetation slowly recovered after a few centuries but never reached the same composition and stability as before the cooling event. More shade tolerant, and less foraged, species dominated the later stages of the forest. All game populations (possibly except wild boar) declined during the later part of the Atlantic period; the aurochs became extinct in Sweden and the moose retracted its habitat northwards. The archaeological bone assemblages show that man did not select prey according to their population density, though red deer seem to have been the most sought after species. The low prevalence of oak and the large osteological material of wild boar make it clear that the wild boar was less dependent on oak than modern research indicate, hazel might have taken a larger role in their diet during this period. (Less)
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author
Persson, Åsa LU
supervisor
organization
course
ARKM23 20131
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
paleoekologi, viltpopulationer, mesolitikum, LRA, REVEALS, vegetationsrekonstruktioner, Ageröds mosse, Ageröd 1:B, Ageröd 1:D, Ageröd 1:HC, Ageröd V, Ringsjöholm, Sjöholmen
language
Swedish
id
4460818
date added to LUP
2014-06-26 10:38:00
date last changed
2014-06-26 10:38:00
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  abstract     = {{Primeval forest or prime grassland. This paper aims to bridge the gap between the paleoecology of the Boreal and Atlantic forests and archaeological bone assemblages. The study has been focused on central Scania, Sweden, an area known for rich Mesolithic findings. The population responses over time to ecological changes in the environment has been studied for the five most commonly recovered game species; aurochs (Bos primigenius), moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa). The REVEALS-model has been used to make a vegetation estimate from pollen data. 
The vegetation was rather stable until the global 8,2k cooling event (ca 8200 cal BP) where a clear drop in deciduous trees, most dramatically in hazel (Corylus avellana) can be traced. The vegetation slowly recovered after a few centuries but never reached the same composition and stability as before the cooling event. More shade tolerant, and less foraged, species dominated the later stages of the forest. All game populations (possibly except wild boar) declined during the later part of the Atlantic period; the aurochs became extinct in Sweden and the moose retracted its habitat northwards. The archaeological bone assemblages show that man did not select prey according to their population density, though red deer seem to have been the most sought after species. The low prevalence of oak and the large osteological material of wild boar make it clear that the wild boar was less dependent on oak than modern research indicate, hazel might have taken a larger role in their diet during this period.}},
  author       = {{Persson, Åsa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Urskog eller uroxebete? - vegetation och jaktbart vilt i centrala Skåne under mesolitikum}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}