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Mesolithic dwelling places in south Scandinavia: their definition and social interpretation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ole Grøn
Ole Grøn*
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NIKU (Norwegian Institute for Cultural, Heritage Research) P.O.Box 736 Sentrum, N-0105 Oslo, Norway
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In this paper the author assembles the evidence for Mesolithic dwelling places surviving as posts, floors and assemblages. This evidence can be used to show how space was organised, where men and women slept, and how some of the implied family relationships anticipated Neolithic practice.

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MesolithicScandinaviadwelling spaces
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Antiquity , Volume 77 , Issue 298 , December 2003 , pp. 685 - 708
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