Colonizing contrasting landscapes. The pioneer coast settlement and inland utilization in Southern Norway 10,000-9500 years before present

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-120

  Bang Andersen, Sveinung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EXPLOITATION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTER-GATHERER; OSTEOLOGY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SETTLEMENT HISTORY;

NORWAY; SWEDEN;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84859505340     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2012.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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