Fluvial Processes in the Pleistocene of Northern Europe (BAR International Series)

Ancient rivers have altered many Palaeolithic sites, obfuscating our ability to understand early human behavior. Building on previous models characterizing fluvial disturbance, the research presented in this volume focuses on identifying new ways ofunderstanding how lithic assemblages are affected by rivers through a series of experiments. It is argued that these effects are predictable, but dependent on aspects of river and artifact morphology. It is suggested that this new knowledge improvesour understanding of the earliest human occupations of Northern Europe. Building on previous models characterizing fluvial disturbance, the research presented in this volume focuses on identifying new ways of understanding how lithic assemblages are affected by rivers through a series of experiments. It is argued that these effects are predictable, but dependent on aspects of river and artefact morphology. It is suggested that this new knowledge improves our understanding of the earliest human occupations of Northern Europe Front Page Title Page Copyright Contents Abstract List of abbreviations Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Fluvial processes and lithic artifacts Chapter 3: Materials and methods Chapter 4: Field-based experiments Chapter 5: Tumbling barrel experiments Chapter 6: Flume experiments Chapter 7: Discussion Chapter 8: Conclusion Bibliography Appendices