The archaeology of Europe’s drowned landscapes
Fecha
2020Autor
Bailey, Geoff
Galanidou, Nena
Peeters, Hans
Jöns, Hauke
Mennenga, Moritz
Director(es)
Bailey, Geoff
Galanidou, Nena
Peeters, Hans
Jöns, Hauke
Mennenga, Moritz
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Resumen
This book describes the archaeology of all known submerged prehistoric
remains and their regional context for the whole European continental shelf.
They were inundated by the postglacial rise of global sea level. Over 2600
submerged Stone Age artefact sites, settlements, and anthropogenic indicators have been identified on the seabed of the European marginal seas, and
their significance is analysed to show how the underwater remains influence
our understanding of early exploitation of coastal and marine resources and
early seafaring. The scope of this study is unique, since no attempt has been
made previously to assemble and integrate submerged archaeological data on
this geographical scale. It articulates fully the range of archaeological issues
to which underwater prehistoric discoveries are relevant in Europe.
The finds extend over a time range from the earliest human presence north
of the Alps in the Early Palaeolithic nearly one million years ago up to the
establishment of modern sea level about 5000 years at the end of the Neolithic.
Some later material is presented where coastlines have continued to subside.
The book begins with a succinct overview of the Ice Age cycles of sealevel change and the causes of submergence of prehistoric settlements and
artefacts in the various geomorphologically contrasting European seas: from
the Baltic, which behaves almost like a large estuary to the Atlantic margins
with a huge tidal range and exposure to colossal storms, round to the
Mediterranean and Black seas, where the postglacial rise of sea level is combined with local earthquakes and vertical earth movements. The reasons that
prehistoric peoples lived on or crossed the exposed continental shelves differed in each case, and the regional environment, fauna, and flora influenced
their culture, subsistence techniques, and their methods for exploiting the
resources of the sea and coast. Submerged remains have been found on all
types of coasts. The most extensive seabed archaeological deposits are on
wide or undulating shelves, with relatively few on steep rocky coasts. A webbased catalogue of all recorded sites with details of the archaeology is publicly available. This provides a resource for future research.
The main thrust of the book is contained in 19 richly illustrated chapters
that describe the archaeology of submerged sites in each regional sea, nation
by nation. Since both archaeology and oceanography continue seamlessly
across national maritime jurisdictional boundaries, there are overarching
reviews of each marine basin from coast to coast. A concluding section considers the universal issues of legal and regulatory regimes and interactions
with offshore industries and cultural heritage laws.
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Archaeology; Europe’s Drowned LandscapesColecciones
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