Abstract
New research on shell middens in the Algarve region of southern Portugal shows continuity of marine exploitation from the Mesolithic into the early Neolithic periods, where the Neolithic period is defined by the appearance of pottery in c 5500BC. The authors propose that either shellfish remained important to Neolithic people in Portugal or that Mesolithic and Neolithic subsistence strategies co-existed in this area for a relatively long time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-86 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Antiquity |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 295 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2003 |
Keywords
- Algarve
- Early Neolithic
- Mesolithic
- Seafood
- Shell middens
- Taphonomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- General Arts and Humanities