Mesolithic to Neolithic transitions: New results from shell-middens in the western Algarve, Portugal

Mary C. Stiner; Nuno F. Bicho; John Lindly; Reid Ferring

doi:10.1017/S0003598X00061366

Mesolithic to Neolithic transitions: New results from shell-middens in the western Algarve, Portugal

Mary C. Stiner, Nuno F. Bicho, John Lindly, Reid Ferring

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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)
Pages (from-to)	75-86
Number of pages	12
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	77
Issue number	295
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00061366
State	Published - Mar 2003

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Algarve
Early Neolithic
Mesolithic
Seafood
Shell middens
Taphonomy

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