Archeologische opgraving van een midden-mesolithische tot midden-neolithische vindplaats te "Bazel-sluis 5" (gem. Kruibeke, prov. Oost-Vlaanderen)

Abstract

van een midden-mesolithische tot midden-neolithische vindplaats te 'Bazel-sluis 5' (gemeente Kruibeke, provincie Oost-Vlaanderen).

The Neolithization Process in the Lower-Scheldt Basin (Belgium, mid-6th to mid-4th Millennium cal BC) from a Lithic Technological Perspective

“…Unfortunately, the lack of well-preserved and securely dated sites from the second half of the 6th and first half of the 5th millennium cal BC does not allow us to deter-mine how the LM lithic traditions evolved once the first farmers colonized the adjacent loess region. The site of Bazel situated at a close distance from Verrebroek might fill in this chronological gap, but it is impossible to discriminate artifacts according to the different occupation phases due to admixture as a result of intense bioturbation (Crombé et al, 2019;Meylemans et al, 2016). However, based on the SWB Culture sites of Doel, presented in this paper and dated to the second half of the 5th millennium cal BC, it is clear that major changes occurred in different aspects of the lithic traditions in the course of this time span.…”

“…The Neolithization process, i.e. the transition from a Mesolithic hunting-gathering-fishing subsistence to a Neolithic farming-herding economy, within the Lower-Scheldt basin of NW Belgium has been extensively studied in the framework of several excavation projects (Crombé, 2005;Meylemans et al, 2016) and doctoral researches carried out in recent years (Halbrucker, 2021;Messiaen, 2020;Teetaert, 2020). These studies indicate that this important transition was triggered by increased contact and interaction between the last indi-genous hunter-gatherers and the first farmer-herders occupying the loamy area of the Upper-Scheldt basin from ca.…”

Ethisch verantwoord omgaan bij onderzoek van menselijk botmateriaal in Vlaanderen

“…In België gaat de studie van fossiele resten terug tot 1829-1830, wanneer P.-C. Schmerling menselijke fossielen ontdekte in grotten in de provincie Luik (Orban 2010. In Vlaanderen werden nog geen fossiele menselijke resten aangetroffen en het oudste menselijke bot (inhumatie) dat tot nu toe werd ontdekt is een volgroeid sleutelbeen afkomstig van de midden-mesolithische tot midden-neolithische vindplaats van 'Bazel-sluis 5', gedateerd in 5790 ± 35 uncal BP (Meylemans et al 2016), dat wordt bewaard in het onroerenderfgoeddepot van het agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed.…”

The Feral Animal Question: Implications for Recognizing Europe's First Farmers

“…Some earlier Neolithic faunal assemblages in several locations across Europe, which are clearly agrarian in character, are notable for the substantial contribution of wild taxa (Manning et al, 2013a(Manning et al, , 2013b. It is likely that this indicates the 'persistence of high numbers of wild taxa during the early Neolithic' (Manning et al, 2013a(Manning et al, : 1051 Meylemans et al, 2016, Gron & Rowley-Conwy, 2017, Crombé et al, 2020, and Gron, 2020. Uncertain or mixed taxonomic identifications of Bos sp.…”