2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-022-09166-y
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Landscapes for Neolithic People in Mainland, Orkney

Abstract: Neolithic occupation of the Orkney Islands, in the north of Scotland, probably began in the mid fourth millennium cal BC, culminating in a range of settlements, including stone-built houses, varied stone-built tombs and two noteworthy stone circles. The environmental and landscape context of the spectacular archaeology, however, remains poorly understood. We applied the Multiple Scenario Approach (MSA) to Neolithic pollen records from Mainland, Orkney, in order to understand land cover and landscape openness a… Show more

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“…The closest known and most likely breeding areas for the great auk that migrated to southern Scandinavia would be the Orkneys. There, a significant human expansion took place in the early Neolithic (Bunting et al, 2022). One might anticipate that an increased human population led to overexploitation of resources, such as hunting of the great auk at its breeding sites.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The closest known and most likely breeding areas for the great auk that migrated to southern Scandinavia would be the Orkneys. There, a significant human expansion took place in the early Neolithic (Bunting et al, 2022). One might anticipate that an increased human population led to overexploitation of resources, such as hunting of the great auk at its breeding sites.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%