Prehistoric Scandinavian Hunter-gatherer Culture Wasn't One. It Was Two
Maglemose culture of prehistoric Denmark and southern Sweden wasn’t a continuum, but consisted of different peoples with different technologies, archaeologists suggest
A study of ancient harpoons and bone points preserved in peat bogs has led researchers to the unexpected conclusion that late-Stone Age southern Scandinavia was home to not one but two cultures. Shortly after prehistoric hunter-gatherers colonized the low-lying land and began fishing its lakes, apparently the region experienced a 600-year bout of aridification. The lakes diminished or dried up and the people and animals moved on, researchers posit in a new paper published Wednesday in Scientific Reports.
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