TY - JOUR
T1 - A Mid-Holocene reindeer antler from Regstrup, Sjælland, Denmark
AU - Bennike, Ole
AU - Jensen, Theis Zetner Trolle
AU - Taurozzi, Alberto John
AU - Mackie, Meaghan
AU - Claudi-Hansen, Lone
AU - Magnussen, Betina
PY - 2021/10/27
Y1 - 2021/10/27
N2 - A small, shed antler fragment of a reindeer from Sjælland, Denmark has been dated to the Mid-Holocene, ca., 4700 cal B.C. Reindeer was an important component of the Lateglacial fauna in Denmark, and the species survived for ca. 1400 years into the Holocene. However, we consider it highly unlikely that this species inhabited Denmark during the Mid-Holocene, when dense forests characterized the vegetation and summer temperatures were somewhat higher than at present. We suggest that the reindeer antler came to Sjælland from Norway or Sweden as a result of trade, perhaps involving flint.
AB - A small, shed antler fragment of a reindeer from Sjælland, Denmark has been dated to the Mid-Holocene, ca., 4700 cal B.C. Reindeer was an important component of the Lateglacial fauna in Denmark, and the species survived for ca. 1400 years into the Holocene. However, we consider it highly unlikely that this species inhabited Denmark during the Mid-Holocene, when dense forests characterized the vegetation and summer temperatures were somewhat higher than at present. We suggest that the reindeer antler came to Sjælland from Norway or Sweden as a result of trade, perhaps involving flint.
U2 - 10.7146/dja.v10i0.125068
DO - 10.7146/dja.v10i0.125068
M3 - Article
SN - 2166-2290
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Danish Journal of Archaeology
JF - Danish Journal of Archaeology
ER -