Abstract
Freshwater deposits exposed in a coastal cliff at Nørre Lyngby, NW Denmark, have yielded some of the
northernmost traces of human presence in Western Europe during the Late Glacial. A rib from a reindeer bearing a cut mark has been dated to the climatically mild Allerød period. A robust projectile point of flint and an axe of reindeer antler, bearing zigzag ornamentation, are potentially of the same age. Wear marks indicate their use as a projectile tip and an axe, respectively. Botanical and faunal remains from the lake sediments indicate a colder climate and a significantly less treecovered landscape than that seen at coeval sites further to the southeast in Denmark. The Nørre Lyngby locality is within a day’s walk of the contemporary coast and a considerable number of Bromme culture activity sites and stray finds of tanged flint points of Bromme type (“Lyngby points”) in the surrounding landscape suggest a significant human presence in the coastal zone of NW Europe at that time
northernmost traces of human presence in Western Europe during the Late Glacial. A rib from a reindeer bearing a cut mark has been dated to the climatically mild Allerød period. A robust projectile point of flint and an axe of reindeer antler, bearing zigzag ornamentation, are potentially of the same age. Wear marks indicate their use as a projectile tip and an axe, respectively. Botanical and faunal remains from the lake sediments indicate a colder climate and a significantly less treecovered landscape than that seen at coeval sites further to the southeast in Denmark. The Nørre Lyngby locality is within a day’s walk of the contemporary coast and a considerable number of Bromme culture activity sites and stray finds of tanged flint points of Bromme type (“Lyngby points”) in the surrounding landscape suggest a significant human presence in the coastal zone of NW Europe at that time
| Translated title of the contribution | Nørre Lyngby in spätpaläolithischer Zeit – ein nördlicher Außenposten nahe der Westküste Europas |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | Quartär |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pages (from-to) | 137-162 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISSN | 0375-7471 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |