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The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in the sandy lowlands of Belgium: new evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philippe Crombé ,
Yves Perdaen ,
Joris Sergant ,
Jean-Pierre Van Roeyen  and
Mark Van Strydonck
Philippe Crombé
Affiliation:
Ghent University, Department of Archaeology & Ancient History of Europe, Research Unit Prehistory & Protohistory, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. philippe.crombe@rug.ac.beyves.perdaen@rug.ac.bejoris.sergant@rug.ac.be
Yves Perdaen
Affiliation:
Ghent University, Department of Archaeology & Ancient History of Europe, Research Unit Prehistory & Protohistory, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. philippe.crombe@rug.ac.beyves.perdaen@rug.ac.bejoris.sergant@rug.ac.be
Joris Sergant
Affiliation:
Ghent University, Department of Archaeology & Ancient History of Europe, Research Unit Prehistory & Protohistory, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. philippe.crombe@rug.ac.beyves.perdaen@rug.ac.bejoris.sergant@rug.ac.be
Jean-Pierre Van Roeyen
Affiliation:
Archeologische Dienst Waasland, Regentiestraat 63, B-9100 Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Mark Van Strydonck
Affiliation:
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Jubelpark 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. mark.vanstrydonck@kikirpa.be
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The site of Doel lies beside the Schelde, close to Antwerp. Excavations have uncovered the remains of two prehistoric zones, one from the Final Mesolithic and one from the Neolithic. Preliminary study suggests that current theories of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in northern Belgium require revision.

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Schelde valleyagrarian frontierFinal Mesolithicneolithizationcontactinfluence
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Antiquity , Volume 76 , Issue 293 , September 2002 , pp. 699 - 706
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2002

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