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Okrouhlík. Excavation of Mesolithic settlement area in the Kamenice river canyon
Svoboda, Jiří ; Hajnalová, M. ; Horáček, I. ; Novák, Martin ; Přichystal, A. ; Šajnerová, A.
This paper introduces a group of newly discovered Mesolithic rockshelter sites, clustered at the confluence of two rocky canyons in the sandstone region of North Bohemia, Czech Republic (Dolský Mlýn, Šamanská rokle, Prasečí převis, Ferdinandova soutěska, Kostelní rokle). The Okrouhlík rockshelter, representative of the Early Mesolithic stage, was excavated almost completely, demonstrating internal within-site patterning: a central hearth, system of surrounding kettle-shaped pits, and two large, stone-filled, marginally located hearths. Analyses of the environmental data, fauna, and raw material, typological and use-wear analyses of lithic artifacts are included.
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