essay
The Neolithic of southern France
ancient france : neolithic societies and their landscapes, 6000-2000 bc • Edinburgh • Published In 1983 • Pages: 91-145, 344-380
By: Mills, Nigel.
Abstract
This document contains an introduction to the Early Neolithic in southern France. Mills names Impressed Ware sites and briefly describes the ceramics, stone and bone technology, settlement patterns, and the economy (hunting, herding, gathering, and some cultivation). Other Neolithic societies for the area are also briefly described. Mills mostly describes the geology, soils, climate, soil formation, agricultural potential of various soils, and the vegetation in Provence and Languedoc to help the reader understand the "man-land relationsips" and to get a better idea of where one should expect to find sites at various time periods during the Neolithic.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- General Europe
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 1999
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 7000 BP - 6000 BP (5000 b.c. - 4000 b.c.)
- Coverage Place
- Provence and Languedoc, Southern France
- Notes
- Nigel Mills
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-380)
- LCCN
- 84112334
- LCSH
- Europe--Antiquities