Book

Mesolithic forest hunters in Ukrainian Polessye

Tempus ReparatumOxford, EnglandPublished In 1997 • Pages: iii, 140

By: Zalizniak, L. L. (Leonid L´vovich), Tikhomirov, V. A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Zaliznyak describes a number of Mesolithic cultures in the Polessye region (largely the Ukraine and adjacent areas of Russia and Poland) as defined by typological-statistical differences between various sites’ microlithic collections. Ethnographic analogy is employed to understand the main aspects of Mesolithic society, based on common indicators of cultural economy. Maps, drawings, and other details are provided for sites and artifacts, along with reconstructions of climate and environmental changes, migrations, and group dynamics. This is a rather uneven translation of the original, with some misspellings and confusing word choices (e.g. "monument" where "site" might better convey the intent).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Cultural participation
Comparative evidence
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Bone, horn, and shell technology
Woodworking
Social relationships and groups
Internal migration
Locomotion
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Eastern European Mesolithic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2016
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Europe
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Europe
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2014
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1982-1997
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
10,300-6500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, European Russia, and Ukraine
NotesAdditional notes
Leonid Zaliznyak ; [translated from Russian by V.A. Tikhomirov]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-137)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
97203309
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Mesolithic period--Ukraine
Mesolithic period--Pripet Marshes (Belarus and Ukraine)
Hunting, Prehistoric--Ukraine
Hunting, Prehistoric--Pripet Marshes (Belarus and Ukraine)
Excavations (Archaeology)--Ukraine
Excavations (Archaeology)--Pripet Marshes (Belarus and Ukraine)
Ukraine--Antiquities
Pripet Marshes (Belarus and Ukraine)--Antiquities