Mesolithic (Subscribe)
Links
The West Yorkshire Mesolithic Project
http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/archcom/projects/summarys/html96_7/1486rec.htm
Report by P. Spikins describes a salvage archaeology project (1993-1996) sponsored by English Heritage and the National Trust. Features fieldwork and interpretation of results.
Stones That Could be Britain's Pyramids
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/may/29/books.humanities
Barry Cunliffe tells the Hay-on-Wye book festival that the Mesolithic people of these islands were more advanced than the early Mediterranean cultures. Report from The Guardian.
Origins of War
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba52/ba52feat.html#thorpe
An article arguing that warfare was an important factor in Mesolithic times.
Mesolithic Europe
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mesolithiceurope/
A discussion forum for the time period.
Chert Use in the Mesolithic of Northern England
http://www.assemblage.group.shef.ac.uk/4/4hind.html
D. Hind provides a summary of research conducted at the University of Sheffield into the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods of the Peak District, North Derbyshire. Article includes a discussion of prehistoric trade networks.
Ancient Chewing Gum
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba21/ba21feat.html#gum
An article discussing tar-like materials that were commonly chewed throughout much of northern Europe from at least the Early Mesolithic period.