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THE MESOLITHIC SITE OF LES FIEUX (MIERS, LOT): a Hunting Camp on the Gramat Karst Plateau?

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The Mesolithic site located in the western entrance of the cave of Les Fieux (Miers, Lot), excavated in the 1970’s by F. Champagne, has often been interpreted as a hunting camp. This hypothesis is mostly based on features of the lithic industry, which is largely dominated by weapon elements. The results of a multidisciplinary study of the Mesolithic assemblages now provide an opportunity to question the validity of this hypothesis. While the data collected (in the fields of anthracology, zooarchaeology, carpology, lithic technology and usewear, bone technology, sedimentology, etc.), do not completely invalidate it, they do suggest a few nuances. The activities identified are more varied than would be expected for a simple hunting camp, as are the animal carcass exploitation strategies, indicating an in situ consumption of animal products and thus a functional complexity that is not fully compatible with this interpretation.
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hal-02102718 , version 1 (17-04-2019)

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Nicolas Valdeyron, Thomas Briand, Laurent Bouby, Auréade Henry, Rym Khedaier, et al.. THE MESOLITHIC SITE OF LES FIEUX (MIERS, LOT): a Hunting Camp on the Gramat Karst Plateau?. Hunting Camps in Prehistory. Current Archaeological Approaches., 2011. ⟨hal-02102718⟩
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