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In archaeology, mesolithic (Greek: μεσος, mesos "middle"; λιθος, lithos "stone") is the culture between paleolithic and neolithic. The term "Epipaleolithic" is often used for areas outside northern Europe, but was also the preferred synonym used by French archaeologists until the 1960s.
Mesolithic has different time spans in different parts of Eurasia. It was originally post-Pleistocene, pre-agricultural material in northwest Europe about 10,000 to 5,000 BC, but material from the Levant (about 20,000 to 9,500 BC) is also labelled mesolithic.
The term "Mesolithic" is in competition with another term, "Epipaleolithic", which means the "final Upper Palaeolithic industries occurring at the end of the final glaciation which appear to merge technologically into the Mesolithic".
In the archaeology of northern Europe, for example for archaeological sites in Great Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, Ukraine, and Russia, the term "Mesolithic" is almost always used. In the archaeology of other areas, the term "Epipaleolithic" may be preferred by most authors, or there may be divergences between authors over which term to use or what meaning to assign to each. In the New World, neither term is used (except provisionally in the Arctic).
Social science is a major category of academic disciplines, concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society. It in turn has many branches, each of which is considered a "social science". The main social sciences include economics, political science, human geography, demography and sociology. In a wider sense, social science also includes some fields in the humanities such as anthropology, archaeology, jurisprudence, psychology, history, and linguistics. The term is also sometimes used to refer specifically to the field of sociology, the original 'science of society', established in the 19th century.
Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as tools for understanding society, and so define science in its stricter modern sense. Interpretivist social scientists, by contrast, may use social critique or symbolic interpretation rather than constructing empirically falsifiable theories, and thus treat science in its broader sense. In modern academic practice, researchers are often eclectic, using multiple methodologies (for instance, by combining the quantitative and qualitative techniques). The term social research has also acquired a degree of autonomy as practitioners from various disciplines share in its aims and methods.
The development of art and culture leading into the Neolithic revolution.
Tarneg is a Mesolithic hunter from 8,000 BC who came into the High Weald to hunt for aurochs. He tells the story of his first hunt and his impressions of the dense woods of the High Weald compared to the chalk downlands. Curriculum link for primary schools: Local History Study 7, British History 8b
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Mesolithic Age - CBSE NCERT Social Science SuccessCDs Education ( https://www.youtube.com/successcds1 ) is an online channel focused on providing education through Videos as per CBSE, ICSE and NCERT syllabi upto Class 12 (K-12) for English, Hindi, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit and other subjects. Also visit our Channel for Entrance Exams in India FAQs & Application Process, GK & Current Affairs, Communication Skills Our website ( http://www.successcds.net ) is one of the leading portal on Entrance Exams and Admissions in India. About this Video: MESOLITHIC AGE DURING THIS PERIOD, THE CLIMATE OF THE WORLD WAS GETTING WARMER ... THIS LED TO THE INCREASE IN THE VARIETY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS Mesolithic people learnt to hunt in groups and to fish. They also learnt to domest...
How to make a 10,000 year old style of arrow using microblade arrow points.
This talk outlines the newly discovered local landscape history of the Vespasian's Camp area, the field interventions, and concludes with a review of the site and its wider significance and context for the later development of the Stonehenge ritual landscape. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-cradle-of-stonehenge-blick-mead-a-mesolithic-site-in-the-stonehenge-landscape The discovery of a spring and a Mesolithic land surface at Blick Mead about 2 km from Stonehenge, that has well preserved and substantial Mesolithic deposits, potentially transforms our understanding of the Mesolithic use of the pre-Stonehenge landscape, and the establishment of its later ritual landscape. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website...
A short film of the excavation of a 8000-9000 years old bone point. It was found at the raised peat bog Rönneholms mosse in Scania, southern Sweden 2008-08-07. The point was probably used as part of a leister or a fish spear. Parts of resin could be seen at one end.
A digital model of the Avalon Marshes area has been formed, allowing this journey through the Mesolithic landscape of 7,000 years ago to be recreated. Two versions are available, one with and one without subtitles. Both have commentary.
Mini-documentary of the project, with underwater filming by Mike Pitts. Additional filming by Wesley Fack, and film editing by Elise Haultecoeur. Supported by the Council for British Archaeology (Mick Aston Archaeology Fund), Maritime Archaeology Trust, Butser Ancient Farm, ForSEAdiscovery (PITN-GA-2013-607545), Common Cultural Connections (Creative Europe programme of the European Union), and Exbury Gardens.