Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic Research in Reunified Germany


Journal of World Prehistory
15 (4): 365-453, December 2001

Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic Research in Reunified Germany

Martin Street
Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit des, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany; mjs.monrepos@rz-online.de


Michael Baales
Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit des, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany


Erwin Cziesla
Wurzel Archäologie GmbH, Fasanenstr. 25b, Stahnsdorf, Germany


Sönke Hartz
Archäologisches Landesmuseum, Schloß Gottorf, Schleswig, Germany


Martin Heinen
Universität zu Köln, Institut für Ur- u. Frühgeschichte, Weyertal 125, Cologne, Germany


Olaf Jöris
Forschungsbereich Altsteinzeit des, Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied, Germany


Ingrid Koch
Universität zu Köln, Institut für Ur- u. Frühgeschichte, Weyertal 125, Cologne, Germany


Clemens Pasda
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Kochstr. 4/18, Erlangen, Germany


Thomas Terberger
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Universität Greifswald, Domstraße 11, Greifswald, Germany


Jürgen Vollbrecht
Landesamt für Archäologie, Arbeitsstelle Braunkohle, Reichwalde, Germany

Abstract

During the past decade research into the German Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic has experienced an important revival. One clear sign of this renewed interest in the periods are the annual meetings of the “Arbeitsgruppe Mesolithikum” (Mesolithic Working Group) which have taken place every spring since 1992. At these meetings, which take place at changing venues, topical themes of Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic interest are presented by informal lectures and it is also possible to study regional collections (artifacts, raw materials) at first hand. Numerous contributions were subsequently published together in one volume (Conard and Kind (1998) Aktuelle Forschungen zum Mesolithikum/Current Mesolithic Research, Mo Vince, Tübingen). The present paper intends to complement that collection of papers with a synthesis of developments and perspectives and to present recent research highlights in the German Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic, together with a comprehensive bibliography, to a wider international audience.


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