- Évreux, Normandie, France
Caroline M Renard
Université Paris Nanterre, Préhistoire et Technologie, UMR 7055, Department Member
- Mission archéologique départementale de l'Eure, Archéologie préventive, Faculty Memberadd
- Neolithic Archaeology, Lithic Technology, Funerary Archaeology, Early Bronze Age (Archaeology), Campaniforme, Arrowheads, and 15 moreNeolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Neolithic, Lithic Technology (Archaeology), Chalcolithic Archaeology, Bow and Arrow Technology, Lithic blade technology, Néolithique final, Final neolithic, Sépultures Collectives, Néolithique final dans le Nord de la France, Bronze ancien, Megalithic Monuments, Néolithique récent, Technologie Lithique, and Late Neolithicedit
This research is the first characterization of the lithic industry of the end of the Neolithic in the Seine River Basin. The study includes 56 sites, either studied directly or through publications. The sites mainly come from the... more
This research is the first characterization of the lithic industry of the end of the Neolithic in the Seine River Basin. The study includes 56 sites, either studied directly or through publications. The sites mainly come from the downstream part of the Seine, the Oise, Marne and Aisne valleys and the Seine-Yonne-Vanne crossroad. The following research questions are addressed: How can the lithic industries from the recent Neolithic and from the final Neolithic be differentiated? Are there regional differences within the Seine River Basin? How do grave goods and habitat goods differ from one another? To answer these questions, data on raw materials acquisition, production objectives, percussion techniques and tool assemblages are analyzed and synthesized for each period and geographical zone. Every period has its own general tool assemblage, with differences based on discovery context (burial or habitat) and geographical location. This information is then replaced in a broader geographical and chrono-cultural context to highlight relationships with neighboring regions. Once the lithic industry is characterized and put back in context with the rest of the material culture (ceramic, adornment, bone technology, funeral practices), it gives a complete and pertinent image of the end of the Neolithic.
Research Interests: Neolithic Archaeology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Chalcolithic Archaeology, Lithic Technology, Neolithic Europe, and 14 moreNeolithic flint procurement, Lithic Technology (Archaeology), Neolithic, Prehistoric polished stone tools, Bow and Arrow Technology, Early Neolithic, Middle Neolithic, Late Neolithic, Arrowheads, Final neolithic, Lithic blade technology, Néolithique final, Neolithic burials, Néolithique, Néolithique final dans le Nord de la France, and Sépultures Collectives
Researchers have explored how hearths were used and the composition of fuel to understand cultural differences and environmental adaptations. However, scant research has been conducted to understand and document methods for producing... more
Researchers have explored how hearths were used and the composition of fuel to understand cultural differences and environmental adaptations. However, scant research has been conducted to understand and document methods for producing fires. Given the long-lasting durability of stone, the stone-on-stone method for producing fire with a strike-a-light will survive for thousands of years in
the archaeological record; hence it is important to recognize and document these tools. This paper will present an artifact used as a strike-a-light for producing fire in the subarctic region of interior Alaska
(middle Tanana Valley) some 5,500 years ago. The strike-a-light recognized at Goodpaster-IV is, to our knowledge, the most ancient example currently known in the American Subarctic. By reviewing the current state of research on European strike-a-lights from the French Mesolithic and Neolithic and describing use-wear analysis of the strike-a-light, we demonstrate important characteristics that reveal how strike-a-light tools were implemented in prehistory.
the archaeological record; hence it is important to recognize and document these tools. This paper will present an artifact used as a strike-a-light for producing fire in the subarctic region of interior Alaska
(middle Tanana Valley) some 5,500 years ago. The strike-a-light recognized at Goodpaster-IV is, to our knowledge, the most ancient example currently known in the American Subarctic. By reviewing the current state of research on European strike-a-lights from the French Mesolithic and Neolithic and describing use-wear analysis of the strike-a-light, we demonstrate important characteristics that reveal how strike-a-light tools were implemented in prehistory.