TY - JOUR

T1 - A Mid-Holocene reindeer antler from Regstrup, Sjælland, Denmark

AU - Bennike, Ole

AU - Jensen, Theis Zetner Trolle

AU - Taurozzi, Alberto John

AU - Mackie, Meaghan

AU - Claudi-Hansen, Lone

AU - Magnussen, Betina

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - A small, shed antler fragment of a reindeer from Sjælland, Denmark has been dated to the Mid-Holocene, ca., 4700 cal B.C. Reindeer was an important component of the Lateglacial fauna in Denmark, and the species survived for ca. 1400 years into the Holocene. However, we consider it highly unlikely that this species inhabited Denmark during the Mid-Holocene, when dense forests characterized the vegetation and summer temperatures were somewhat higher than at present. We suggest that the reindeer antler came to Sjælland from Norway or Sweden as a result of trade, perhaps involving flint.

AB - A small, shed antler fragment of a reindeer from Sjælland, Denmark has been dated to the Mid-Holocene, ca., 4700 cal B.C. Reindeer was an important component of the Lateglacial fauna in Denmark, and the species survived for ca. 1400 years into the Holocene. However, we consider it highly unlikely that this species inhabited Denmark during the Mid-Holocene, when dense forests characterized the vegetation and summer temperatures were somewhat higher than at present. We suggest that the reindeer antler came to Sjælland from Norway or Sweden as a result of trade, perhaps involving flint.

U2 - 10.7146/dja.v10i0.125068

DO - 10.7146/dja.v10i0.125068

M3 - Journal article

VL - 10

SP - 1

EP - 8

JO - Danish Journal of Archaeology

JF - Danish Journal of Archaeology

SN - 2166-2282

ER -