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Antlers, bone pins and flint blades: the Mesolithic cemeteries of Téviec and Hoëdic, Brittany

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rick J. Schulting
Rick J. Schulting*
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Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Box 218, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AA, England. E-mail: R.J.Schulting@reading.ac.uk
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Abstract

The late Mesolithic sites of Téviec and Hoëdic, located on what are now small islands off the Breton coast, provide evidence for elaborate burial practices, and may be precursors of the megalithic tradition of Brittany and western Europe in general. This paper briefly summarizes what is known of the sites and examines patterning in the distribution of grave inclusions. Differences as well as similarities between the sites are found. When examined carefully and critically, older excavation reports can yield much new information.

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Antiquity , Volume 70 , Issue 268 , June 1996 , pp. 335 - 350
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1996

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