DOI chapter:
Grenzgänger, traders and the last hunter-gatherers of the North European Plain
DOI chapter:Gerken, Klaus; Kotula, Andreas; Ludwig, Clemens; Nelson, Hildegard; Philippi, Alexandra: Niedernstöcken – a settlement of the Linear Pottery culture beyond the loess border in the land of hunters and gatherers
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Niedernstocken - a settlement of the Linear Pottery culture beyond the loess border in the land of hunters and gatherers
Fig. 10 Distribution of Late Mesolithic sites in central Lower Saxony (black dots). Red dots mark the newly recorded sites in the immediate
vicinity of the Niedernstocken settlement, the circle the location of Niedernstocken FStNr. 21/24. For sites see Table 3 (map basis SRTM 3,
graphics: A. Niemuth).
burg (Wiimme) (Gerken 2009), 14 dates are avail-
able. The most recent date here falls within the time
frame of 6,370 to 6,070 calBC (Poz-13789: 7,350±50
BP), although no trapezoids were recorded from this
site. Furthermore, various dates are available from
the charcoal pits already mentioned (Gerken 2016;
2020) and other Late Mesolithic hearths, from the
surroundings of which, however, no datable artefact
inventories were recorded.11
11 Among these are Lauenbruck FStNr. 21, district of Roten-
burg (Wiimme) (Neumann 2006), Rehden FStNr. 38 (Gerken /
Selent 2019), Rehden FStNr. 52 (Feierabend / Selent 2019),
Hemsloh FStNr. 33 (Gerken et al. 2019), all district of Diep-
holz, as well as Otterstedt FStNr. 1 (Precht 2003), Hiilsen FSt-
Nr. 1 and Westen FStNr. 7 (Precht 2020), all district of Verden.
A further date is known from Wohlendorf FStNr. 24, district of
Heidekreis. The dates from these contexts are also no later than
between 5,400 and 5,200 calBC.
So far, there is not a single Mesolithic date from
the area between Dummer, Oste, the loess border, and
eastern Lower Saxony that falls within the period of
the LBK settlement of Niedernstocken. However, it
would be premature to deduce that the entire area
was (largely) devoid of settlements in the late 6th mil-
lennium calBC. Rather, this reflects the insufficient
state of research.
Against this background, our knowledge of the
material culture of the Late Mesolithic groups in the
central lowlands of Lower Saxony is very limited,
especially since organic objects are completely lack-
ing. Yet there are topographical situations offering
promising starting points for research excavations.
With the current state of research, it is not possible
to make more detailed statements about technologi-
cal differences or influences between Mesolithic and
Neolithic cultural groups or about the neolithisation
Niedernstocken - a settlement of the Linear Pottery culture beyond the loess border in the land of hunters and gatherers
Fig. 10 Distribution of Late Mesolithic sites in central Lower Saxony (black dots). Red dots mark the newly recorded sites in the immediate
vicinity of the Niedernstocken settlement, the circle the location of Niedernstocken FStNr. 21/24. For sites see Table 3 (map basis SRTM 3,
graphics: A. Niemuth).
burg (Wiimme) (Gerken 2009), 14 dates are avail-
able. The most recent date here falls within the time
frame of 6,370 to 6,070 calBC (Poz-13789: 7,350±50
BP), although no trapezoids were recorded from this
site. Furthermore, various dates are available from
the charcoal pits already mentioned (Gerken 2016;
2020) and other Late Mesolithic hearths, from the
surroundings of which, however, no datable artefact
inventories were recorded.11
11 Among these are Lauenbruck FStNr. 21, district of Roten-
burg (Wiimme) (Neumann 2006), Rehden FStNr. 38 (Gerken /
Selent 2019), Rehden FStNr. 52 (Feierabend / Selent 2019),
Hemsloh FStNr. 33 (Gerken et al. 2019), all district of Diep-
holz, as well as Otterstedt FStNr. 1 (Precht 2003), Hiilsen FSt-
Nr. 1 and Westen FStNr. 7 (Precht 2020), all district of Verden.
A further date is known from Wohlendorf FStNr. 24, district of
Heidekreis. The dates from these contexts are also no later than
between 5,400 and 5,200 calBC.
So far, there is not a single Mesolithic date from
the area between Dummer, Oste, the loess border, and
eastern Lower Saxony that falls within the period of
the LBK settlement of Niedernstocken. However, it
would be premature to deduce that the entire area
was (largely) devoid of settlements in the late 6th mil-
lennium calBC. Rather, this reflects the insufficient
state of research.
Against this background, our knowledge of the
material culture of the Late Mesolithic groups in the
central lowlands of Lower Saxony is very limited,
especially since organic objects are completely lack-
ing. Yet there are topographical situations offering
promising starting points for research excavations.
With the current state of research, it is not possible
to make more detailed statements about technologi-
cal differences or influences between Mesolithic and
Neolithic cultural groups or about the neolithisation