DOI Kapitel:
Grenzgänger, traders and the last hunter-gatherers of the North European Plain
DOI Kapitel:Hülsebusch, Christian; Jockenhövel, Albecht: Going north . . . The Middle Neolithic settlement of Nottuln-Uphoven (Westphalia) and the start of the neolithisation in the lowlands
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.66745#0131
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Going north... The Middle Neolithic settlement of Nottuln-Uphoven (Westphalia) and the start of the neolithisation in the lowlands
contrast, all Michelsberg querns of Nottuln-Uphoven
were made from local granites of glacial deposits
in the neighborhood. This aspect indicates that the
Rossen querns were directly brought to that site by
immigrants who did not yet know or use the natural
resources in the destination area.
Archaeobotanical and archaeozoological
samples
Einkom (Triticum monococcum) and Emmer (Triticum
dicoccum) as well as barley (Hordeum vulgare) were
grown during both the Rossen and the Michelsberg
period. Cultivation of legumes has also been detected
for these two periods due to sporadic charred seeds of
pea and lentil. Hazelnuts were an important dietary
supplement at all times. The charcoal finds show no
essential differences in the wood species and the tree
fruits available throughout all periods. Oak, ash, lime-
tree, elm, and pome are common in the palaeoclimate
of the Atlantic and Subboreal periods (unpublished re-
port by U. Tegetmeier / R. Neef, University of Cologne).
Unfortunately animal bones were not preserved due to
the acidic loess soil. Rossen settlements of the Hellweg
zone demonstrate the presence of domesticated animals
(such as cattle, sheep/goat and pig: Gunther 1976,
48-51; Buczka / Pfeffer 2015, 354).
Absolute Dating
A total of 14 AMS samples were selected from charred
grain and hazelnut remains from most Rossen culture
contexts and from several contexts of the Michelsberg
and Funnel Beaker cultures (Fig. 8). The earlier dates
indicate a settlement period from about 4,900 calBC to
about 4,500 calBC for the time of the Rossen culture.
They suggest that we do not simply deal with just an
isolated short-time occupation, but that regarding the
Rossen culture there was an extended period of settle-
ment duration in this area north of the Hellweg zone.
Fig. 8 Nottuln-Uphoven (Kr. Coesfeld). AMS dating of Nottuln-Uphoven (2007-2008): Rossen results to the left, Michelsberg results to
the right.
Going north... The Middle Neolithic settlement of Nottuln-Uphoven (Westphalia) and the start of the neolithisation in the lowlands
contrast, all Michelsberg querns of Nottuln-Uphoven
were made from local granites of glacial deposits
in the neighborhood. This aspect indicates that the
Rossen querns were directly brought to that site by
immigrants who did not yet know or use the natural
resources in the destination area.
Archaeobotanical and archaeozoological
samples
Einkom (Triticum monococcum) and Emmer (Triticum
dicoccum) as well as barley (Hordeum vulgare) were
grown during both the Rossen and the Michelsberg
period. Cultivation of legumes has also been detected
for these two periods due to sporadic charred seeds of
pea and lentil. Hazelnuts were an important dietary
supplement at all times. The charcoal finds show no
essential differences in the wood species and the tree
fruits available throughout all periods. Oak, ash, lime-
tree, elm, and pome are common in the palaeoclimate
of the Atlantic and Subboreal periods (unpublished re-
port by U. Tegetmeier / R. Neef, University of Cologne).
Unfortunately animal bones were not preserved due to
the acidic loess soil. Rossen settlements of the Hellweg
zone demonstrate the presence of domesticated animals
(such as cattle, sheep/goat and pig: Gunther 1976,
48-51; Buczka / Pfeffer 2015, 354).
Absolute Dating
A total of 14 AMS samples were selected from charred
grain and hazelnut remains from most Rossen culture
contexts and from several contexts of the Michelsberg
and Funnel Beaker cultures (Fig. 8). The earlier dates
indicate a settlement period from about 4,900 calBC to
about 4,500 calBC for the time of the Rossen culture.
They suggest that we do not simply deal with just an
isolated short-time occupation, but that regarding the
Rossen culture there was an extended period of settle-
ment duration in this area north of the Hellweg zone.
Fig. 8 Nottuln-Uphoven (Kr. Coesfeld). AMS dating of Nottuln-Uphoven (2007-2008): Rossen results to the left, Michelsberg results to
the right.