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NEOLITHISATION AND MEGALITHIC ORIGINS IN NORTH‐WESTERN FRANCE: A REGIONAL INTERACTION MODEL
Author(s) -
PATTON MARK
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0092.1994.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - megalith , mesolithic , archaeology , shetland , geography , history , forestry
Summary. This article reviews recent publications on Neolithic and Megalithic origins in North‐Western France, and focuses on a debate within French archaeology between a ‘Parisian’ school, which emphasises the influence of Bandkeramik communities, and an ‘Atlantic’ school which emphasises contact along the Atlantic facade with Impressed Ware groups. It is argued that this debate is largely sterile, and an alternative model is proposed, stressing different forms of interaction between Neolithic and Mesolithic groups in different regions.