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Something rotten in Scandinavia: The world's earliest evidence of fermentation

Boethius, Adam

Journal of archaeological science, 2016-02, Vol.66, p.169-180 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Elsevier Ltd

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  • Título:
    Something rotten in Scandinavia: The world's earliest evidence of fermentation
  • Autor: Boethius, Adam
  • Assuntos: Delayed-return ; Fermentation ; Fish ; Foraging ; Historia och arkeologi ; History and Archaeology ; Humaniora och konst ; Humanities ; Mesolithic ; Sedentism ; Storage
  • É parte de: Journal of archaeological science, 2016-02, Vol.66, p.169-180
  • Descrição: Large-scale food storage has been identified at an Early Mesolithic settlement on the east coast of Sweden, implying a delayed-return subsistence strategy. The excavation and analysis of the contents of a 9200-year-old construction, combined with ethnographic analogies and modern knowledge of microbial activity, suggest that fish was fermented at the site. The identification of a foraging economy fermenting substantial amounts of fish, and conserving it for later use, thousands of years prior to farming and urbanized communities and without the use of salt, has implications for how we perceive the Early Mesolithic, suggesting semi-sedentism, technological skill and the ability to adapt rapidly to changing environmental conditions. Evidence of a delayed-return practice in Early Mesolithic foraging contexts raises questions regarding the current models used to estimate demographic parameters, such as population density and birth rate, for that time period, as well as indicating the existence of a more complex society than previously realized. •Large-scale food storage has been identified at an Early Mesolithic settlement.•Analysis of the contents of a 9200-year-old construction indicates fish processing.•Ethnographic analogies and knowledge of microbial activity suggest fish fermentation.•The evidence suggests semi-sedentism and a delayed-return foraging practice.•Raises questions regarding Early Mesolithic population density and social complexity.
  • Editor: Elsevier Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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