Early grinding systems in North -Western Europe: A critical review of 15 years of techno-functional research

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Hamon, Caroline
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Early grinding systems in North -Western Europe: A critical review of 15 years of techno-functional research.
Revista d'arqueologia de Ponent, 2019, extra 4, p. 181-189.
https://doi.org/10.21001/rap.2019.extra-4.11.
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The alluvial valleys and loess plateaux of North-Western Europe were first colonised
at the end of the 6th millennium BC by agricultural populations from Central Europe. They
introduced a number of farming, architectural, craft and food processing techniques. Among
their material culture, macrolithic tools played a major role as seen by polishers, symbols of
the new technique of polished stone. They also introduced querns, tools essential to process
cereals. This study of the Early Neolithic querns in this part of Europe aims to advance the
understanding of technical systems and the economy of early Neolithic societies.
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Anderson, T.J., Alonso, N. (eds), Tilting at Mills: The Archaeology and Geology of Mills and Milling. Revista d’Arqueologia de Ponent. Número Extra 4, 2019. ISBN: 9788491440291Is part of
Revista d'arqueologia de Ponent, 2019, extra 4, p. 181-189European research projects
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