Zum Untersuchungsstand auf dem altmesolithischen Fundplatz vom Ullafelsen im Fotschertal (Stubaier Alpen, Tirol)
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: A project conducting research into the cultivation- and settlement-history of the eastern Alps during the early-Holocene has led to a series of newly discovered Mesolithic sites in the sub-alpine heights. The focus of this article is the pre-boreal / boreal open air site of Ullafelsen (1869 m above sea level) in the Fotschertal (northern part of the Stubaier Alps), which can be considered to have served as a seasonal base-camp for hunting expeditions. On the currently-excavated area of 17 square meters, two hearths could be fully-, one partially-uncovered, and approximately 2800 artifacts could be logged. Among these are copious evidence for core production and the use of the notch-and-snap technique, as well as many microliths. Especially informative are the current indications of flint-processing involving south-Alpine as well as north-Alpine types of flint. Included are those from Monti Lessini, Monte Baldo and the Nonsberg, the area of the Alpine high crest, the northern Kalkalpen, those from the south of Bavaria, etc. At the same time, the finds reflect the differing influences in the development of the microlithic tool tradition, as they have been described from areas south and north of the Alpine high crest.
Author: Schäfer, Dieter
Language: German
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2302419966