The author discusses the confusion concerning the transition from the mesolithic to the neolithic in Southern Scandinavia, and the relationship of this confusion to the chronological, evolutionary classification system employed at present. He suggests the advantages of using a systemic approach instead. As little is known of the actual economies operative at the time, the hypothesis is suggested that agriculture did not only spread from the southeast, but was actually being developed by the indigenous populations at the time of the arrival of previously domesticated plants and animals. Several methods of testing this hypothesis are discussed.
Early agriculture in Southern Scandinavia: A new model
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