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标题：The Mesolithic in Croatia
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作者：Komšo, Darko
期刊名称：Opvscvla Archaeologica Papers of the Department of Archaeology
印刷版ISSN：0473-0992
出版年度：2008
卷号：30
期号：1
页码：55-92
出版社：Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
摘要：Over the past five decades, the Mesolithic in Croatia has been recorded at numerous sites, some quite interesting and rich in various materials, even though others were improperly interpreted. Since the only true synthesis of this period was written as far back as 1979, the intention underlying this paper is to provide an overview of the changes which occurred in research conducted in the meantime, and to present the current status of knowledge on the Mesolithic in Croatia. The focus is placed on a critical overview and brief description of all recorded Mesolithic sites and the compilation of a list with all available literature. A total of 58 sites are cited in the literature, of which 30 have undergone archaeological research. There are reliable absolute dates for six sites. Several, however, have been dubiously or incorrectly dated. There is an obvious disproportion in the number of settlements between individual regions. There may be various reasons for this, but the considerable increase in the number of sites in Istria as a result of targeted survey and research indicates that a probable reason is the differing levels of research in the regions, rather than different degrees of population density during the Mesolithic. Even though the status of research into the Mesolithic is incomparably better now than it was twenty years ago, many unknowns still remain, and considerable research is required to bring this level of knowledge to satisfactory levels
关键词：Mesolithic; Croatia; Istria; Dalmatia; continental Croatia; caves; open-air sites