Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe

Petro Anssi Pellervo Pesonen; Esa Hertell; Kristiina Mannermaa; Mikael A. Manninen; Tapani Rostedt; Laija U E Simponen; Noora Taipale; Miikka Tallavaara

Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe

Petro Anssi Pellervo Pesonen, Esa Hertell, Kristiina Mannermaa, Mikael A. Manninen, Tapani Rostedt, Laija U E Simponen, Noora Taipale, Miikka Tallavaara

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In this paper we describe the results of small-scale archaeological fieldwork projects carried out i North Karelia, Finland, in 2003–2014, which ended up having a far greater research impact than anyone could have anticipated. The projects yielded a multitude of new and relevant information, especially on the Early Mesolithic, including the earliest radiocarbon dates for human occupation in Eastern Fennoscandia. Results of this research have been published in a variety of venues. We use this opportunity to present the first summary of these results and to emphasize that even with discontinuous short-term funding it is possible to carry out ambitious and influential research. Over the years, Karelia has been one of the main focus areas of Mika Lavento’s research. We want to honour Mika’s 60th birthday by providing an overview of the results of our studies conducted in the northern parts of this large geographical and administrative area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday
Editors	Kristiina Mannermaa, Volker Heyd, Petri Halinen
Number of pages	10
Publisher	Archaeological Society of Finland
Publication date	3 Apr 2022
Pages	45-55
Article number	6
ISBN (Print)	978-952-69942-0-8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-952-68453-9-5
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2022
MoE publication type	A3 Book chapter

Publication series

Name	Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland
Publisher	Archaeological Society of Finland
Number	10
ISSN (Print)	1799-862X
ISSN (Electronic)	1799-8611

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615 History and Archaeology
1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology

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Pesonen, P. A. P., Hertell, E., Mannermaa, K., Manninen, M. A., Rostedt, T., Simponen, L. U. E., Taipale, N., & Tallavaara, M. (2022). Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe. In K. Mannermaa, V. Heyd, & P. Halinen (Eds.), Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday (pp. 45-55). Article 6 (Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland; No. 10). Archaeological Society of Finland. http://www.sarks.fi/masf/masf_10/masf_10.html

Pesonen, Petro Anssi Pellervo ; Hertell, Esa ; Mannermaa, Kristiina et al. / Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe. Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday. editor / Kristiina Mannermaa ; Volker Heyd ; Petri Halinen. Archaeological Society of Finland, 2022. pp. 45-55 (Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland; 10).

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Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe. / Pesonen, Petro Anssi Pellervo; Hertell, Esa; Mannermaa, Kristiina et al.
Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday. ed. / Kristiina Mannermaa; Volker Heyd; Petri Halinen. Archaeological Society of Finland, 2022. p. 45-55 6 (Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland; No. 10).

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Pesonen PAP, Hertell E, Mannermaa K , Manninen MA, Rostedt T, Simponen LUE et al. Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe. In Mannermaa K, Heyd V, Halinen P, editors, Odes to Mika: Festschrift for Professor Mika Lavento on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Archaeological Society of Finland. 2022. p. 45-55. 6. (Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland; 10).

Research on the Mesolithic of North Karelia in 2003–2017 - Implications for the early postglacial archaeology of Northern Europe

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