Ecology of Early Settlement in Northern Europe - Conditions for Subsistence and Survival (Volume 1) - Per Persson
3. Why Walk When You Can Take a Boat? Moving Beyond the North Central European Plain
Ecology of Early Settlement in Northern Europe - Conditions for Subsistence and Survival (Volume 1) - Per Persson
Lou Schmitt [+]
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Lou Schmitt is a researcher affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in western Sweden. Schmitt has been investigating the relationship between the Ahrensburgian culture in northern Germany and the Hensbacka culture group in western Sweden, and has published numerous international papers and articles on the subject during the past 20 years.
Description
During the past 20 years, the author has been engaged in questions and investigations that address the relationship between the Continental Ahrensburgian – and the Hensbacka group found in Bohuslän on the west coast of Sweden. On the following pages, highlights from these inquiries will be presented in the form of a condensed review of published material in conjunction with current perspectives concerning coastal colonization in western Sweden.