Monday 26th November 2007.
Jeffery Room, Northampton Guildhall, Northampton.
Northamptonshire Archaeological Society welcomes Bill Boismier to give an annual public lecture entitled:
‘Fear and Loathing in the Middle Palaeolithic: Mammoths at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk. Neanderthal Hunting or Scavenging?
At Lynford Quarry, Norfolk, an old river channel contained the remains of mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, horse, bison, wolf, red or arctic fox and brown bear, along with stone handaxes and other tools, all buried under two or three metres of sands and gravels. Well preserved middle Palaeolithic open-air sites are exceedingly rare in Europe, making Lynford of national and international importance. However, a key issue of debate is whether the evidence indicates that the Neanderthal population was systematically hunting mammoth, or whether they were being opportunistic, and scavenging the carcasses of dead mammoths. Bill Boismier directed the excavations at Lynford Quarry and has been preparing the report. He will provide us with a presentation of the results and discuss the interpretation of these important but contentious remains of our early ancestors. Come along and hear more direct from Bill.
Door and refrsehments from 6.45pm / NAS AGM from 7pm / Public Lecture from 7.15pm.
