Oldesloer Group
The Oldesloer Group (also known as the Oldesloer level) is a prehistoric north German culture of the Mesolithic period from around 6,000 - 5,000 BC. The term goes back to the Hamburg prehistorian Gustav Schwantes and was named in 1925 after finds from the area around Bad Oldesloe in Schleswig-Holstein . Wolfgang Sonder described the different inventory of stone tools, which justified a differentiation from other cultures.
distribution
The Oldesloer Group can be found in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg and parts of Brandenburg in the last phase of the Boreal and in the Atlantic . During this time there was a mainland bridge between England and Schleswig-Holstein because of the low water level . Around 5,500 BC. Then the sea penetrated into this area, whereby the Doggerland was flooded and which is probably why many sites today are below sea level and are therefore not accessible to research or have been destroyed.
Finds
Skeletal remains and graves have not yet been found, the known remains of residential areas consist largely of stone artefacts. The shapes differ from the previous Duvensee group by the occurrence of long, narrow triangular and trapezoidal arrowheads. Typical findings are disc hatchets and Kiel scraper besides numerous microliths as harpoons and spear points . Organic artifacts were also found: for example antler axes, a bone dagger, a paddle blade, arrows , spears and a lance. There are also spout antler axes, deer antler hoes, deer horn harpoons and fish traps made from twigs.
Environment and economy
The improvement in the climate has resulted in denser forests and an increased incidence of game and fish. In addition to hunting, fishing was apparently the main source of food.