Les objets de Parure associés au dépôt funéraire mésolithique de GroΒe Ofnet : implications pour la compréhension de l'organisation sociale des dernières sociétés de chasseurs-cueilleurs du Jura Souabe

A new analysis of personal ornaments from the Mesolithic burial site of Groβe Ofnet in Germany reveals that the last hunter-gatherer societies of the Swabian Jura maintained active, large-scale exchange networks despite potential reductions in mobility. The study, which combines taphonomic, archaeozoological, technological, morphometric, and functional analyses, demonstrates complex acquisition patterns for these ornaments, including multidirectional exchanges, and suggests intergenerational transmission through shared technical traditions. This challenges previous interpretations of hostile intergroup relationships by showing that social organization was sustained through long-distance connections rather than localized isolation.

Rigaud, S. (2013). Les objets de Parure associés au dépôt funéraire mésolithique de GroΒe Ofnet : implications pour la compréhension de l’organisation sociale des dernières sociétés de chasseurs-cueilleurs du Jura Souabe. Anthropozoologica, 48(2), 207–230. https://doi.org/10.5252/az2013n2a2