| title: | The Mesolith of Central and Southwest Estonia |
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| reg no: | ETF5328 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
6.1. History (incl. Archeology) |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | University of Tartu |
| head of project: | Aivar Kriiska |
| duration: | 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2005 |
| description: | The aim of the project is to specify the formation of settlement in the basin of River Pärnu, and in the Võrtsjärve lowland; as well as the main ways of the development of the settlement, and the connection between the development in the two regions. To achieve this, the existing data (archaeological inventory, exact information about the antiquities, various analyses by methods of natural sciences, radiocarbon datings) will be thoroughly studied, as well as the new data gathered in course of archaeological field works. The area under study is unquestionably among the best in Estonia for studying the Mesolithic, as dozens of antiquities have already been found, and numerous stray finds as well. The project will produce not only knowledge of local history, but also interpretations of the past, important for the prehistory of Estonia, and most likely even the whole region of the Baltic rim. Many articles dedicated to the study, and a Master's theses about mesolithic bone and antler artefacts gathered from the lower reaches of River Pärnu, will serve as the outcome of the project. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Aivar Kriiska | University of Tartu Faculty of Philosophy | Associate Professor | |