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SUMMARY:Submerged Landscapes Along the Southern Baltic Sea Coast: Evidence\
 , Methods and Interpretation
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DESCRIPTION:In the north of Germany\, a rich archaeological record is prese
 nt of Paleolithic and Mesolithic sites. The most notable examples being th
 e Ahrensburg tunnel valley\, where large-scale hunting activities of reind
 eer took place\, and the ancient lake of Duvensee\, with evidence of a lon
 g-term settlement of Mesolithic people. Sea-level rise during the early Ho
 locene has resulted in the submergence of extensive areas of this landscap
 e beneath the Baltic Sea.\nWith a long history of studying submerged prehi
 storic sites in Northern Germany\, several new research projects have been
  initiated in recent years. Among these is the investigation of the Blinke
 rwall\, the focus of our project (SEASCAPE). The study of the ‘Blinkerwa
 ll’ offers a unique opportunity to understand the traditions\, subsisten
 ce strategies\, mobility patterns\, hunting strategies and territorial dev
 elopments of the first hunter-gatherers to follow the retreating ice sheet
 s in northern Europe. However\, due to its depth\, size and lack of compar
 able studies in the Baltic Sea\, archaeological field work is challenging 
 and interpretation uncertain. \nIn order to better understand how to inter
 pret the function of the newly discovered structures of larger scale in th
 e Baltic Sea\, comparable features from prehistoric and sub-recent times a
 re to be evaluated and comparatively analysed using quantitative as well a
 s qualitative data sets. A review of existing structures is essential for 
 a solid scientific interpretation of the Blinkerwall and comparable struct
 ures which might exist elsewhere in the western and southern Baltic Sea.\n
 Challenges are not limited to the deeper located sites. Research at the Co
 nventer Niederung revealed to us a new range of complications. The site is
  located in four distinct zones: terrestrial peatland used for agriculture
 \, beach\, shallow water until 2 meters and the deeper waters reaching fro
 m 2 to 12 meters in depth. All zones contain archaeological material of wh
 ich the dating is uncertain\, but all origin from the same archaeological 
 culture. Due to the different zones on this site\, one main research appro
 ach is not possible and revising our strategies is essential. In addition\
 , collaborative efforts with researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Ba
 ltic Sea Research (IOW) and the SUBNORDICA project aim to quantify peat er
 osion at the site. Given the good preservation conditions of archaeologica
 l remains in peat\, the rapid loss of these deposits is of significant con
 cern.\nThe Blinkerwall and Conventer Niederung exemplify the technical and
  scientific challenges inherent to research on submerged and complex prehi
 storic sites. Together\, they highlight the need for innovative methodolog
 ies\, workflows and interdisciplinary collaboration to advance our underst
 anding of early hunter-gatherer societies in northern Germany.Meeting-ID: 
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