#federmesser

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Creswellian Culture: the presence of this culture on mainland Britain can be linked to the Federmesser tradition in Northern Europe, named by Dorothy Garrod in 1926 after its type-site of Creswell Crags in Derbyshire.

Early Cultures of the British Isles - Creswellian

Coverage of the early modern human archaeological cultures of the British Isles

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Coverage of the early modern human archaeological cultures of Europe

Federmesser culture dates seem to vary wildly, from about 14,800-12,800 BC to 9800-8800 BC, perhaps hinting at the flexibility of its function as a group umbrella rather than a single specific culture.