- Kongemose culture
The Kongemose culture (ca
6000 BC – ca5200 BC ) was amesolithic hunter-gatherer culture in southernScandinavia , and the origin of theErtebølle culture . It was preceded by theMaglemosian culture . In the north it bordered on the ScandinavianNøstvet and Lihult cultures .The Kongemose culture is named after a location in western
Zealand and its typical form is known fromDenmark andSkåne . The finds are characterised by long flintstone flakes which were used for making the characteristic rhombic arrowheads, scrapers,drill s,awl s and toothed blades.Tiny
microlith s constituted the edges of bone daggers that were often decorated with geometric patterns. Stone axes were made of various stones, and other tools were made of horn andbone .The main economy was based on hunting
red deer ,roe deer andwild boar , supplemented by fishing at the coastal settlements.Notes
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