De mesolithische structuur van Kampen: woonhut, windscherm of luchtkasteel?

Abstract

The mesolithic features of Kampen: hut, windbreak or castle in the air?In 2016, several possible posthole were found below a circular Mesolithic flint scatter in Kampen (province of Overijssel, the Netherlands). Based on spatial analysis (ring-and-sector analysis) of the flint corresponding to these possible postholes, this scatter was interpreted by Geerts et al (2019) as “the best example of a Mesolithic dwelling-structure known so far in the Netherlands”(translation). Although this is a very promising site, there are some doubts about this interpretation. Several of the ‘postholes’ were dismissed as natural features in the field, and the features which constitute the postulated hut do not correspond morphologically to each other, even though these are supposedly contemporary. This is especially true for the ‘central pole’. This leaves room for other interpretations, such as a windbreak, or natural features, and the find cannot be irrefutably interpreted as a dwelling structure.