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This research aims to understand the dispersal of reindeer into southern Sweden during the Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic.

March 14, 2026The Holocene

Tracing the early dispersal of reindeer in southern Sweden: Chronology, habitat, and human interaction ( c . 12,000–7000 BCE)

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This research aims to understand the dispersal of reindeer into southern Sweden during the Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic.
Analyzed a dataset of 220 unburnt reindeer skeletal elements from various archaeological sites in southern Sweden.
Performed 14C analysis to establish a chronological framework for the data.
Conducted stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) to assess dietary habits and habitat changes of reindeer.
Reindeer were present in southern and western Sweden from 12,066 to 7079 cal BCE, peaking in the Early Holocene.
Isotope analysis indicated changes in reindeer habitat over time.
The decline and eventual disappearance of reindeer were linked to climate change rather than human hunting activity.

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Chronological analysis shows habitat changes and climate change influenced reindeer disappearance in southern Sweden.

Fjellström et al. (2026) studied this question.

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