Introduction
Star Carr is an Early Mesolithic site, dating to c. 9000–8500 BCE. The site is located in the Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK, near to the coastal town of Scarborough (Fig. 1). During the early Holocene, a large body of water, known as Lake Flixton, was situated at the eastern end of the Vale of Pickering. Star Carr was located on the western shore of this lake. The lake gradually infilled with peat, resulting in excellent preservation of organic remains.
Location of the site (Image: Barry Taylor)
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Conneller, C. (2014). Star Carr, Archaeology of. In: Smith, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_979
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