Evidence suggests that they were hunted by humans during the Mesolithic period ( 5, 000 to 8, 000 years ago ).
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Human groups returned to the area around 10, 500 years ago at the beginning of the Mesolithic period or Middle Stone Age.
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The earliest traces of people on the Isle of Man date back to the Mesolithic Period, also known as the Middle Stone Age.
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The archaeologists Mark Gillings and Joshua Pollard suggested the possibility that Avebury first gained some sort of ceremonial significance during the Late Mesolithic period.
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There is evidence for human activity on the island from the Mesolithic period onwards and there are two ancient buildings situated on the isle.
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The area around Alderley Edge provides proof of occupation since the Mesolithic period with flint implements being found along the line of the sandstone outcrop.
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During the Pleistocene epoch or Mesolithic period about 10, 000 years ago, there was a 5 degrees Celsius drop in the global temperature.
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A Mesolithic period ( 200.000-3.000 BCE ) has also been identified, characterized by advanced food gathering and hunting.
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Poulton Chapel is an important archaeological site that dates back as far as the Mesolithic period ( 8, 000 B . C . ).
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The earliest human inhabitation during the Mesolithic period is connected to Kunda culture, which is named after the town of Kunda in northern Estonia.
