Editing 9th millennium BC (section)

===Europe===
It is believed that European sites settled before 8500 were still Palaeolithic, or at best [[Mesolithic]], communities. At [[Star Carr]] in North Yorkshire, the results of [[radiocarbon]] analysis in 2018 indicate that occupation first commenced between 9335 and 9275&nbsp;BC, lasting for a period of around 800 years until 8525–8440&nbsp;BC, although such occupations may have been episodic in nature, varying in intensity between different periods.{{sfn|Milner|Conneller|Taylor|2018|pp=225–244}} Archaeological excavations at [[Cramond]] in [[prehistoric Scotland]] have uncovered evidence of habitation dating to around 8500 BC.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1352091.stm |title=Nuts give clue to 'oldest' Scots site |work=BBC News |date=26 May 2001 |access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> Another settlement may have been established at [[Ærø]] in [[Denmark]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aeroeisland.com/aero_history.php |title=Aeroe History |publisher=Aeroe Island |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929153930/http://www.aeroeisland.com/aero_history.php |url-status=usurped }}</ref>