scholarly journals Radiocarbon dates for the early shouldered Tardigravettian from the rockshelter of Chinchon 1 at Saumane-de-Vaucluse and the chronology of the recent Provençal Upper Palaeolithic

2016 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Jacques Élie Brochier
Keyword(s):  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates

scholarly journals Eastern Europe’s “Transitional Industry”?: Deconstructing the Early Streletskian

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dinnis ◽  
A. Bessudnov ◽  
N. Reynolds ◽  
T. Devièse ◽  
A. Dudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Modern Human ◽  
East European Plain ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
East European ◽  
Archaeological Material ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Layer V ◽  
Precise Relationship ◽  
Early Upper

AbstractThe Streletskian is central to understanding the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic on the East European Plain. Early Streletskian assemblages are frequently seen as marking the Neanderthal-anatomically modern human (AMH) anthropological transition, as well as the Middle-to-Upper Palaeolithic archaeological transition. The age of key Streletskian assemblages, however, remains unclear, and there are outstanding questions over how they relate to Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic facies. The three oldest Streletskian layers—Kostenki 1 Layer V, Kostenki 6 and Kostenki 12 Layer III—were excavated by A. N. Rogachev in the mid-20th century. Here, we re-examine these layers in light of problems noted during Rogachev’s campaigns and later excavations. Layer V in the northern part of Kostenki 1 is the most likely assemblage to be unmixed. A new radiocarbon date of 35,100 ± 500 BP (OxA- X-2717-21) for this assemblage agrees with Rogachev’s stratigraphic interpretation and contradicts later claims of a younger age. More ancient radiocarbon dates for Kostenki 1 Layer V are from areas lacking diagnostic Streletskian points. The Kostenki 6 assemblage’s stratigraphic context is extremely poor, but new radiocarbon dates are consistent with Rogachev’s view that the archaeological material was deposited prior to the CI tephra (i.e. >34.3 ka BP). Multiple lines of evidence indicate that Kostenki 12 Layer III contains material of different ages. Despite some uncertainty over the precise relationship between the dated sample and diagnostic lithic material, Kostenki 1 Layer V (North) therefore currently provides the best age estimate for an early Streletskian context. This age is younger than fully Upper Palaeolithic assemblages elsewhere at Kostenki. Other “Streletskian” assemblages and Streletskian points from younger contexts at Kostenki are briefly reviewed, with possible explanations for their chronostratigraphic distribution considered. We caution that the cultural taxon Streletskian should not be applied to assemblages based simply on the presence of bifacially worked artefacts.

scholarly journals The earliest evidence for dwelling construction in the Upper Palaeolithic of Eastern Europe: a 30,000-year-old surface structure from Mira layer I

Vita Antiqua ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
V.N. Stepanchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Surface Structure ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
East European Plain ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
East European ◽  
Surface Dwelling ◽  
Layer I

The purpose of this article is to present data on the surface structure identified in the upper layer of the Mira site in the Dnieper valley. The occupation of layer I, based on a set of consistent data, constitutes the remains of a seasonal winter camp of Pleistocene horse hunters. Ten available radiocarbon dates place the calibrated age of layer I between 31,000 to 28,000 cal BP. The rapid albeit gentle overlapping of the settlement remains with alluvial sediments ensured that the original settlement and dwelling patterns and their elements survived well. Thanks to this, it is possible to reconstruct some significant aspects of the construction process, as well as details of the arrangement of the dwelling’s interior space. A 30,000-year-old, permanent skeleton cylindrical yaranga type surface construction from Mira layer I is currently representing the oldest dwelling known in the Upper Palaeolithic of Ukraine and a broader context of the steppe zone of the East European plain. Keywords: Upper Palaeolithic, surface dwelling, Eastern Europe

Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 102000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Fewlass ◽  
Sahra Talamo ◽  
Bernd Kromer ◽  
Edouard Bard ◽  
Thibaut Tuna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates

scholarly journals Between two worlds: Cova Eirós and the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in NW Iberia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo de LOMBERA-HERMIDA ◽  
Xose-Pedro RODRÍGUEZ-ÁLVAREZ ◽  
Alicia AMEIJENDA IGLESIAS ◽  
Mikel DÍAZ RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
undefined Iván REY-RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Subsistence Strategies ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Nw Iberia ◽  
Early Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Anatomically Modern Humans ◽  
Late Survival ◽  
Early Upper

Iberia, a natural cul-de-sac peninsula, plays a major role in the study of the Neanderthals demise and its eventual relationship with the spread of Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH) in Europe. The site of Cova Eirós (Galicia, Spain), located in NW Iberia, contains Middle and Upper Palaeolithic levels, based on the cultural remains recovered at the site. No human remains directly associated with those levels were discovered yet. The available radiocarbon dates from the levels 2 (c. 35 ka cal BP, Early Upper Paleolithic) and 3 (c. 41 ka cal BP, Late Middle Paleolithic), point to a late survival of Neanderthal groups in North Iberia and to a relative quick arrival of the AMH, c. 35-36 ka cal BP, with respect to other territories of the Iberian Peninsula. The archaeological record shows clear differences between the Middle and the Upper Palaeolithic occupations, regarding raw-material acquisition, lithic technology and subsistence strategies. The location of Cova Eirós in the westernmost margin of the Cantabrian Rim and in the Atlantic Façade, makes this site a key place to understand the spread of the first AMH and the progressive demise of Neanderthal populations.

Palaeolithic Investigations at Klithi: Preliminary Results of the 1984 and 1985 Field Seasons

1986 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 7-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Bailey ◽  
C. S. Gamble ◽  
H. P. Higgs ◽  
C. Roubet ◽  
D. A. Sturdy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Spatial Patterning ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Faunal Remains ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Subsistence Activities

Field-work in 1984 and 1985 centred on the Klithi rockshelter has combined excavation and analysis of finds with palaeoenvironmental and palaeogeographical studies of the wider regional setting. Radiocarbon dates show that the deposits so far excavated extend from 10,000 BP to 17,000 BP. Excavations have concentrated on the uppermost levels (10,000 BP to 12,500 BP) immediately accessible below the surface, in order to develop methods for investigating spatial variation in the distribution of materials in the deposit. They have revealed a large hearth area in the back of the shelter as a major focus of activity. New details of the flint industry and faunal remains are presented, along with preliminary indications of spatial patterning. There is evidence for the performance of a wide range of subsistence activities based on locally available resources as well as evidence, in the form of exotic flint and marine shells, for contacts over a wide area. Palaeogeographical methods of analysis based on field mapping of geology, relief and terrain have been developed to define the distribution and density of the main herbivores under Pleniglacial conditions. Both the evidence from excavation and from these wider palaeogeographical studies emphasize the small scale of human activities, the small size of residential groups, and the likelihood of seasonal movements and social contacts over very extensive territories during the Upper Palaeolithic period.

Direct AMS Radiocarbon dates for the Sungir mid Upper Palaeolithic burials

Antiquity ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (284) ◽  
pp. 269-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Pettitt ◽  
N. O. Bader
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
The Town

The site of Sungir (alternatively Sounghir) lies east of the town of Vladimir, about 200 km northeast of Moscow. It is a large mid Upper Palaeolithic ('Eastern Gravettian' sensu lato) cultural accumulation on the left bank of the Kliazma river, of which some 1500 sq. m was excavated in several seasons between 1957 and 1964 (Bader 1965; 1967; 1978; 1998).The single burial (Grave 1/Sungir 1) was excavated in 1964. It is that ofan adult male in extended, supine position, with his head oriented to the northeast and hands placed over his pubis (Figure 1). The second grave was discovered in 1969 and contained two adolescents — one male (Sungir 2) and one (probably) female (Sungir 3) — both extended, supine and lying head to head (Figure 2). All three burials were covered in red ochre and Sungir 1 was possibly associated with fires in a manner intriguingly similar to the DVXVI male burialat Dolní Větonice, Moravia (Svoboda et al. 1996).

scholarly journals Das Mittelwürm in den Lössen Südmährens und seine paläolithischen Kulturen

1996 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Karel Valoch
Keyword(s):  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Southern Moravia ◽  
Vegetation And Climate ◽  
Archaeological Excavations ◽  
Micromorphological Analysis

Abstract. Archaeological excavations at several sites in the loesses of Southern Moravia have revealed an Middle Würm Interstadial soil, classed by micromorphological analysis as between pararendzinas and chernozems. This soil has been named Bohunice after the locality where it was first defined and in accordance with the works of Haesaerts. Anthraconistic and palynologic analysis enabled a reconstruction of the vegetation and climate. The dominant landscape was open, with scattered groups of trees; the climate was cool and moderately wet. A number of radiocarbon dates relate to the period between 40 000 and 30 000 years B.P. At the time transitional cultures developed between the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic (Bohunician, Szeletian) and also the earliest Upper Palaeolithic culture (Aurignacian).

New AMS Dates for Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Camp Sites and Single Finds in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia (Germany)

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 95-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith M.Grünberg
Keyword(s):  
Northern Europe ◽  
Fishing Gear ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Central Germany ◽  
Lower Jaw ◽  
Hunting And Fishing ◽  
Ams Dates

A summary is given of 23 direct AMS radiocarbon dates for Palaeolithic and Mesolithic camp sites and single finds in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia (Germany). These new radiocarbon dates not only complement earlier results on the Upper Palaeolithic settlement in Central Germany, but they also provide new data for Palaeolithic and Mesolithic hunting and fishing gear in northern Europe. In addition, the age of the first Mesolithic cremation burial in Germany has now been confirmed and that of a child's lower jaw from the llsenhohle at Ranis had to be corrected.

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