Palaeoecological background of the Upper Palaeolithic site of Ságvár, Hungary: radiocarbon‐dated malacological and sedimentological studies on the Late Pleistocene environment
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3306
Abstract: In this paper, the authors present new palaeoecological and sedimentological results from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Ságvár, Hungary. Simple (abundance and dominance) and advanced (cluster analysis, principal component analysis, correspondence) statistical analyses of malacological… read more here.
Keywords: radiocarbon; environment; palaeolithic site; site hungary ... See more keywords
Environmental conditions in the Massif Central during the Upper Palaeolithic using stable isotope tracking (13C, 15N) of bone collagen from large herbivores
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3617
Abstract: The environmental conditions experienced by hunter‐gatherers during the second part of the Upper Palaeolithic (ca. 28 000–15 000 cal bp) are poorly known in the mid‐elevation volcanic mountains of the Massif Central in southern France. The stable… read more here.
Keywords: upper palaeolithic; collagen; large herbivores; environmental conditions ... See more keywords
Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000
Abstract: The ritual human burials and scattered fragments of human bones excavated from Dolni Vestonice II and Pavlov I (Czech Republic) in the 20th century provide a large body of evidence on morphology and funerary practices… read more here.
Keywords: human remains; radiocarbon; radiocarbon dates; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation at Gelimgoush cave, Kermanshah; West-Central Zagros mountains of Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103050
Abstract: Abstract The timing and dispersal routes of Homo sapiens (H. sapiens) into the Iranian Plateau have always been a matter of debate in the recent years. Current studies on the Upper Palaeolithic period of the… read more here.
Keywords: zagros mountains; west central; central zagros; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Reconsidering production organization in the Early Upper Palaeolithic: The case for specialized production of Aurignacian beads
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.02.002
Abstract: Abstract The organization of beadproduction during the Aurignacian has significant implications for understanding the role of these artifacts in Upper Palaeolithic societies, and the evolution of symbolic behavior and social organization more generally. For this… read more here.
Keywords: production; case; early upper; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Rethinking Emireh Cave: The lithic technology perspectives
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.06.049
Abstract: Abstract The Emiran is the earliest technocomplex within the Levantine Upper Palaeolithic sequence. It was defined after biased lithic assemblages from el-Wad and Emireh caves by Dorothy Garrod. The term Emiran was further adopted and… read more here.
Keywords: cave lithic; rethinking emireh; emireh cave; emireh ... See more keywords
Late Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in the Central Mediterranean: New archaeological and genetic data from the Late Epigravettian burial Oriente C (Favignana, Sicily)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.01.025
Abstract: Abstract Grotta d’Oriente, a small coastal cave located on the island of Favignana (Sicily, Italy) is a key site for the study of the early human colonization of Sicily. The individual known as Oriente C… read more here.
Keywords: late epigravettian; central mediterranean; oriente; upper palaeolithic ... See more keywords
Life history and ancestry of the late Upper Palaeolithic infant from Grotta delle Mura, Italy
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51150-x
Abstract: The biological aspects of infancy within late Upper Palaeolithic populations and the role of southern refugia at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum are not yet fully understood. This study presents a multidisciplinary, high… read more here.
Keywords: upper palaeolithic; palaeolithic infant; history; infant grotta ... See more keywords
Exploring Knapping Learning Processes Amongst Upper Palaeolithic Hunter-Gatherers
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DOI: 10.1080/0046760x.2023.2223545
Abstract: ABSTRACT The work reported in this article explores stone knapping learning processes through the study of a Late Upper Palaeolithic workshop in the Italian Alps, so as to contribute to the framework of today’s debate… read more here.
Keywords: upper palaeolithic; knapping learning; exploring knapping; learning processes ... See more keywords
The older, the better? On the radiocarbon dating of Upper Palaeolithic burials in Northern Eurasia and beyond
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2018.158
Abstract: Abstract The reliability of radiocarbon dates for Palaeolithic human burials is of utmost importance for prehistoric archaeologists. Recently obtained dates for several such burials in central Russia raise important interrelated issues concerning site taphonomy and… read more here.
Keywords: older better; radiocarbon dating; better radiocarbon; radiocarbon ... See more keywords
The Early Upper Palaeolithic bone industry of the Central Altai, Russia: new evidence from the Kara-Bom site
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2020.137
Abstract: Abstract The first formal bone tool in the Central Altai of Russia was found in an Early Upper Palaeolithic assemblage at the Kara-Bom open-air site. Here the authors report the results of AMS dating, use-wear… read more here.
Keywords: central altai; kara bom; early upper; altai russia ... See more keywords