Hayonim Cave Lithic Assemblages in the Context of the Near Eastern Middle Paleolithic

2005 ◽  
pp. 165-180
Author(s):  
Liliane Meignen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Paleolithic ◽  
Near Eastern ◽  
Lithic Assemblages

Late Neanderthals at Jarama VI (central Iberia)?

2013 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Kehl ◽  
Christoph Burow ◽  
Alexandra Hilgers ◽  
Marta Navazo ◽  
Andreas Pastoors ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Middle Paleolithic ◽  
Lithic Assemblages ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Early Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Ca 50 ◽  
Stone Industry ◽  
Late Survival ◽  
Early Upper

Previous geochronological and archaeological studies on the rock shelter Jarama VI suggested a late survival of Neanderthals in central Iberia and the presence of lithic assemblages of Early Upper Paleolithic affinity. New data on granulometry, mineralogical composition, geochemical fingerprints and micromorphology of the sequence corroborate the previous notion that the archaeological units JVI.2.1 to JVI.2.3 are slackwater deposits of superfloods, which did not experience significant post-depositional changes, whereas the artifact-rich units JVI.3 and JVI.1 mainly received sediment inputs by sheetwash and cave spall. New AMS radiocarbon measurements on three samples of cut-marked bone using the ultrafiltration technique yielded ages close to, or beyond, the limit of radiocarbon dating at ca. 50 14C ka BP, and hence suggest much higher antiquity than assumed previously. Furthermore, elevated temperature post-IR IRSL luminescence measurements on K feldspars yielded burial ages for subunits JVI.2.2 and JVI.2.3 between 50 and 60 ka. Finally, our reappraisal of the stone industry strongly suggests that the whole sequence is of Mousterian affinity. In conclusion, Jarama VI most probably does not document a late survival of Neanderthals nor an Early Upper Paleolithic occupation in central Iberia, but rather indicates an occupation breakdown after the Middle Paleolithic.

The rock shelter Abrigo del Molino (Segovia, Spain) and the timing of the late Middle Paleolithic in Central Iberia

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Kehl ◽  
David Álvarez-Alonso ◽  
María de Andrés-Herrero ◽  
Andrés Díez-Herrero ◽  
Nicole Klasen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Luminescence Dating ◽  
Middle Paleolithic ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Rock Shelter ◽  
Lithic Assemblages ◽  
Slack Water ◽  
Late Survival ◽  
Millennial Scale

AbstractThe timing of the late Middle Paleolithic and late disappearance of Neanderthals in the Iberian Peninsula are hotly debated subjects in Paleolithic archeology. Several studies suggested a late survival in South and Central Iberia until about 32 ka, but were probably subject to significant age underestimation due to contamination of dating samples, undiagnostic lithic assemblages, and/or lack of stratigraphic integrity. We conducted a radiocarbon and luminescence-dating study backed by detailed sedimentological and micromorphological investigations at the newly discovered rock shelter sequence of Abrigo del Molino (Central Spain). Accumulation of the sediment sequence was rapid. It started with deposition of paleoflood slack-water deposits at around 48 ka and continued until about 41 ka with deposition of colluvial and detrital sediments. These contain two Mousterian levels, which place the latest Neanderthal occupation at around 45 to 41 ka, i.e., between Heinrich Stadials 5 and 4, and probably during a time of climate amelioration. Abrigo del Molino thus provides a detailed and chronologically well-constrained record of Late Neanderthal presence and morphodynamic change in Central Iberia during times of millennial-scale climate changes. The site gives further evidence for an early disappearance of Neanderthals in Central Iberia.

Production and Transport of Blanks and Tools at the French Middle Paleolithic Site of Combe-Capelle Bas

1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Roth ◽  
Harold L. Dibble
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Middle Paleolithic ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Group Mobility ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Lithic Assemblage ◽  
Lithic Assemblages ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Core Reduction

Recent studies of Middle Paleolithic lithic assemblages have focused on questions of interest to lithic analysts everywhere, including the effect of raw material availability, occupation span, and tool maintenance on assemblage characteristics. In this paper, we add to the growing database on Middle Paleolithic assemblages using material recently excavated at Combe-Capelle Bas in the Dordogne region of southern France. The site provides a unique opportunity for addressing questions concerning lithic assemblage variability because it is located on a high quality flint source. We present data on core reduction, blank selection, raw material procurement, and lithic transport that provide information on lithic use pertinent for both Old World and New World archaeologists. Our data show that raw material availability and group mobility influenced blank selection, production, and transport at Combe-Capelle.

Middle Paleolithic sites of Katta Sai in western Tian Shan piedmont, Central Asiatic loess zone: Geoarchaeological investigation of the site formation and the integrity of the lithic assemblages

2016 ◽  
Vol 399 ◽  
pp. 136-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej T. Krajcarz ◽  
Małgorzata Kot ◽  
Konstantin Pavlenok ◽  
Stanisław Fedorowicz ◽  
Magdalena Krajcarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Site Formation ◽  
Middle Paleolithic ◽  
Lithic Assemblages ◽  
Tian Shan
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