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The new 14 C chronology for the Palaeolithic site of La Ferrassie, France: the disappearance of Neanderthals and the arrival of Homo sapiens in France
- Source :
- Journal of Quaternary Science, Journal of Quaternary Science, Wiley, 2020, 35 (7), pp.961-973. ⟨10.1002/jqs.3236⟩, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, Journal of Quaternary Science, 2020, 35 (7), pp.961-973. ⟨10.1002/jqs.3236⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2020.
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Abstract
- The grand abri at La Ferrassie (France) has been a key site for Palaeolithic research since the early part of the 20th century. It became the eponymous site for one variant of Middle Palaeolithic stone tools, and its sequence was used to define stages of the Aurignacian, an early phase of the Upper Palaeolithic. Several Neanderthal remains, including two relatively intact skeletons, make it one of the most important sites for the study of Neanderthal morphology and one of the more important data sets when discussing the Neanderthal treatment of the dead. However, the site has remained essentially undated. Our goal here is to provide a robust chronological framework of the La Ferrassie sequence to be used for broad regional models about human behaviour during the late Middle to Upper Palaeolithic periods. To achieve this goal, we used a combination of modern excavation methods, extensive geoarchaeological analyses, and radiocarbon dating. If we accept that Neanderthals were responsible for the Châtelperronian, then our results suggest an overlap of ca. 1600 years with the newly arrived Homo sapiens found elsewhere in France.<br />Open access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
- Subjects :
- 010506 paleontology
Neanderthal
010502 geochemistry & geophysics
01 natural sciences
law.invention
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Sequence (geology)
human evolution
La Ferrassie
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
law
biology.animal
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Radiocarbon dating
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Chronology
Human evolution
Palaeolithic
biology
569.9
Paleontology
chronology
Archaeology
Radiocarbon
[STAT]Statistics [stat]
Geography
Homo sapiens
Châtelperronian
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
radiocarbon
Aurignacian
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02678179 and 10991417
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Quaternary Science, Journal of Quaternary Science, Wiley, 2020, 35 (7), pp.961-973. ⟨10.1002/jqs.3236⟩, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP), instacron:RCAAP, Journal of Quaternary Science, 2020, 35 (7), pp.961-973. ⟨10.1002/jqs.3236⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c19e013a9a0409a0e3c31a4e3e5dc2da