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Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans

Authors :
Borić, Dušan
Cristiani, Emanuela
Hopkins, Rachel
Schwenninger, Jean-Luc
Gerometta, Katarina
French, Charles A. I.
Mutri, Giuseppina
Calić, Jelena
Dimitrijević, Vesna
Marin-Arroyo, Ana B.
Jones, Jennifer R.
Stevens, Rhiannon
Masciana, Alana
Uno, Kevin
Richter, Kristine Korzow
Antonović, Dragana
Wehr, Karol
Lane, Christine
White, Dustin
Borić, Dušan
Cristiani, Emanuela
Hopkins, Rachel
Schwenninger, Jean-Luc
Gerometta, Katarina
French, Charles A. I.
Mutri, Giuseppina
Calić, Jelena
Dimitrijević, Vesna
Marin-Arroyo, Ana B.
Jones, Jennifer R.
Stevens, Rhiannon
Masciana, Alana
Uno, Kevin
Richter, Kristine Korzow
Antonović, Dragana
Wehr, Karol
Lane, Christine
White, Dustin
Source :
Journal of Quaternary Science
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article presents evidence about the Middle Palaeolithic and Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the karst area of the Danube Gorges in the Lower Danube Basin. We review the extant data and present new evidence from two recently investigated sites found on the Serbian side of the Danube River - Tabula Traiana and Dubocka-Kozja caves. The two sites have yielded layers dating to both the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and have been investigated by the application of modern standards of excavation and recovery along with a suite of state-of-the-art analytical procedures. The presentation focuses on micromorphological analyses of the caves' sediments, characterisation of cryptotephra, a suite of new radiometric dates (accelerator mass spectrometry and optically stimulated luminescence) as well as proteomics (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) and stable isotope data in discerning patterns of human occupation of these locales over the long term.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Journal :
Journal of Quaternary Science
Notes :
Journal of Quaternary Science
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1292025202
Document Type :
Electronic Resource