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Durham E-Theses Population movements into Europe during the Pleistocene: a comparative approach Grimshaw, Lucinda Celia How to cite: Grimshaw, Lucinda Celia (2004) Population movements into Europe during the Pleistocene: a comparative approach, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/3045/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 Population movements into Europe during the Pleistocene: a comparative approach. Lucinda Celia Grimshaw Ph.D. Thesis University of Durham Department of Archaeology • 2004 Volume Two of Two Volumes The copyright of this thesis rests with the author or the university to which It was submitted. No quotation from It, or Information derived from It may be published without the prior written consent of the author or university, and any information derived from It should be acknowledged . • I 0 Table of Contents CHAPTER 8: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PATTERNS IN THE AURIGNACIAN DATA ........................................................... , ........................... 389 THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC DATA AND ANALYSIS .................................................. 389 WHEN DID THE AURIGNACIAN APPEAR IN EUROPE? .............................................. 390 The Aurignacian temporal data ...................................................................... 390 Dating Aurignacian presence . ........................................................................ 392 WHERE WAS THE AURIGNACIAN PRESENT IN EUROPE? ......................................... 394 The Aurignacian spatial data .......................................................................... 394 Spatial patterning in Aurignacian presence. .................................................. .406 CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................... 41 0 CHAPTER 9: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF MOVEMENT OF THE AURIGNACIAN ................................ 411 WHAT LANDSCAPES WERE OCCUPIED BY AURIGNACIAN GROUPS? ........................ .411 The Aurignacian landscape data ..................................................................... 411 Landscapes occupied by Aurignacian groups .................................................. 414 WHAT ENVIRONMENTS WERE OCCUPIED BY AURIGNACIAN GROUPS? ................... .417 The Aurignacian environmental data . ............................................................ .417 Environments occupied by the Aurignacian. ................................................... 420 • Sequence of occupation of the environmental types ................................... .420 Habitat preferences ..................................................................................... 421 OIS 3 FAUNAL DATA ........................................................................................... 425 The first appearance dates and last appearance dates of Europeanfauna...... .426 The types of species present in Aurignacian sites ........................................... .426 The genera present in Aurignacian and faunal sites ........................................ 427 THE ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF AURIGNACIAN MOVEMENT ................................... 429 Faunal turnover. ............................................................................................. 429 Aurignacian interactions with the faunal community...................................... .430 CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................... 434 CHAPTER 10 : BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEMENT DURING THE AURIGNACIAN ......................................................................................... 435 DID AURIGNACIAN GROUPS EXPLORE EUROPE BEFORE SETTLEMENT? .................. .435 What size population was involved in the Aurignacian movement into Europe? ....................................................................................................................... 436 The relationship between assemblage size and exploration in the Aurignacian . ....................................................................................................................... 437 How were the Aurignacian groups distributed across Europe? ...................... .438 • The relationship between the spatial patterning of the assemblage sizes and exploration in the Aurignacian. ...................................................................... 447 How far were Aurignacian groups transporting raw materials? .................... .449 The relationship between raw material transfers and exploration in the Aurignacian.................................................................................................... 450 How many faunal species did Aurignacian groups utilise ?.............................. 450 The relationship between faunal utilisation level and exploration during the Aurignacian.................................................................................................... 451 a How many hearths were present in Aurignacian sites? .................................. .452 The relationship between the numbers of hearths at Aurignacian sites and exploration . .................................................................................................... 453 How many Aurignacian sites contained structures? ........................................ 454 The relationship between the presence of structures and exploration in the Aurignacian.................................................................................................... 455 Did exploration precede settlement? ............................................................... 455 AURIGNACIAN ARTEFACTS ................................................................................... 457 Is there evidence of patterning in Aurignacian artefacts over time? ............... .457 The relationship between the temporal patterns of Aurignacian artefacts and movement. ...................................................................................................... 470 Are there spatial patterns in the distribution of Aurignacian artefacts? ......... .473 The relationship between the spatial patterning of Aurignacian artefacts and movement. ...................................................................................................... 476 What factors may have influenced the nature of Aurignacian assemblages? .. .479 The impact of the environment and assemblage size on the artefacts represented in Aurignacian assemblages . .......................................................................... 481 CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................... 482 CHAPTER U. : CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC AND AURIGNACIAN DATA AND THE MODELS OF MOVEMENT........... 484 THE SIMILARITIES AND DlFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MOVEMENTS DURING THE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC AND THE AURIGNACIAN ............................................................... .484 • THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MODELS ......................................................................... .486 Gamble's lnodel.............................................................................................. 486 The regional environment model. ............................................................... .486 Local hominid networks and social landscapes .......................................... .488 Foley's model. ................................................................................................ 489 Ecological predictions ................................................................................. 489 Archaeological predictions ......................................................................... .489 Rolland's model.............................................................................................. 491 Ecological predictions ................................................................................ .491 Archaeological predictions ......................................................................... .492 Carbonell's model. ......................................................................................... 493 The Lower Palaeolithic .............................................................................. .493 The Aurignacian ......................................................................................... 495 THE APPLICABILITY OF THE INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK ...................................... .495 The biological models ..................................................................................... 496 Biological invasions .................................................................................... 496 Jump dispersal. ..........................................................................................