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45.000 Let Stare Fosilne Dlake Jamskega Medveda Iz Najdišča Divje Babe I V Sloveniji
45.000 let stare fosilne dlake jamskega medveda iz najdišča Divje babe I v Sloveniji Ivan TURK, Franc CIMERMAN, Janez DIRJEC, Slavko POLAK in Jurij MAJDIČ Izvleček Abstract V paleolitskem najdišču in fosilnem brlogu jamskega medveda Imprints and fossilised remains of cave bear hair were found Divje babe I so bili najdeni poleg številnih kosti in zob tudi in a fossil den at the Palaeolithic site of Divje babe-I, in ad- odtisi dlak in njihovi fosilni ostanki, stari 45.000 let. Fosilizirane dition to a plethora of bones and teeth. The hairs from Divje dlake iz Divjih bab I so zaenkrat edinstven primer v jamskem babe-I are currently the only example of their kind found in sedimentacijskem okolju. cave deposits. UVOD let (RIDDL 734,746, 759; Turke/al. 1989). Najbolj zanesljive datacije plasti z mousterienskimi najd- Dolgoletne raziskave v novejšem večplastnem bami so bile pridobljene na podlagi vzajemnih paleolitskem najdišču Divje babe I v dolini Idrijce vzorcev lesnega oglja in kostnega kolagena (RIDDL v severozahodni Sloveniji so pripeljale tudi do 739 + 745 in 746 + 759) iz zaključenih celot (kvadrat zanimivega in po svoje pomembnega odkritja fo- 1 x lm in reženj debeline 0,25 oz. 0,30 m), tako siliziranih ostankov dlak in njihovih odtisov. da različni materiali vzorcev niso dali statistično Najdišče Divje babe I je v slovenskem prostoru različne radiokarbonske starosti (P > 0,80) (cfr. pomembno predvsem zaradi nove skupine paleo- Taylor 1987, 125). litskih najdb in trenutno najbolj bogatih paleon- Sistematska izkopavanja v Divjih babah I so toloških in paleobotaničnih ostankov v arheolo- se začela leta 1980 in še trajajo. -
B39 Homo Neanderthalensis and Archaic Homo Sapiens
138 Chapter b THE GREAT ICE AGE The Present is the Key to the Past: HUGH RANCE b39 Homo neanderthalensis and archaic Homo sapiens < 160,000 years, burial, care > Haud ignara mali miseris succurrere disco. [Not unacquainted with distress, I have learned to succor the unfortunate.] —Virgil proverb.1 Hybridization may be ‘the grossest blunder in sexual preference which we can conceive of an animal making’[—Ronald Fisher, 1930], but it is nonetheless a regular event. The fraction of species that hybridize is variable, but on average around 10% of animal and 25% of plant species are known to hybridize with at least one other species. —James Mallet.2 Peripatetic though they were, Cro-Magnon (moderns) did not intermix with other human groups that existed, but kept to themselves for mating purposes, and then prevailed to the complete demise of competitors wherever they roamed.3 Invading species succeed often by virtue of leaving behind their predators, parasites, and pathogens.4 Humanity has decreased in overall robustness (healthy body mass) since 11,000 years ago. With adult heights that average 5' 4" and observed range of 1' 10½" (Gul Mohammed) to 8' 11"( Robert P. Wadlow), we Cro-Magnon descendants are 13% less their body size that Christopher B. Ruff has estimated from their fossilized bones. In Europe, Cro-Magnon developed an ivory, antler, and bone toolkit with apparel-making needles (Magdalenian culture) and had arrived equipped with stone-pointed projectiles (Aurignation technology).5 Moderns were in frigid Russia (Kostenki sites) 45,000 -
Adorning the Dead a Bio-Archaeological Analysis of Ochre Application to Gravettian Burials
Adorning the Dead A Bio-Archaeological Analysis of Ochre Application to Gravettian Burials Sierra McKinney; University of Victoria ©2016 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Theoretical Orientation ...................................................................................................................... 4 Literature Review ................................................................................................................................. 5 History of Ochre Use: ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Gravettian Burials and the Archaeology Record: .................................................................................. 6 Methods of Ochre Application ...................................................................................................................... 8 Established Gravettian Regional Variation: ......................................................................................... 11 Material and Methodology ............................................................................................................... 14 Burial Database .............................................................................................................................................. 14 GIS Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................... -
Panthera Pardus ., 2003).Ouraim,However, Is Var
THE LEOPARD (PANTHERA PARDUS), THE RARE HUNTER OF THE ALPINE AREA DURING THE UPPER PLEISTOCENE MARTINA PACHER UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, INSTITUTE OF PALAEONTOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY-VERTEBRATEPALAEONTOL- OGY, GEOZENTRUM UZA II, ALTHANSTRASSE 14, A-1090 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, [email protected] GERNOT RABEDER UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA, INSTITUTE OF PALAEONTOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY-VERTEBRATEPALAEONTOL- OGY, GEOZENTRUM UZA II, ALTHANSTRASSE 14, A-1090 VIENNA, AUSTRIA, [email protected] Abstract The paper presents a revision of leopard remains in the Alps with special focus on the Eastern Alpine area and Switzerland. The oldest evidence comes from the Middle Pleistocene of Hundsheim, Austria, followed by remains from Repolust-cave, Styria, Austria. During the Upper Pleistocene the leopard also reached the high Alps. The highest elevated finds come from the Drachenloch, Switzerland. Nonetheless, its distribution into the Eastern Alpine area is limited, especially at higher elevations. The leopard reached the Alpine area only occasionally with exception of the southern French Alps and Liguria, Italy. Samenvatting Dit artikel presenteert een herziening van de gevonden luipaardresten in de Alpen met een speciale focus op het Oostelijk Alpengebied en Zwitserland. Het oudste bewijsmateriaal komt uit het Midden-Pleistoceen van Hundsheim (Oostenrijk), gevolgd door resten uit de Repolustgrot in Styria (Oostenrijk). Gedurende het Laat- Pleistoceen bereikte het luipaard ook het Alpengebied. De hoogst gelegen vondsten komen van de Drachen- lochgrot in Zwitserland. Toch is de distributie in het Oostelijk Alpengebied beperkt, vooral bij grotere hoogtes. Het luipaard bereikte slechts incidenteel het Alpengebied met uitzondering van de zuidelijke Franse Alpen en ICBS PROCEEDINGS Liguirië (Italië). at the collection Weinfurter at the Institute of Palaeontology INTRODUCTION Vienna (table 2, table 4-8, plate 1). -
Upper Pleistocene Human Remains from Vindija Cave, Croatia, Yugoslavia
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 54~499-545(1981) Upper Pleistocene Human Remains From Vindija Cave, Croatia, Yugoslavia MILFORD H. WOLPOFF, FRED H. SMITH, MIRKO MALEZ, JAKOV RADOVCIC, AND DARKO RUKAVINA Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (MH.W.1,Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Kmxuille, Tennessee 37916 (FHS.),and Institute for Paleontology and Quaternary Geology, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (M.M., J.R., D.R.) KEY WORDS Vindija, Neandertal, South Central Europe, Modern Homo sapiens origin, Evolution ABSTRACT Human remains excavated from Vindija cave include a large although fragmentary sample of late Mousterian-associated specimens and a few additional individuals from the overlying early Upper Paleolithic levels. The Mousterian-associated sample is similar to European Neandertals from other regions. Compared with earlier Neandertals from south central Europe, this sam- ple evinces evolutionary trends in the direction of Upper Paleolithic Europeans. Compared with the western European Neandertals, the same trends can be demon- strated, although the magnitude of difference is less, and there is a potential for confusing temporal with regional sources of variation. The early Upper Paleo- lithic-associated sample cannot be distinguished from the Mousterian-associated hominids. We believe that this site provides support for Hrdlicka’s “Neandertal phase” of human evolution, as it was originally applied in Europe. The Pannonian Basin and surrounding val- the earliest chronometrically dated Upper leys of south central Europe have yielded a Paleolithic-associated hominid in Europe large and significant series of Upper Pleisto- (Smith, 1976a). cene fossil hominids (e.g. Jelinek, 1969) as well This report presents a detailed comparative as extensive evidence of their cultural behavior description of a sample of fossil hominids re- (e.g. -
The Sopeña Rockshelter, a New Site in Asturias (Spain) Bearing Evidence on the Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic in Northern Iberia
MUNIBE (Antropologia-Arkeologia) nº 63 45-79 SAN SEBASTIÁN 2012 ISSN 1132-2217 Recibido: 2012-01-17 Aceptado: 2012-11-04 The Sopeña Rockshelter, a New Site in Asturias (Spain) bearing evidence on the Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic in Northern Iberia El abrigo de Sopeña, un nuevo yacimiento en Asturias (España) con depósitos de Paleolítico Medio y Superior Inicial en el Norte de la Península Ibérica KEY WORDS: Middle Paleolithic, Early Upper Paleolithic, Gravettian, Auriñaciense, Mousterian, northern Spain, Cantabrian Mountains. PALABRAS CLAVES: Paleolítico Medio, Paleolítico Superior Inicial, Gravetiense, Auriñaciense, Musteriense, norte de España, montañas Cantábricas. GAKO-HITZAK: Erdi Paleolitoa, Hasierako Goi Paleolitoa, Gravettiarra, Aurignaciarra, Mousteriarra, Espainiako iparraldea, Kantauriar mendikatea. Ana C. PINTO-LLONA(1), Geoffrey CLARK(2), Panagiotis KARKANAS(3), Bonnie BLACKWELL(4), Anne R. SKINNER(4), Peter ANDREWS(5), Kaye REED(6), Alexandra MILLER(2), Rosario MACÍAS-ROSADO(1) and Jarno VAKIPARTA(7) ABSTRACT Iberia has become a major focus of modern human origins research because the early dates for the Aurignacian in some sites in northern Spain seem to preclude an ‘Aurignacian invasion’ from east to west. Neanderthals associated with Mousterian industries occur late in time. The occurrence of Neanderthal-modern hybrids dated to around 24 ka, and the possibility of in situ transition between the Middle and Upper Pa- leolithic along the north Spanish coast, also raise important questions. To approach these questions requires excavations with modern methods of sites containing relevant archaeological records, in situ stratigraphic deposits, and reliable dating. Here we offer a preliminary report on the Sopeña site, a rockshelter containing well stratified late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic deposits. -
Arheološki Vestnik DIVJE BABE I
Arheološki vestnik Sero venientibus ossa (Arh. vest., A V) 39-40, 1988-1989, str. 13-60 DIVJE BABE I - NOVO PALEOLITSKO NAJDIŠČE IN SKUPINSKO GROBIŠČE JAMSKEGA MEDVEDA POSKUS TAFONOMSKE ANALIZE NA PODLAGI VZORCEV IZ DVEH SEDIMENTNIH IN ARHEOLOŠKIH KOMPLEKSOV IVAN TURK Inštitut za arheologijo ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 5, YU-61000 Ljubljana JANEZ DIRJEC Linhartova 84, YU-61000 Ljubljana METKA CULIBERG Biološki inštitut Jovana Hadžija ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 5, YU-61000 Ljubljana Po sedmih mesecih izkopavanj v letih 1980-1986 je bilo najdenih v novem, še neobdelanem paleolitskem jamskem najdišču Divje babe I v dolini Idrijce (Cerkno, občina Idrija) poleg arheoloških ostankov tudi več tisoč kilogramov kosti in zob jamskega medveda (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmiiller et Heinroth 1794). Gre za pravo skupinsko grobišče, kakršnega že poznamo iz Potočke zijalke (Brodar S., Brodar M., 1983) in Mokriške jame (Brodar M., 1959; Rakovec I., 1967). Po začetnih težavah, ki smo jih imeli zaradi obilice fosilnih najdb in našega tradicionalnega odnosa do njih, smo se leta 1984 odločili za sistematično pobiranje in evidentiranje vseh osteoodon- toloških ostankov po kvadratnih metrih in stratificiranih izkopih.1 V treh letih smo tako zbrali zajeten vzorec, iz katerega smo na podlagi začasnih obdelav v neobjav- ljenih elaboratih izločili del gradiva za poskusno tafonomsko (Olson E. C., 1980) in delno arheozoološko analizo. Čeprav je bil jamski medved obdelan že z mnogih vidikov (Kurten B., 1976; Musil R-, 1980-1981), nam ni znano, da bi bili njegovi množični ostanki obravnavani v okviru standardiziranih stratificiranih vzorcev. Vse dosedanje analize večjih nahaja- lišč ostankov jamskega medveda namreč niso dosledno upoštevale niti stratigrafske- ga načela niti ploskovne razporeditve ostankov. -
Direct Dating of Neanderthal Remains from the Site of Vindija Cave and Implications for the Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition
Direct dating of Neanderthal remains from the site of Vindija Cave and implications for the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition Thibaut Devièsea,1, Ivor Karavanicb,c, Daniel Comeskeya, Cara Kubiaka, Petra Korlevicd, Mateja Hajdinjakd, Siniša Radovice, Noemi Procopiof, Michael Buckleyf, Svante Pääbod, and Tom Highama aOxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, United Kingdom; bDepartment of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; cDepartment of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071; dDepartment of Evolutionary Genetics, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; eInstitute for Quaternary Palaeontology and Geology, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; and fManchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom Edited by Richard G. Klein, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, and approved July 28, 2017 (received for review June 5, 2017) Previous dating of the Vi-207 and Vi-208 Neanderthal remains from to directly dating the remains of late Neanderthals and early Vindija Cave (Croatia) led to the suggestion that Neanderthals modern humans, as well as artifacts recovered from the sites they survived there as recently as 28,000–29,000 B.P. Subsequent dating occupied. It has become clear that there have been major pro- yielded older dates, interpreted as ages of at least ∼32,500 B.P. We blems with dating reliability and accuracy across the Paleolithic have redated these same specimens using an approach based on the in general, with studies highlighting issues with underestimation extraction of the amino acid hydroxyproline, using preparative high- of the ages of different dated samples from previously analyzed performance liquid chromatography (Prep-HPLC). -
Plains Anthropologist Author Index
Author Index AUTHOR INDEX Aaberg, Stephen A. (see Shelley, Phillip H. and George A. Agogino) 1983 Plant Gathering as a Settlement Determinant at the Pilgrim Stone Circle Site. In: Memoir 19. Vol. 28, No. (see Smith, Calvin, John Runyon, and George A. Agogino) 102, pp. 279-303. (see Smith, Shirley and George A. Agogino) Abbott, James T. Agogino, George A. and Al Parrish 1988 A Re-Evaluation of Boulderflow as a Relative Dating 1971 The Fowler-Parrish Site: A Folsom Campsite in Eastern Technique for Surficial Boulder Features. Vol. 33, No. Colorado. Vol. 16, No. 52, pp. 111-114. 119, pp. 113-118. Agogino, George A. and Eugene Galloway Abbott, Jane P. 1963 Osteology of the Four Bear Burials. Vol. 8, No. 19, pp. (see Martin, James E., Robert A. Alex, Lynn M. Alex, Jane P. 57-60. Abbott, Rachel C. Benton, and Louise F. Miller) 1965 The Sister’s Hill Site: A Hell Gap Site in North-Central Adams, Gary Wyoming. Vol. 10, No. 29, pp. 190-195. 1983 Tipi Rings at York Factory: An Archaeological- Ethnographic Interface. In: Memoir 19. Vol. 28, No. Agogino, George A. and Sally K. Sachs 102, pp. 7-15. 1960 Criticism of the Museum Orientation of Existing Antiquity Laws. Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 31-35. Adovasio, James M. (see Frison, George C., James M. Adovasio, and Ronald C. Agogino, George A. and William Sweetland Carlisle) 1985 The Stolle Mammoth: A Possible Clovis Kill-Site. Vol. 30, No. 107, pp. 73-76. Adovasio, James M., R. L. Andrews, and C. S. Fowler 1982 Some Observations on the Putative Fremont Agogino, George A., David K. -
Assessing Relationships Between Human Adaptive Responses and Ecology Via Eco-Cultural Niche Modeling William E
Assessing relationships between human adaptive responses and ecology via eco-cultural niche modeling William E. Banks To cite this version: William E. Banks. Assessing relationships between human adaptive responses and ecology via eco- cultural niche modeling. Archaeology and Prehistory. Universite Bordeaux 1, 2013. hal-01840898 HAL Id: hal-01840898 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01840898 Submitted on 11 Nov 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Thèse d'Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches Université de Bordeaux 1 William E. BANKS UMR 5199 PACEA – De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie Assessing Relationships between Human Adaptive Responses and Ecology via Eco-Cultural Niche Modeling Soutenue le 14 novembre 2013 devant un jury composé de: Michel CRUCIFIX, Chargé de Cours à l'Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique Francesco D'ERRICO, Directeur de Recherche au CRNS, Talence Jacques JAUBERT, Professeur à l'Université de Bordeaux 1, Talence Rémy PETIT, Directeur de Recherche à l'INRA, Cestas Pierre SEPULCHRE, Chargé de Recherche au CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette Jean-Denis VIGNE, Directeur de Recherche au CNRS, Paris Table of Contents Summary of Past Research Introduction .................................................................................................................. -
Annotated Atlatl Bibliography John Whittaker Grinnell College Version June 20, 2012
1 Annotated Atlatl Bibliography John Whittaker Grinnell College version June 20, 2012 Introduction I began accumulating this bibliography around 1996, making notes for my own uses. Since I have access to some obscure articles, I thought it might be useful to put this information where others can get at it. Comments in brackets [ ] are my own comments, opinions, and critiques, and not everyone will agree with them. The thoroughness of the annotation varies depending on when I read the piece and what my interests were at the time. The many articles from atlatl newsletters describing contests and scores are not included. I try to find news media mentions of atlatls, but many have little useful info. There are a few peripheral items, relating to topics like the dating of the introduction of the bow, archery, primitive hunting, projectile points, and skeletal anatomy. Through the kindness of Lorenz Bruchert and Bill Tate, in 2008 I inherited the articles accumulated for Bruchert’s extensive atlatl bibliography (Bruchert 2000), and have been incorporating those I did not have in mine. Many previously hard to get articles are now available on the web - see for instance postings on the Atlatl Forum at the Paleoplanet webpage http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/forums/26/t/WAA-Links-References.html and on the World Atlatl Association pages at http://www.worldatlatl.org/ If I know about it, I will sometimes indicate such an electronic source as well as the original citation. The articles use a variety of measurements. Some useful conversions: 1”=2.54 -
A Further Assessment of Paleoindian Site-Use at Bonfire Shelter Author(S): Ryan M
Society for American Archaeology A Further Assessment of Paleoindian Site-Use at Bonfire Shelter Author(s): Ryan M. Byerly, Judith R. Cooper, David J. Meltzer, Matthew E. Hill, Jason M. LaBelle Reviewed work(s): Source: American Antiquity, Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr., 2007), pp. 373-381 Published by: Society for American Archaeology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40035821 . Accessed: 13/01/2012 10:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Society for American Archaeology is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to American Antiquity. http://www.jstor.org A FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF PALEOINDIAN SITE-USE AT BONFIRE SHELTER Ryan M. Byerly, JudithR. Cooper,David J. Meltzer,Matthew E. Hill, and Jason M. LaBelle In Byerly et al. (2005) we explored the hypothesis that the Paleoindian component at Bonfire Shelter was the result of a jump kill. Our efforts involved extensive mapping and GIS analysis, a re-examination of the Paleoindian-age bison assem- blage, and consideration of the geomorphic history of the canyon in which the site is located. Weconcluded that the pre- ponderance of evidence indicated the Paleoindian-age bison remainsat Bonfire Shelter markeda processing site as Binford (1978) suggested, rather than a primary kill locality as originally interpreted(Dibble 1968).