First chronometric dates (TL and OSL) for the Aurignacian open-air site of Româneşti-Dumbrăviţa I, Romania

Schmidt, Christoph; Sitlivy, V.; Anghelinu, Mircea; Chabai, Victor P.; Kels, Holger; Uthmeier, Thorsten; Hauck, Thomas C.; Băltean, Ionut; Hilgers, Alexandra; Richter, Jürgen; Radtke, Ulrich

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.04.003

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“…Bladelets were produced from dedicated prismatic bladelet cores and from the edge of large flakes (Demidenko, 2009). To the west, Beregovo I in the Transcarpathia region of Ukraine has been described as Proto-Aurignacian (Usik, 2008;Usik et al, 2013), as have several sites west of the Black Sea (e.g., Kozarnika VII, Tincova, Româneşti-Dumbrăviţa I;Sirakov et al, 2007;Demidenko and Noiret, 2012b;Tsanova et al, 2012, Schmidt et al, 2013.…”

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New data for the Early Upper Paleolithic of Kostenki (Russia)

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Journal of Human Evolution

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Several questions remain regarding the timing and nature of the Neanderthal-anatomically modern human (AMH) transition in Europe. The situation in Eastern Europe is generally less clear due to the relatively few sites and a dearth of reliable radiocarbon dates. Claims have been made for both notably early AMH and notably late Neanderthal presence, as well as for early AMH (Aurignacian) dispersal into the region from Central/Western Europe. The Kostenki-Borshchevo complex (European Russia) of Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) sites offers high-quality data to address these questions.Here we revise the chronology and cultural status of the key sites of Kostenki 17 and Kostenki 14. The Kostenki 17/II lithic assemblage shares important features with Proto-Aurignacian material, strengthening an association with AMHs. New radiocarbon dates for Kostenki 17/II of ~41-40 ka cal BP agree with new dates for the recently excavated Kostenki 14/IVw, which shows some similarities to Kostenki 17/II. Dates of ≥41 ka cal BP from other Kostenki sites cannot be linked to diagnostic archaeological material, and therefore cannot be argued to date AMH occupation. Kostenki 14's Layer in Volcanic Ash assemblage, on the other hand, compares to Early Aurignacian material. New radiocarbon dates targeting diagnostic lithics date to 39-37 ka cal BP. Overall, Kostenki's early EUP is in good agreement with the archaeological record further west. Our results are therefore consistent with models predicting interregional penecontemporaneity of diagnostic EUP assemblages. Most importantly, our work highlights ongoing challenges for reliably radiocarbon dating the period. Dates for Kostenki 14 agreed with the samples' chronostratigraphic positions, but standard pre-treatment methods consistently produced incorrect ages for Kostenki 17/II. Extraction of hydroxyproline from bone collagen using prep-HPLC, however, yielded results consistent with the samples' chronostratigraphic position and with the layer's archaeological contents. This suggests that for some sites compound-specific techniques are required to build reliable radiocarbon chronologies.

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Section: The Place Of the Spitsynian In The Western Eurasian Early Upmentioning

confidence: 99%

New data for the Early Upper Paleolithic of Kostenki (Russia)

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Journal of Human Evolution

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“…No organic remains have yet been found, a situation that is not likely to change due to high soil acidity. However, OSL and TL dates of sediments and heated artifacts indirectly and directly bracket the Aurignacian levels between 42.1 and 39.1 ka ago (Schmidt et al 2013; Sitlivy et al ). Additionally, paleoenvironmental reconstructions based on sedimentology and geochemistry of the embedding matrix suggest that the artifacts were deposited during a period when a moderate, humid forest steppe predominated (Kels et al 2014).…”

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The Danube Corridor Hypothesis and the Carpathian Basin: Geological, Environmental and Archaeological Approaches to Characterizing Aurignacian Dynamics

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2018

J World Prehist

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Early Upper Paleolithic sites in the Danube catchment have been put forward as evidence that the river was an important conduit for modern humans during their initial settlement of Europe. Central to this model is the Carpathian Basin, a region covering most of the Middle Danube. As the archaeological record of this region is still poorly understood, this paper aims to provide a contextual assessment of the Carpathian Basin's geological and paleoenvironmental archives, starting with the late Upper Pleistocene. Subsequently, it compiles early Upper Paleolithic data from the region to provide a synchronic appraisal of the Aurignacian archaeological evidence. It then uses this data to test whether the relative absence of early Upper Paleolithic sites is obscured by a taphonomic bias. Finally, it reviews current knowledge of the Carpathian Basin's archaeological record and concludes that, while it cannot reject the Danube corridor hypothesis, further (geo) archaeological work is required to understand the link between the Carpathian Basin and Central and Southeastern Europe.

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“…Vergleichbare Alter von ca. 40000 Jahren für den Beginn des Aurignaciens an Feuerstein (TL) und Löss (OSL) ermittelten Schmidt et al [19] für Româneşti‐Dumbrăviţa I (Banat, Südwest‐Rumänien) nahe der Oase‐Höhle, der Fundstelle des ältesten AMH‐Schädels in Europa [20].…”

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Lumineszenzdatierung als Schlüssel zur Vergangenheit

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2016

Chemie in nserer Zeit

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Dieser Beitrag beschreibt zunächst die Grundlagen der Lumineszenzdatierung. Erkenntnisse und Methoden aus der Festkörperphysik sowie aus der Radiochemie spielen dabei eine grundlegende Rolle. Die Art des datierten Ereignisses – letztmalige Erhitzung oder Belichtung – eröffnet ein breites Anwendungsspektrum dieser Methode für Zeiträume von 102 bis mehreren 105 Jahren. Durch die Zusammenarbeit von Datierern mit Geowissenschaftlern und Archäologen in den letzten etwa 50 Jahren stellen die verschiedenen Techniken der Lumineszenzdatierung heute ein unverzichtbares Hilfsmittel zur Lösung geowissenschaftlicher sowie kulturhistorischer Fragestellungen dar.

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First chronometric dates (TL and OSL) for the Aurignacian open-air site of Româneşti-Dumbrăviţa I, Romania

Cited by 29 publications

References 48 publications

New data for the Early Upper Paleolithic of Kostenki (Russia)

New data for the Early Upper Paleolithic of Kostenki (Russia)

The Danube Corridor Hypothesis and the Carpathian Basin: Geological, Environmental and Archaeological Approaches to Characterizing Aurignacian Dynamics

Lumineszenzdatierung als Schlüssel zur Vergangenheit

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