Fouilles de plusieurs occupations du Paléolithique moyen à Mutzig-Rain (Alsace) : premiers résultats

Koehler, Héloïse; Wegmüller, Fabio; Detrey, Jean; Diemer, Simon; Hauck, Thomas C.; Pümpin, Christine; Rentzel, Philippe; Sévêque, Noémie; Stoetzel, Emmanuelle; Wuscher, Patrice; Auguste, Patrick; Bocherens, Hervé; Lutz, Mathias; Preusser, Frank

doi:10.3406/bspf.2016.14649

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“…The available OSL and ESR/U-series dates place the Mutzig occupations within the Early Weichselian Glacial (MIS 5, ca. 90,000 BP), an attribution which biometric analyses and the large and small fauna record tend to corroborate (Koehler et al 2016a).…”

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“…Bien qu'ils exposent une même ambiance technique pour l'industrie lithique, des différences sont perceptibles. Le développement de la fouille planimétrique couplé aux approches pluridisciplinaires (anthracologie ; palynologie ; micromorphologie ; sédimentologie ; pétrographie ; archéozoologie ; microfaune ; analyses isotopiques ; études lithiques ; études des foyers) permet des premières reconstitutions des occupations néandertaliennes (Koehler et al, 2016a). Le présent article traite des données générales, les présentations détaillées des restes lithiques et faunistiques font l'objet d'articles spécifiques (Diemer, ce volume ; Sévêque, ce volume).…”

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“…Eine ausgedehnte Flächengrabung und die Resultate der interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit erlauben uns erste Einblicke in die Besiedelung der Fundstelle zur Zeit der Neandertaler. Neben der Analyse der Steingeräte und der Feuerstellen wird das Fund-und Probenmaterial auch von Spezialisten der Archäozoologie, Mikrofauna, der Geoarchäologie (Mikromorhologie, Sedimentologie und Petrogtraphie), Anthrokologie, Palynologie und der Isotopenanalyse bearbeitet (Koehler et al, 2016a).…”

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“…Following these discoveries, the plots located next to these discoveries, which were earmarked for development, were archaeologically tested by Jean Sainty in 1993 (Sainty 1993;Sainty et al 1994 andKoehler et al 2016a;Fig. 2).…”

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“…In addition, the state of preservation on the site is very good with significant quantities of remains having survived. These have allowed us to undertake detailed paleoenvironmental analyses (Koehler et al 2016a;Audiard, Bocherens, Richard, Sévêque, Stoetzel in Koehler et al 2016b;Stoetzel and Montuire 2016;Sévêque 2017).…”

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The Middle Paleolithic Occupations of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

Koehler¹,

Wegmüller²,

Audiard³

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The Rhine During the Middle Paleolithic: Boundary or Corridor?

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The Paleolithic site of Mutzig, discovered by chance in 1992 (Sainty 1992), has been the focus of several excavations since 2009. Located in Alsace (Bas-Rhin, France), it is presently one of only a handful of sites reliably attributed to the Middle Paleolithic in this area, thus providing rare evidence for a zone still relatively unknown for Early Prehistoric remains. The excellent preservation of the remains and the long stratigraphic sequence, with 6 to 8 in situ archaeological levels, make Mutzig a potential reference site for environmental and behavioral analyses for the Middle Paleolithic of the region. At least four archaeological levels contain burnt elements, and one level features a hearth structure. Taken together, the archaeological material, which is abundant in each of the different layers, forms an assemblage of more than 3000 faunal remains and more than 1500 lithic artifacts. Analyses of this site provide valuable insights into the environment and Neandertal ways of life in Alsace. We provide here only general results, with more detailed descriptions of the lithic and faunal remains presented in Diemer (this volume) and Sévêque (this volume). The faunal remains recovered from the human occupations in Levels 5 and 7 reflect the same relatively cold steppe-like environmental context and include reindeer, woolly mammoth, steppe horse, steppe bison and woolly rhinoceros. Small vertebrates also indicate a cold climate, though not related to the Pleniglacial. Confirmed isotopic data, from oxygen and carbon isotope measurements of horse and mammoth teeth, indicate temperatures lower than those of today and an open environment. Levels 9 and 10, however, tend to reveal a more temperate climate. The available OSL and ESR/U-series dates place the Mutzig occupations within the Early Weichselian Glacial (MIS 5, ca. 90,000 BP), an attribution which biometric analyses and the large and small fauna record tend to corroborate (Koehler et al. 2016a).

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The Middle Paleolithic Occupations of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

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ESR/U-series dating of palaeontological remains from the Neanderthal site of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

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Rocks, teeth, and tools: New insights into early Neanderthal mobility strategies in South-Eastern France from lithic reconstructions and strontium isotope analysis

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Neanderthals had complex land use patterns, adapting to diversified landscapes and climates. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made in reconstructing the chronology, land use and subsistence patterns, and occupation types of sites in the Rhône Valley, southeast France. In this study, Neanderthal mobility at the site of Payre is investigated by combining information from lithic procurement analysis (“chaîne evolutive” and “chaîne opératoire” concepts) and strontium isotope analysis of teeth (childhood foraging area), from two units (F and G). Both units date to the transition from Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 8 to MIS 7, and show similar environmental conditions, but represent contrasting occupation durations. Level Gb (unit G) represents a long-term year-round use, in contrast to short-term seasonal use of the cave in level Fb (unit F). For both levels, lithic material and food were generally collected from a local to semi-local region. However, in level Gb, lithic materials were mainly collected from colluviums and food collected in the valley, whereas in level Fb, lithic procurement focused primarily on alluvial deposits and food was collected from higher elevation plateaus. These procurement or exchange patterns might be related to flint availability, knapping advantages of alluvial flint or occupation duration. The site of Payre is located in a flint rich circulation corridor and the movement of groups or exchanges between groups were organized along a north-south axis on the plateaus or towards the east following the river. The ridges were widely used as they are rich in flint, whereas the Rhône Valley is not an important source of lithic raw materials. Compared to other western European Middle Palaeolithic sites, these results indicate that procurement strategies have a moderate link with occupation types and duration, and with lithic technology. The Sr isotope ratios broadly match the proposed foraging areas, with the Rhône Valley being predominantly used in unit G and the ridges and limestone plateaus in unit F. While lithic reconstructions and childhood foraging are not directly related this suggests that the three analysed Neanderthals spend their childhood in the same general area and supports the idea of mobile Neanderthals in the Rhône Valley and neighbouring higher elevation plateaus. The combination of reconstructing lithic raw material sources, provisioning strategies, and strontium isotope analyses provides new details on how Neanderthals at Payre practised land use and mobility in the Early Middle Palaeolithic.

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Fouilles de plusieurs occupations du Paléolithique moyen à Mutzig-Rain (Alsace) : premiers résultats

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

The Middle Paleolithic Occupations of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

The Middle Paleolithic Occupations of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

ESR/U-series dating of palaeontological remains from the Neanderthal site of Mutzig-Rain (Alsace, France)

Rocks, teeth, and tools: New insights into early Neanderthal mobility strategies in South-Eastern France from lithic reconstructions and strontium isotope analysis

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