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L’étude de la parure dans les sépultures offre des informations majeures pour la reconstitution potentielle de costumes préhistoriques, malgré tout un ensemble de biais et d’imprécisions. Ces informations sont sous exploitées à l’heure... more
If H2a1 Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) bearers suddenly appeared in Eastern Europe in late 6th millennium BC and were omnipresent during Eurasian Copper and Bronze Ages, their modern dispersion's pattern seems to indicate they consciously... more
The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was an emblematic and key species of the so-called mammoth steppe ecosystem between ca. 110,000 and 12,000 years ago. Its contribution to human subsistence during the Gravettian period as source... more
The Gravettian site of Předmostí I in the central Moravian Plain has yielded a rich and diverse large mammal fauna dated around 25-27,000 14C years BP (ca. 29,500–31,500 cal BP). This fauna includes numerous carnivores (cave lion, wolf,... more
The analysis of the skeleton of the "Dame du Cavillon" Cro-Magnon type, belonging to the Gravettian culture, highlighted similarities to other prehistorics of the Balzi-Rossi caves in Grimaldi (Italy) near Menton, the Young Prince from... more
Gravettian expansion is considered as a cultural phenomenon marking a turning point in the European ethnogenesis. This paper brings new elements which demonstrate that it was contemporary to the development of a sophisticated... more
Etude de la collection lithique de Plasenn-al-Lomm (Bréhat, Cotes-D'armor). L'étude qui s'est voulue exhostive lors de l'exercice universitaire se concentre finalement sur les burins (du gravettien moyen), présents en grande quantité. En... more
La primera campaña del yacimiento al aire libre de Aranbaltza ha permitido documentar un complejo depósito sedimentario en el que se encuentran evidencias de ocupaciones paleolíticas en posición primaria. Hasta el momento se han... more
Vortrag, den der inzwischen verstorbene Geologe und Prähistoriker Prof. Dr. Friedrich Brandtner im Jahre 1989 bei der Niederösterreich - Tagung der Gesellschaft für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Asparn an der Zaya gehalten hat. Hier... more
ABSTRACT The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was an emblematic and key species of the so-called mammoth steppe ecosystem between ca. 110,000 and 12,000 years ago. Its contribution to human subsistence during the Gravettian period... more
"The site of Ametzagaina, located on the outskirts of the city of Donostia-San Sebastián, is the most recent outdoor Gravettian settlement documented in the western Pyrenees. The archaeological activities carried out since 2007, have... more
En Europe centrale et, en particulier en Moravie, se forment entre 28.000-25.500 BP non cal. des concentrations des sites situés le long d'un corridor naturel, seul passage reliant l'Europe du Nord et du Sud. Le terme de « Pavlovien » fut... more
Besprechung dieser Buchveröffentlichung, welche das bis dahin vorliegende paläolithische Fundgut von Krems - Wachtberg vorlegt und bewertet .
Palaeolithic dogs have been recognized in European sites before the LGM based on the morphological differences of their skull and lower jaw when compared to Pleistocene wolves (Germonpré et al., 2009; 2012, in press). Furthermore, carbon... more
Fossils were uncovered at prehistoric Předmostí site in Czech Republic Scientists studied nitrogen stable isotopes in human and animal fossils They found the culture left behind huge amounts of mammoth carcasses Dogs ate reindeer meat,... more
Dolní Věstonice II has a large assemblage of preserved charred wood and charcoals, which contains some evidence of worked artefacts. Preserved in this assemblage are complex adjustments using cutting and polishing, forming the shapes of... more
Radiocarbon dates for the ancient drawings in the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave revealed ages much older than expected. These early ages and nature of this Paleolithic art make this United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural... more
espanolUna prospeccion visual desarrollada en la cueva de Askondo a inicios del 2011 permitio localizar una serie de evidencias de arte parietal paleolitico. Hasta el momento, el conocimiento arqueologico de la cavidad era practicamente... more
La fouille préventive prescrite au lieu-dit Pont de la Mouline entre dans le cadre des travaux d’aménagement du contournement ouest de Bergerac.Un décapage mécanique sur 800 m2 a révélé la présence d'un niveau d'occupation gravettienne
Five decades ago, Usategi Cave (Basque Country) yielded a small Gravettian series that included an Isturitz-type bone point. This paper presents the first 14 C dates for the assemblage and new data obtained by the study of the lithic raw... more
Lubná is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Bohemia. With a total of 8 Gravettian components located in a small area, it represents the greatest concentration of Upper Palaeolithic sites and has no precedent in the area. The... more