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Hauck, Thomas C., Nolde, Nadine, Ruka, Rudenc, Gjipali, Ilir, Dreier, Johanna and Mayer, Nathalie (2017). After the cold: Epigravettian hunter-gatherers in Blazi Cave (Albania). Quat. Int., 450. S. 150 - 164. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-4553

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Abstract

This paper presents the latest results of archaeological research in Epigravettian deposits of Blazi Cave in north-central Albania. This Epigravettian site is the first of its kind in Albania with a large sample of stone artifacts, faunal remains and dating material. The study material stems from the last remaining Late Pleistocene deposits in this cave and therefore characterizes the site in its totality. AMS C-14 dates place the cultural layers between 18 and 17 ka cal. BP. This age model coupled with the density of anthropogenic remains attests an intensive use of the shelter by hunter-gatherers in the final phase of the Last Glacial Maximum. The radiocarbon results place the Blazi data into the early phase of the Late Adriatic Epigravettian complex. This chronology is corroborated by certain technological and typological traits identified within the stone tool sample. Analysis of the faunal remains suggests a repeated use of the shelter in the warmer summer period. Blazi Cave functioned as a specialized ibex hunting site and therefore fits into a larger complex of task localities in the wider region. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hauck, Thomas C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nolde, Nadine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ruka, Rudenc UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gjipali, Ilir UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dreier, Johanna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mayer, Nathalie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-218051
DOI:	10.1016/j.quaint.2016.11.045
Journal or Publication Title:	Quat. Int.
Volume:	450
Page Range:	S. 150 - 164
Date:	2017
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1873-4553
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; KONISPOL-CAVE; AGE; EUROPE; GREECE; CURVE; IBEX; KA Multiple languages Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21805