Sitlivy, Valery, Chabai, Victor, Anghelinu, Mircea ORCID: 0000-0002-0317-4415, Uthmeier, Thorsten ORCID: 0000-0003-1265-061X, Kels, Holger, Nita, Loredana, Baltean, Ion, Veselsky, Andrei and Tutu, Cristian (2014). Preliminary reassessment of the Aurignacian in Banat (South-western Romania). Quat. Int., 351. S. 193 - 213. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-4553

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Abstract

Despite its richness, the Romanian Paleolithic record has remained for decades relatively poorly known to the broader scientific community. The situation swiftly changed after the find at Oase Cave, which brought the Romanian paleoanthropological and archeological record into intensive focus, spurring several international research projects devoted to the regional Early Upper Paleolithic. The present paper provides the first summary of recent research undertaken in the neighboring area of Oase, the Romanian Banat, particularly focused on the Aurignacian open air occupation at Cosava. A detailed attribute analysis of both old and recently excavated Aurignacian collections from Cosava, supplemented by a comparative overview of the allegedly similar industry at Rom (a) over cap nesti-Dumbravita, is presented. An initial chronological assessment of the Banat Aurignacian by means of several OSL samples from Rom (a) over cap nesti is also proposed. The results of the lithic analysis, much like the new chronological estimations (in excess of 30 ka BP) confirm the early assignment of the Banat assemblages to the Krems-type Aurignacian, but also dismiss the unusually young chronology initially attributed to these settlements. While several features, including the constant presence of Krems/Dufour tools, point strongly to an archaic stage of the Aurignacian technocomplex (Protoaurignacian/Aurignacian 0), other elements (carinated forms, twisted bladelets, and Aurignacian blades) recall more 'classical' features conventionally associated to the Aurignacian I. No coherent chrono-stadial trend or functional requirements can explain these 'mixed' features in the Banat industries with the data at hand. Their presence nevertheless points to the internal variability of these early Aurignacian occurrences. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Sitlivy, ValeryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Chabai, VictorUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Anghelinu, MirceaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0317-4415UNSPECIFIED
Uthmeier, ThorstenUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-1265-061XUNSPECIFIED
Kels, HolgerUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nita, LoredanaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Baltean, IonUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Veselsky, AndreiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tutu, CristianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-423192
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.07.024
Journal or Publication Title: Quat. Int.
Volume: 351
Page Range: S. 193 - 213
Date: 2014
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1873-4553
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
PESTERA CU OASE; MODERN HUMANS; CULTURAL INNOVATIONS; FOSSIL BONES; CAVE; EUROPE; AGE; APPEARANCE; EMERGENCEMultiple languages
Geography, Physical; Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42319

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