Archaeological horizons and fluvial processes at the Lower Paleolithic open-air site of Revadim (Israel)☆

Marder, Ofer; Malinsky-Buller, Ariel; Shahack‐Gross, Ruth; Ackermann, Oren; Ayalon, Avner; Bar‐Matthews, Miryam; Goldsmith, Yonaton; Inbar, Moshe; Rabinovich, Rivka; Hovers, Erella

doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.01.007

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“…Based on this value, the estimated discharge responsible for the deposition of levels I-II was lower than this value, whereas discharge leading to the deposition of the LUM of levels III-IV was similar to or higher than the analogue. The results point to distinguishable fluvial processes that operated on two different scales, suggesting deposition in a channel bed or as a channel bar for levels III and IV compared to a natural levee environment for levels I and II (Marder et al, 2010).…”

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“…The geological sequence at the site is paleomagnetically normal, indicating that it post-dates the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary of 780,000 years BP Marder et al, 1999). Preliminary U-Th dating of carbonate coatings on flint artifacts yielded dates between 300,000-500,000 years BP and possibly older, setting the minimal age estimate for human occupation of the locality (Marder et al, 2010). Given the characteristics of the lithic assemblages, the entire anthropogenic accumulation is ascribed to the Late Acheulian techno-complex (Marder et al, 2006(Marder et al, , 2008.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Seven archaeological layers were exposed in the two areas. Details of the geological stratigraphy and archaeological sequences as well as spatial correlations between the excavated areas are given in Marder et al, 2006Marder et al, , 2010. The present analysis focuses on the eastern part of Area C (hereafter C East).…”

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Making time: ‘Living floors’, ‘palimpsests’ and site formation processes – A perspective from the open-air Lower Paleolithic site of Revadim Quarry, Israel

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2011

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Making time: ‘Living floors’, ‘palimpsests’ and site formation processes – A perspective from the open-air Lower Paleolithic site of Revadim Quarry, Israel

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2011

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“…Revadim (Marder et al, 2011;Rabinovich et al, 2012), a Middle Pleistocene Acheulean site with substantial elephant remains, occupies a position somewhat analogous to Misliya, being on the eastern margin of the coastal plain at the edge of the hill country.…”

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Hominin reactions to herbivore distribution in the Lower Palaeolithic of the Southern Levant

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Quaternary Science Reviews

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We explore the relationship between the edaphic potential of soils and the mineral properties of the underlying geology as a means of mapping the differential productivity of different areas of the Pleistocene landscape for large herbivores. These factors strongly control the health of grazing animals irrespective of the particular types of vegetation growing on them, but they have generally been neglected in palaeoanthropological studies in favour of a more general emphasis on water and vegetation, which provide an incomplete picture. Taking the Carmel-Galilee-Golan region as an example, we show how an understanding of edaphic potential provides insight into how animals might have exploited the environment. In order to simplify the analysis, we concentrate on the Lower Palaeolithic period and the very large animals that dominate the archaeofaunal assemblages of this period. Topography and the ability of soils to retain water also contribute to the differential productivity and accessibility of different regions and to patterns of seasonal movements of the animals, which are essential to ensure a supply of healthy fodder throughout the year, especially for large animals such as elephants, which require substantial regions of good grazing and browsing. Other animals migrating in groups have similar needs. The complex topography of the Southern Levant with frequent sudden and severe changes in gradient, and a wide variety of landforms including rocky outcrops, cliffs, gorges, and ridges, places major limits on these patterns of seasonal movements. We develop methods of mapping these variables, based on the geology and our substantial field experience, in order to create a framework of landscape variation that can be compared with the locations and contents of archaeological sites to suggest ways in which early hominins used the variable features of the landscape to target animal prey, and extend the analysis to the consideration of smaller mammals that were exploited more intensively after the disappearance of the elephants. We consider some of the ways in which this regional-scale approach can be further tested and refined, and advocate the development of such studies as an essential contribution to understanding the wider pattern of hominin dispersal.

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“…Such environments are dynamic on multiple time scales (seasonal and annual to centennial or millennial; e.g. Brown 1997;Feibel 2001;Malinsky-Buller et al 2011;Marder et al 2011), resulting in variable effects on anthropogenic remains such as scattering by fluvial reworking or dissolution by water. As archaeologists, we observe the sum of such effects.…”

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Geoarchaeological Investigation of Site Formation and Depositional Environments at the Middle Palaeolithic Open-Air Site of ‘Ein Qashish, Israel

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'Ein Qashish is a Middle Palaeolithic open-air site in the southern Levant, encompassing an excavated area of several hundred square meters and a 4.5-m thick stratigraphic section. Its placement within a fluvial system, combined with the presence of Neanderthal skeletal remains and diverse material culture finds, presents possibilities J Paleo Arch (2018) Palaeolithic. The aim of this study is to investigate the depositional and post-depositional processes at 'Ein Qashish, based on the stratigraphic section exposed in the 2013 excavation season. We employed field observations, sedimentology, micromorphology, mineralogy, elemental and isotopic analyses. Our results indicate that the sedimentary sequence, including four archaeological occupation levels, accumulated in a generally low-energy alluvial environment with evidence for syn-depositional localised seasonal water bodies. On-going post-depositional processes related to wetting and drying cycles include shrink-swell and calcite and gypsum pedofeatures. Bone mineral is relatively well preserved. The data suggest limited fluvial and argilliturbation reworking of artefacts, indicating that spatial patterning of lithic and bone assemblages is rather well preserved in some areas. The current analyses do not indicate the presence of combustion features or fire-related residues at the site, although burned lithics occur in low frequencies. The absence of combustion features in the large excavated area and deep stratigraphy contrasts with patterns observed in Middle Palaeolithic cave occupations in the region, adding nuance to a dataset that will enable a better understanding of human activities under sheltered and open-air conditions.

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Archaeological horizons and fluvial processes at the Lower Paleolithic open-air site of Revadim (Israel)☆

Cited by 53 publications

References 51 publications

Making time: ‘Living floors’, ‘palimpsests’ and site formation processes – A perspective from the open-air Lower Paleolithic site of Revadim Quarry, Israel

Making time: ‘Living floors’, ‘palimpsests’ and site formation processes – A perspective from the open-air Lower Paleolithic site of Revadim Quarry, Israel

Hominin reactions to herbivore distribution in the Lower Palaeolithic of the Southern Levant

Geoarchaeological Investigation of Site Formation and Depositional Environments at the Middle Palaeolithic Open-Air Site of ‘Ein Qashish, Israel

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