GIS analysis of the spatial distribution of Middle Palaeolithic artefacts in Kůlna Cave (Czech Republic)

Neruda, Petr

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.028

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“…Humans again inhabited just the entrance part to the rock step. Only two fi replaces, which are interconnected by a refi % ing (Neruda, 2017), have been proven. The use of osteological material during production is quite interesting (especially soft hammers).…”

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“…4) we distinguished several spots with a diff erent function (a workshop, a butchery place, a main living area etc.). We may also consider, in some cases, structures could be related to non-utilitarian activity; for example, a cavity in the right wall of sector F, layer 7c, where three mammoth tusk were stored -artifi cially deposited there by humans (Neruda, 2017). Fig.3: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Taubachian Layer 11 (Neruda 2017).…”

Section: Chronostratigraphymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We may also consider, in some cases, structures could be related to non-utilitarian activity; for example, a cavity in the right wall of sector F, layer 7c, where three mammoth tusk were stored -artifi cially deposited there by humans (Neruda, 2017). Fig.3: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Taubachian Layer 11 (Neruda 2017). Fig.4: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Micoquian Layer 7a (Neruda 2017).…”

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“…Fig.3: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Taubachian Layer 11 (Neruda 2017). Fig.4: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Micoquian Layer 7a (Neruda 2017).…”

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“…Fig.3: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Taubachian Layer 11 (Neruda 2017). Fig.4: The spatial distribution of artefact groups in Micoquian Layer 7a (Neruda 2017).…”

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2020

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“…With respect to early hominin sites, mapping the cave systems with reference to the excavation process is essential to understanding the development and movement of sediments and geological units, and has been advanced by several researchers in Africa and Europe. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Because of the breccified nature of the primary fossil deposits of the Cradle of Humankind (Taung, Gladysvale, Sterkfontein, Kromdraai, Swartkrans, Makapansgat and Malapa), conventional archaeological recovery techniques using traditional methods of recording and planning of discrete contexts (production of single-context plans, overlays and sections, e.g. those used by fieldworkers in the UK) have been difficult to apply in South Africa.…”

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Multimodal spatial mapping and visualisation of Dinaledi Chamber and Rising Star Cave

Krüger¹,

Randolph-Quinney²,

Elliott³

2016

S. Afr. J. Sci.

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The Dinaledi Chamber of the Rising Star Cave has yielded 1550 identifiable fossil elements – representing the largest single collection of fossil hominin material found on the African continent to date. The fossil chamber in which Homo naledi was found was accessible only through a near-vertical chute that presented immense practical and methodological limitations on the excavation and recording methods that could be used within the Cave. In response to practical challenges, a multimodal set of recording and survey methods was thus developed and employed: (1) recording of fossils and the excavation process was achieved through the use of white-light photogrammetry and laser scanning; (2) mapping of the Dinaledi Chamber was accomplished by means of high-resolution laser scanning, with scans running from the excavation site to the ground surface and the cave entrance; (3) at ground surface, the integration of conventional surveying techniques as well as photogrammetry with the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle was applied. Point cloud data were used to provide a centralised and common data structure for conversion and to corroborate the influx of different data collection methods and input formats. Data collected with these methods were applied to the excavations, mapping and surveying of the Dinaledi Chamber and the Rising Star Cave. This multimodal approach provides a comprehensive spatial framework from individual bones to landscape level

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Neanderthal use of animal bones as retouchers at the Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, northern Spain)

Romero,

Yravedra,

Grandal‐d'Anglade

et al. 2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Bone retouchers are a technological appliance used to perfect lithic tools efficiently. They are most frequently found in Middle Palaeolithic contexts. In this paper, we present a group of bone retouchers from the Mousterian Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, Spain). The bone part preferred was the middle part of the shaft of long bones: Most of them are on metacarpals, followed by metatarsals, femurs, and tibias. The most used animal species is adult red deer. These retouchers have either one, two, or three active areas, with a central disposition. The impact marks are close together; oval pits are common, as well as straight, sinuous, and irregular grooves. The surfaces on these marks appear pitted and scaled. There are indications that the bones employed were relatively fresh. The length, width, and thickness of those bone fragments seem to be the determining factor when choosing them to be used as retouchers in the process of finishing lithic tools. The formats documented in Sopeña Level XV are similar to those found in other Mousterian sites in Iberia, although there is a certain variability regarding their width. The Neanderthals of Sopeña acquired the raw material for these retouchers from the faunal remains generated in the process of butchering and eating the animals. These retouchers were used as implements to perfect lithic tools made mainly on quartzite, and they were used repeatedly and maybe for a long time.

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GIS analysis of the spatial distribution of Middle Palaeolithic artefacts in Kůlna Cave (Czech Republic)

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Multimodal spatial mapping and visualisation of Dinaledi Chamber and Rising Star Cave

Neanderthal use of animal bones as retouchers at the Level XV of the Sopeña rock shelter (Asturias, northern Spain)

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