Les objets de parure de la vallée de l'Aveyron, Fontales, Abris de Bruniquel (Plantade, Lafaye, Gandil)

Ladier, Edmée; Welté, Anne-Catherine

doi:10.3406/pal.1993.1116

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“…Rochereil appears typically consistent in the ornament types favored, featuring a shell assemblage that is at once diverse, but also highly coherent with shell assemblages recovered from other Magdalenian sites in Aquitaine and to a lesser extent the Pyrenees and Vasco-Cantabria (e.g. Ladier & Welté, 1993;Taborin, 1993Taborin, , 2007Ladier et al, 1994;Alix, 2003;Álvarez Fernández, 2006). What makes the Rochereil assemblage particularly noteworthy is the sheer number of unmodified specimens, which suggests the existence of an accumulation phase in the procurement chain, with the perforation and modification of the objects occurring at a later point in the sequence.…”

Section: Regional Synthesismentioning

confidence: 69%

The management of symbolic raw materials in the Late Upper Paleolithic of South-Western France: a shell ornaments perspective

Rigaud¹,

O’Hara²,

Lienhard³

et al. 2022

Peer Community Journal

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Personal ornaments manufactured on marine and fossil shell are a significant element of Upper Palaeolithic symbolic material culture, and are often found at considerable distances from Pleistocene coastlines or relevant fossil deposits. Here, we report on a significant collection of shell objects (n=377) from the Upper Magdalenian site of Rochereil (Dordogne, France). Despite the location of the site at more than 200km from the Pleistocene coast, the majority of the shells recovered here are unmodified, suggesting that transport and accumulation of shell raw material was an important component in the production of symbolic technologies some 16 15,000 years ago. A detailed comparative and microscopic reanalysis of this assemblage explores which species were selected, examines technological and taphonomic modification of the material, and compares this collection with the use of similar shell ornaments in the wider Magdalenian world.

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Section: Regional Synthesismentioning

confidence: 69%

The management of symbolic raw materials in the Late Upper Paleolithic of South-Western France: a shell ornaments perspective

Rigaud¹,

O’Hara²,

Lienhard³

et al. 2022

Peer Community Journal

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“…Foxes are also well-represented in Magdalenian ornament assemblages from Germany and France with 41 perforated teeth from Petersfels [95][96][97] and 45 from Gönnersdorf in Germany [31,121,122] as well as at least 35 from the Magdalenian layers of Isturitz [85] and La Vache [123], 12 from La Madeleine [124], and 13 from Bruniquel [125,126] in France. Although canines were the preferred tooth type, Petersfels also exhibits several incisors and premolars.…”

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Foxes in Retrospect—Unraveling Human-Fox Relationships through Fox Tooth Ornaments in the Swabian Jura

Venditti,

McCartin,

Ostermann

et al. 2023

Quaternary

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Personal ornaments play an important role in our understanding of human cultural and behavioral change during the Upper Paleolithic, providing insights into intangible aspects of human cultural behavior. Some ornament forms are better studied than others, and fox tooth ornaments, despite their frequent occurrence and broad spatiotemporal span, are relatively under-addressed. Here we present the first comprehensive study of 40 perforated fox teeth recovered from four cave sites in southwestern Germany. This region’s rich record of symbolic representations, as well as evidence of long-standing human–fox relationships, make the Swabian Jura an ideal case study for investigations of fox tooth ornaments. By applying a holistic approach, including geometric morphometrics and traceology coupled with experimental archaeology, we show that fox teeth were mostly perforated by bifacial scraping and grooving and were worn as ornaments. We discuss the role of foxes within human socio-symbolic and paleoenvironmental systems during the Upper Paleolithic of the Swabian Jura, and we contextualize our results within the broader context of sites across Europe during the Upper Paleolithic. The data we provide are in line with general trends observed across the continent and offer insight into the role of foxes during the Upper Paleolithic, especially regarding human subsistence, cultural expression, and ornament production.

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“…Bernard Bétirac [ 53 ] excavated Montastruc between 1946–1947 and 1956–1957 [ 55 ]. The 1946–1947 excavation was published [ 53 ], but the 1956–1957 excavation was not.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… Table summarising the stratigraphy and material culture recorded by Bétirac. Information derived from [ 53 , 55 ]. …”

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Art by firelight? Using experimental and digital techniques to explore Magdalenian engraved plaquette use at Montastruc (France)

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Palaeolithic stone plaquettes are a type of mobiliary art featuring engravings and recovered primarily from Magdalenian sites, where they can number from single finds to several thousand examples. Where context is available, they demonstrate complex traces of use, including surface refreshing, heating, and fragmentation. However, for plaquettes with limited or no archaeological context, research tends to gravitate toward their engraved surfaces. This paper focuses on 50 limestone plaquettes excavated by Peccadeau de l’Isle from Montastruc, a Magdalenian rockshelter site in southern France with limited archaeological context; a feature common to many art bearing sites excavated across the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Plaquette use at Montastruc was explored via a programme of microscopy, 3D modelling, colour enhancement using DStretch©, virtual reality (VR) modelling, and experimental archaeology, the latter focusing on limestone heating related to different functional and non-functional uses. While the limited archaeological context available ensures the results remain only indicative, the data generated suggests plaquettes from Montastruc were likely positioned in proximity to hearths during low ambient light conditions. The interaction of engraved stone and roving fire light made engraved forms appear dynamic and alive, suggesting this may have been important in their use. Human neurology is particularly attuned to interpreting shifting light and shadow as movement and identifying visually familiar forms in such varying light conditions through mechanisms such as pareidolic experience. This interpretation encourages a consideration of the possible conceptual connections between art made and experienced in similar circumstances, such as parietal art in dark cave environments. The toolset used to investigate the Montastruc assemblage may have application to other collections of plaquettes, particularly those with limited associated context.

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Les objets de parure de la vallée de l'Aveyron, Fontales, Abris de Bruniquel (Plantade, Lafaye, Gandil)

Cited by 6 publications

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The management of symbolic raw materials in the Late Upper Paleolithic of South-Western France: a shell ornaments perspective

The management of symbolic raw materials in the Late Upper Paleolithic of South-Western France: a shell ornaments perspective

Foxes in Retrospect—Unraveling Human-Fox Relationships through Fox Tooth Ornaments in the Swabian Jura

Art by firelight? Using experimental and digital techniques to explore Magdalenian engraved plaquette use at Montastruc (France)

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