Palaeovegetation from a Homo neanderthalensis occupation in Western Liguria: archaeopalynology of Madonna dell'Arma (San Remo, Italy)

Kaniewski, David; Renault-Miskovsky, Josette; Lumley, Henry de

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2004.12.005

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“…Mediterranean environments where lacustrine deposits are not common (e.g. Renault-Miskovsky, 1972, Gale et al, 1993, Carrión et al, 1999, Mancini et al, 2002, Kaniewski et al, 2004, 2005a-c, Karatsori et al, 2005, Polk et al, 2007, de Porras et al, 2011, Peretto et al, 2020, as in the case of Apulia. As a matter of fact, pollen data from GR provides new insights into the palaeoenvironmental setting of the deposits, with implications on their chronological attribution, and into the possible plant use by humans.…”

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The pollen record from Grotta Romanelli (Apulia, Italy): New insight for the Late Pleistocene Mediterranean vegetation and plant use

Ermolli

Masi

Vignola

et al. 2022

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

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The pollen record from Grotta Romanelli (Apulia, Italy): New insight for the Late Pleistocene Mediterranean vegetation and plant use

Ermolli

Masi

Vignola

et al. 2022

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

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“…MIS 5 is particularly interesting as it includes substage MIS 5e (Eemian), which corresponds to the last Pleistocene interglacial period, and the presence of S. hundsheimensis during this stage would correspond to the most recent record of this species in Europe. Other European sites corresponding to, or including, this period are found in Italy: Madonna dell'Arma [62], Caverna degli Orsi [63], San Sidero 3 [64], Grotta Grande of Scario [65], and Grotta degli Orsi Volante [66]; however, the occurrence of S. hundsheimensis has not been recorded.…”

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The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe: The Skeletons from the Cova del Rinoceront Site (Castelldefels, Barcelona)

García-Fernández,

Cerdeño,

Sanz

et al. 2023

Quaternary

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New rhino remains recovered from Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona) confirm the presence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902) at the site and the taxon’s persistence until the late Middle–early Upper Pleistocene in Europe, that is, its latest documented occurrence. The three individuals recovered from the site are compared with specimens of other Pleistocene species, including those of S. hemitoechus, S. kirchbergensis and Coelodonta antiquitatis, but their anatomical characteristics (a long skull, moderate occipital elevation, partial nasal septum, and slender zygomatic arch) do not coincide with the latter’s documented features. Certain similarities are found with the most frequently occurring rhinocerotid at that time in the Iberian Peninsula, S. hemitoechus, but the cranial features of the latter differ. The anatomical characteristics of the Cova del Rinoceront individuals coincide most closely with those of S. hundsheimensis (i.e., a high occipital face, with rounded proximolateral angles and oblique lateral borders, as well as the frontoparietal angle, and facial development). Despite the marked overlaps in the general measurements of S. hundsheimensis and S. hemitoechus, many (cranial and postcranial) dimensions of the Cova del Rinoceront individuals coincide more closely with those of the former, although some bone proportions are more similar to those of the latter specimens. Therefore, S. kirchbergensis and C. antiquitatis can be discarded as they tend to be larger, more robust species.

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Archaeopalynological Preparation Techniques

Magri

Rita

2015

Plant Microtechniques and Protocols

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The pollen preparation technique consists of a sequence of steps that allow for the removal of organic and inorganic matter from a sample, with the aim of rendering the grains visible under the microscope and enabling easy identification and counting. No special equipment is required, but particular care is needed to avoid contamination of fossil with fresh pollen, and in the use of hazardous chemical products. It is also desirable that all the samples from a stratigraphic sequence be processed using the same procedure in order to avoid different preparation techniques affecting the final results and interpretation of pollen data. Here we describe the standard minimum procedure necessary to extract pollen from archaeological sediments, based on successive treatments with HCl, HF, and NaOH, and a number of modules that can be additionally applied, depending on the composition of the analyzed material. Sieving will be used if the sample composes of a large fraction of sediment coarser than 200 μm or finer than 8 μm. Deflocculation will be applied if the sediment is especially high in clay content. Gravity separation is convenient when samples are poor in pollen and contain very high amounts of mineral fragments. Acetolysis is the last step of the pollen preparation if the samples still contain significant amounts of undissolved organic matter that may affect pollen identification and counting

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Palaeovegetation from a Homo neanderthalensis occupation in Western Liguria: archaeopalynology of Madonna dell'Arma (San Remo, Italy)

Cited by 7 publications

References 41 publications

The pollen record from Grotta Romanelli (Apulia, Italy): New insight for the Late Pleistocene Mediterranean vegetation and plant use

The pollen record from Grotta Romanelli (Apulia, Italy): New insight for the Late Pleistocene Mediterranean vegetation and plant use

The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe: The Skeletons from the Cova del Rinoceront Site (Castelldefels, Barcelona)

Archaeopalynological Preparation Techniques

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