Thermoluminescence Dates and a New Analysis of the Early Mousterian From Asprochaliko

Huxtable, J.; Gowlett, J. A. J.; Bailey, Geoff; Carter, P. L.; Papaconstantinou, Vangelis

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“…The earliest Mousterian from the excavations at Asprochaliko (the "basal" Mousterian from layer 18) has been dated to ca. 100 kyr recently by thermoluminescence dates on burned flint (Huxtable et al 1992). This finding places the beginning of the Greek Middle Paleolithic late in the last interglacial.…”

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“…The first report (Dakaris, Higgs, and Hey 1964) already contained a preliminary analysis of the deposits and other, quite different interpretations soon followed (Higgs and Vita-Finzi 1966;Harris and Vita-Finzi 1968). In the early 1980s, the return of the Cambridge group to Epirus inspired further geological work (Bailey et al 1983a(Bailey et al , 1983bBailey 1988;Huxtable et al 1992), in particular a more detailed study of the Kokkinopilos area in 1985.…”

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A Handaxe from Kokkinopilos, Epirus, and its Implications for the Paleolithic of Greece

Runnels¹,

Andel²

1993

Journal of Field Archaeology

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A complete) well-preserved Micoquian-type handaxe was discovered in 1991 at I(okkinopilos) Greece) stratified 16 m below a paleosol of Last Glacial age containing abundant M iddle Paleolithic artifacts. The handaxe was embedded in ((redbedS) (very jine-grained) wellindurated red sediments) and is the same age as the redbeds. The lithology of the redbeds suggests slow sedimentation on the floor of a doline (sinkhole) with a variable but often high groundwater level. A minimum age well in excessof60) 000 years (60 kyr) for the handaxe . isfurnished by the degree of maturity of the Middle Paleolithic paleosol. Taking into account the thickness oj the overburden) correcting for compaction) and assuming a reasonable sedimentation rate) the estimated age of the handaxe is 250±50 kyr. We identify two periods ojPaleolithic activity at I(okkinopilos: late Lower Paleolithic at ca. 250 kyr separated by a hiatus from a Middle Paleolithic of ca. 100-30 kyr ago. 192 Handaxe from I(okkinopilos) Greece/Runnels and van Andel KEFALLINIA Amvrakian Gulf 50 km

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A Handaxe from Kokkinopilos, Epirus, and its Implications for the Paleolithic of Greece

Runnels¹,

Andel²

1993

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“…From at least 130 k yr. BP onwards the Balkans were inhabited by human groups that used Mousterian artefacts, as is shown by the early Krapina dates that we have already discussed and by the sequence from Asprochaliko, in NW Greece, whose deepest strata have been TL dated to 102+14 k yr. BP (Huxtable et al, 1992). It is not clear which type of hominid produced these industries at some sites.…”

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Balkan Biodiversity

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“…1). The artefacts found in the sites based on their typology, are assigned to Aurignacian, Gravettian and Epigravettian industry and their age, measured by 14 C, is between 29 and 10 ka BP Huxtable et al, 1992;Runnels and van Andel, 2003).…”

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Early seafaring activity in the southern Ionian Islands, Mediterranean Sea

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Gkioni

Geraga

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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Thermoluminescence Dates and a New Analysis of the Early Mousterian From Asprochaliko

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A Handaxe from Kokkinopilos, Epirus, and its Implications for the Paleolithic of Greece

A Handaxe from Kokkinopilos, Epirus, and its Implications for the Paleolithic of Greece

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