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A first look at the gravettian open-air site ollersdorf-heidenberg (Austria): recent fieldwork and first results on stratigraphy, chronology, organic preservation and combustion activity

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dc.contributor.authorBosch, Marjolein D.
dc.contributor.authorPirson, Stéphane
dc.contributor.authorDamblon, Freddy
dc.contributor.authorJambrina-Enríquez, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorMallol, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorPryor, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorMurphree, William
dc.contributor.authorViola, Bence T.
dc.contributor.authorAntl-Weiser, Walpurga Antl-Weise
dc.contributor.authorNigst, Philip R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-12T13:23:27Z
dc.date.available2025-03-12T13:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-15
dc.description.abstractThe Middle Danube region is a key area for understanding Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer behaviours in a climatic context due to its long loess-palaeosol sequences and rich archaeological record spanning from the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic to the Last Glacial Maximum and beyond. Recently, new approaches focusing on high-resolution studies of the stratigraphy, geoarchaeological studies at microscopic scale and investigations of organic matter at molecular scale (biomarker analyses) have shown great new insights in human behaviour. Many sites in the Middle Danube region have been excavated a long time ago without opportunity to apply such approaches. The aim of this paper is to introduce Ollersdorf-Heidenberg, a loess open-air site. The site is located similar to 26 km northeast of Vienna close to the Morava River valley and preserves several Upper Palaeolithic archaeological horizons. The site has been known since a pipeline construction in 1998. Here, we report the first results of new research at the site including new excavations in two trenches. We describe and analyse the stratigraphy, present a first radiocarbon date, describe and analyse lithic and faunal collections, and assess potential in situ combustion activity and the preservation of organic matter. Research at the site is ongoing, but our preliminary results let us suggest good preservation of organic matter and, hence, Ollersdorf-Heidenberg has a remarkable potential for providing valuable insights in past hunter-gatherer behaviours at the climatic downturn towards the Last Glacial Maximum.eng
dc.description.sponsorship06104.17.01; 06104.17.02; 06104.18.01
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41982-025-00210-9
dc.identifier.issn2520-8217
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26892
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Paleolithic Archaeology
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectUpper Palaeolithic
dc.subjectGravettian
dc.subjectCentral Europe
dc.subjectHunter-Gatherers
dc.subjectOpen-air site
dc.titleA first look at the gravettian open-air site ollersdorf-heidenberg (Austria): recent fieldwork and first results on stratigraphy, chronology, organic preservation and combustion activityeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage10
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Paleolithic Archaeology
oaire.citation.volume8
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameMurphree
person.givenNameWilliam
person.identifier.ciencia-idD61E-3F19-C65F
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0781-2039
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