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Unravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the middle palaeolithic Ararat-1 cave, Armenia: a multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

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dc.contributor.authorOikonomou, Ioannis A.K.
dc.contributor.authorKarampaglidis, Theodoros
dc.contributor.authorFenn, Kaja
dc.contributor.authorGur-Arieh, Shira
dc.contributor.authorCabrita Nora, David André
dc.contributor.authorSánchez-Romero, Laura
dc.contributor.authorRogall, Dominik L.
dc.contributor.authorVettese, Delphine
dc.contributor.authorGasparyan, Boris
dc.contributor.authorPetrosyan, Artur
dc.contributor.authorMalinsky-Buller, Ariel
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-04T08:44:45Z
dc.date.available2025-07-04T08:44:45Z
dc.date.issued2025-08
dc.description.abstractThe sedimentary sequence of Ararat-1 Cave encapsulates an intricate depositional archive (Marine Isotope Stage 3), crucial for our understanding of the Middle Palaeolithic in the Armenian Highlands and beyond. The study of this record is accomplished through the use of a multi-proxy geoarchaeological framework of analysis, incor porating stratigraphical, micromorphological, sedimentological, mineralogical, chemical, magnetic, micro archaeological and geochronological methods. These analyses demonstrate the predominance of geogenic pro cesses, including rockfalls, grain and debris flows, interbedded with aeolian sedimentation, as well as localised pyroclastic material in-wash events. Post-depositional alterations are primarily linked to intense bioturbation, as well as minimal karst-induced cementation and minor phosphate diagenesis. The study of the anthropogenic and biogenic records indicates dynamic human-animal habitation histories. Human visits, associated with combus tion and consumption activities, were infrequent and short-lived, representing brief occupation episodes in a cave habitually visited by carnivores and herbivores. This high-resolution reconstruction of Ararat-1 Cave for mation histories improves our understanding of regional settlement and mobility patterns, highlighting the presence of Middle Palaeolithic groups that temporarily camped in the Ararat Depression.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109405
dc.identifier.issn0277-3791
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27350
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofQuaternary Science Reviews
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectGeoarchaeology
dc.subjectMicromorphology
dc.subjectMulti-proxy analyses
dc.subjectSite formation processes
dc.subjectStratigraphy
dc.subjectMiddle
dc.subjectPalaeolithic
dc.subjectHuman behaviour
dc.subjectArmenia
dc.titleUnravelling the formation processes and depositional histories of the middle palaeolithic Ararat-1 cave, Armenia: a multiscalar and multiproxy geoarchaeological approacheng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage109405
oaire.citation.titleQuaternary Science Reviews
oaire.citation.volume361
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameCabrita Nora
person.givenNameDavid André
person.identifier.ciencia-id4217-F466-BC40
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2948-776X
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