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Post-LGM environments and foragers on the move: New data from the lower Altmühl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany)

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dc.contributor.authorBarbieri, Alvise
dc.contributor.authorMaier, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorLauer, Tobias
dc.contributor.authorMischka, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorHattermann, Merlin
dc.contributor.authorUthmeier, Thorsten
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-25T14:15:45Z
dc.date.available2023-01-25T14:15:45Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractAfter the Last Glacial Maximum, the Swabian and Franconian Jura (in SW and SE Germany, respectively) were repopulated by Magdalenian hunter-gatherers within the same communication network. However, while the Magdalenian settlement of the Swabian Jura dates to 17-14 ka cal BP, permanent Magdalenian occupations in the Franconian Jura date to 15-14 ka cal BP. In comparison with its western counterpart, the Franconian Jura was mostly excavated in the early days of archaeological research. Does this different chronology reflect the different history of research? Why did Magdalenian foragers establish permanent occupation in the Franconian Jura nearly 2 millennia after settling in Swabia, despite the fact these regions are only 150 km apart? To address these questions, we reinvestigated two sites in the Altmithl Valley with micromorphology and luminescence dating, namely Felsenhausl-Kellerhohle and Klausennische. Our data show that both sites have intact Pleistocene deposits. Among these, we identified sediments dating between 17 and 15 ka that show only rare lithic artifacts and microfeatures indicative of cold and arid conditions. Our work and published data suggest that the steady settlement of Magdalenian foragers in the Altmithl Valley starting 15 ka cal BP coincides with the end of this harsh period and the onset of cool and wetter environments. Data from the Swabian Jura demonstrated that in the Lone Valley, similar environments and Magdalenian occupations commenced earlier, starting 17 ka cal BR. Therefore, we propose that regional environments acted as a barrier against the dispersal of foragers in the Franconian Jura and determined its later Magdalenian occupation. Our research highlighted that different environments, taphonomic processes, and site uses probably coexisted across the German Jura. Therefore, it remains fundamental to expand the multisite data set proposed in this article to further test hypotheses about human/environment interaction in this region. (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipPPBI-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103267pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8606
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18927
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Sciencept_PT
dc.relationThe origins and evolution of Human Cognition and the impact of Southwestern European coastal ecology
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAltmuhl Valleypt_PT
dc.subjectForager/environment interactionspt_PT
dc.subjectMagdalenian recolonizationpt_PT
dc.subjectGeoarchaeologypt_PT
dc.subjectLuminescence datingpt_PT
dc.titlePost-LGM environments and foragers on the move: New data from the lower Altmühl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleThe origins and evolution of Human Cognition and the impact of Southwestern European coastal ecology
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/9471 - RIDTI/PTDC%2FHAR-ARQ%2F27833%2F2017/PT
oaire.citation.startPage103267pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Human Evolutionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume173pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream9471 - RIDTI
person.familyNameBarbieri
person.givenNameAlvise
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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