Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina:
"Although Neandertals lived in Europe and western Asia for more than 200,000 years, we know surprisingly little about them or about their everyday lives. Evidence of their behavior is largely derived from the surviving pieces of chipped stone and animal bone that resulted from their activities....
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index An archaeological history and early interpretations of La Quina -- The development and structure of the cooperative excavation project -- The lithic sample: nature and classification -- The chronological and paleoenvironmental setting of the prehistoric sequence at the Station Amont -- A matter of form: typological aspects of the lithic industries -- A matter of quality and quantity: Lithic reduction products and materials at La Quina -- A matter of time -- A synthesis of the prehistoric sequence at La Quina -- In perspective |
| Physical Description: | XXV, 419 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 32 cm. CD-ROM (12 cm) |
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Contents
Preface
xxi
Acknowledgments
xxiii
1.
An Archaeological History and Early
Interpretations of
La Quina
1
The Early History of the Site
1
The Early Excavations of Dr. Henri-Martin
2
The
La Quina Neandertal
Skeleton
(H5)
and Its
Behavioral Implications
8
Excavations at
La Quina
from
1912
to
1922:
An
American Component
14
Dr. Henri-Martin's Later Contributions:
1923-1936 18
Site Structure and Stratigraphy
18
The Lithic Industries
22
Later Reports and Work at the Station Amont
30
Dr. Henri-Martin's Final Synthesis
32
Excavations and Studies by
Germaine
Henri-Martin and Her Colleagues:
1947-1975 33
A Summary of the Work and Findings of the
Henri-Martins at the Station Amont
42
2.
The Development and Structure of the
Cooperative Excavation Project
45
The Formation of the Project: A Personal
Perspective
45
The Basic Goals of the Project
46
The Condition of the Site and Preparations for
Excavation
46
The Site Map, Horizontal Controls, and Artifact
Recording System
49
The Field Database
52
The Revised
Stratigraphie
Sequence
53
The Lower Deposits
53
The Upper Deposits
56
Other Features in the Overall Geological
Sequence
56
The Correlation of the Upper and Lower
Profiles
57
The Correlation of the New Section with the
Henri-Martins' Stratigraphy
58
The Project Excavation Schedule:
1985-1994 59
3.
The Lithic Sample: Nature and Classification
62
Background
62
General Perspectives and Major Questions
63
Major Domains of the Data
63
The Composition and Field Curation of the
Sample
63
The Structure of the Lithic Databases Used in
the Analysis
64
The Raw Material Categories and Their
Limitations
64
Materials of Local Origin
65
Materials of Presumed Nonlocal Origin
66
The Classification of the Lithic Raw Materials
Recovered in the Excavation
67
Implications of Seong-Jin Park's Study for the
Interpretation of Material Sources
67
Metric Attributes
68
Techniques of Measurement
68
Metric Attributes ofRacloirs
69
Metric Classification of Small Flakes and Fragments
70
Morphological Classification of Lithic Artifacts
in the Analysis
70
Typological Categories
70
Technological Categories
70
Condition Categories
70
Morphological Attributes of Racloirs
71
Morphological Categories of the Small Flakes
71
4.
The Chronological and Paleoenvironmental
Setting of the Prehistoric Sequence at the
Station Amont
73
The Nature and Importance of the
Chronological and Paleoenvironmental
Evidence
73
The Sedimentological Record and the
Interpretation of the Depositional History
73
Implications of Variation in
Éboulis Clasts
through the Sequence
76
The Faunal Sequence at
La Quina
77
Results of the Palynological Analysis from
La Quina
78
Tentative Correlations between the
La Quina
and Combe Grenal Faunal Sequence
79
ľ'ííl
Contents
Implications
of
Chronometrie
Dating for the La
Quina
Sequence
81
A Synthesis of the Paleoenvironmental Setting
of the Cultural Sequence at the Station Amont
85
5.
A Matter of Form: Typological Aspects of the
Lithic Industries
93
The Nature of Lithic Industries
93
The Nature of Typologies and the
Bordes
System of Classification
93
The Components of the
Bordes
Typology
94
A Traditional Classification of the Industrial
Sequence at
La Quina
96
Another View of the Traditional Typological
Aspects of the Industries
100
Typological Comparisons of the Samples from
Squares
N5
and M5 with the Other Upper
Level Samples
101
Regularities in Typological Variability and the
Total Number of Flint Artifacts from Each
Context
102
Other Questions Related to the Traditional
Typology
104
Broken Implements and Edge-damaged Pieces
105
Flake Typologies Applied to an Analysis of the
Industries
107
The Frequencies of Special Flake Types
107
The Small Hake Typology
114
The Core Typology
121
Conclusions
121
6.
A Matter of Quality and Quantity: Lithic
Reduction Products and Materials at
La Quina
123
Some Comments on Lithic Assemblages in
Archaeological Contexts
123
Some Comments on the Nature of the
Qualitative Variables in the Study
125
Some Comments on the Comparisons of Metric
Variability in the Study
125
Aspects of Quantitative Variation
127
The Structure of the Analysis and Pertinent
Underlying Questions
127
Frequency and Mass of the Cryptocrystalline Materials
128
An Examination of Cryptocrystalline Material
Reduction by Increments of Weight
130
Variation in Cortex by Material
130
Questions of Differences in Patterns of Reduction by
Material
137
Variation in Reduction Products of All
Cryptocrystalline Materials by Increments of Weight
137
Variation in Frequencies of Reduction Products and
Materials
139
Variation of All Cryptocrystalline Material in Artifact
Shape and Size
739
Variation in Dimensions of Major Artifact Classes as
Categorized in BRKDN Ul
Relationships between Linear Dimensions and Mass
143
Variation in Dimensions of BRKDN Categories by
Material
144.
Some Comments on Estimated ("Surrogate") Mass
149
Variation in the Dimensions of Striking Platforms by
Material
150
Aspects of Qualitative Variation
150
Variation between Qualitative Attributes and
Cryptocrystalline Materials
150
Other Qualitative Attributes of Possible Significance
for Differences in Reduction Practices
155
Conclusions Regarding Preferential Patterns of
Reduction by Material
155
A Comparison of Dimensions and Mass of
Complete Flakes from
La Quina
and
Combe-Capelle
Bas
156
Conclusions
160
7.
A Matter of Time
161
Implications of the Geological and Habitat
Sequence for
Neandertal
Activities
161
Variation in the Cryptocrystalline Materials
through Time
163
Variation in the Abundance of Cryptocrystalline
Materials through Time
166
Size Differences among the Cryptocrystalline
Materials through Time
169
Variation in the Use of Quartz and Siliceous
Limestone through the Sequence
175
The Small Flakes of Quartz
180
Variation in Reduction Products of
Cryptocrystalline Materials through the
Sequence
181
Observed and Estimated Cortical Surface
through Time
183
Differences in the Frequencies of Morphological
Attributes of Flakes
185
Platform Attributes
185
Other Flake Attributes
191
Metric Observations on Dimensions of
Complete Flakes
198
Variation in the Size of the Complete Flakes in
Relation to the Other Flint Artifacts
204
Some Questions Regarding Economic
Behavior
206
Conclusions Derived from Differences in
Attribute Frequency and Metric Variation
through Time
207
8.
A Synthesis of the Prehistoric Sequence at
La Quina
208
The Lower Sequence
209
Earliest Evidence
209
The Termination of the Lower Depositioml Sequence
264
The Upper Sequence
266
The Derived Deposits of Beds
С
and
D
319
Lithic Artifacts from Contexts Outside of the
Main Excavation Profile
321
9.
In Perspective
329
Epilogue
335
For the Future
335
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(
.OIlU'lllN
Appendix
A. Coding of the Lithic Database for Appendix B. Data Tables
342
the
La Quina
Analysis
337
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Appendix
С
Field Personnel by Season and
A.I. rields and I heir Dimensions lor All
,, ., . „ . . .
in«
_ . , . ., ,_
Contributing; Specialists
41)2
Registered Artifacts
ЛЛ7
h K
A.II. Coding of Fields for Descriptive Variables References
405
for All Registered Artifacts .'vW
A.III. Variables in the Small Make Database
M
I Index
413 |
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| spelling | Jelinek, Arthur J. Verfasser aut Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina Arthur J. Jelinek Tucson, Ariz. Univ. of Arizona Press 2013 XXV, 419 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 32 cm. CD-ROM (12 cm) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index An archaeological history and early interpretations of La Quina -- The development and structure of the cooperative excavation project -- The lithic sample: nature and classification -- The chronological and paleoenvironmental setting of the prehistoric sequence at the Station Amont -- A matter of form: typological aspects of the lithic industries -- A matter of quality and quantity: Lithic reduction products and materials at La Quina -- A matter of time -- A synthesis of the prehistoric sequence at La Quina -- In perspective "Although Neandertals lived in Europe and western Asia for more than 200,000 years, we know surprisingly little about them or about their everyday lives. Evidence of their behavior is largely derived from the surviving pieces of chipped stone and animal bone that resulted from their activities. One of the largest concentrations of stone and bone artifacts left by Neandertals was at the famous archaeological site of La Quina in southwestern France. This study of the significance of changes through time revealed by an analysis of the chipped stone at La Quina reports on the excavations of the Cooperative American-French Excavation Project from 1985 to 1994. It moves beyond the largely descriptive and subjective approaches that have traditionally been applied to this kind of evidence and applies several important quantitative analytical techniques. These new approaches incorporate the history of previous excavations at the site, the results of the work of the Cooperative Project, and the most recent scientific understanding of relevant climatic changes. This is a major contribution to our understanding of Neandertal behavior and industry. It adds new dimensions and perspectives based on innovative techniques of analysis. The analytic methods applied to lithic artifacts that form the heart of the book are the product of considerations about how to best interpret a sequence of multiple contextual samples. The author concludes the book with an extraordinarily useful chapter that places his findings into the larger context of our contemporary knowledge of Neandertal life in the region. The book comes with a compact disc, which includes coded observations used in the analysis in as many as 47 data fields for the more than 11,500 artifacts that will allow professionals and students to further explore the collection of lithic artifacts."--Publisher's website Neanderthals / France / Charente Mousterian culture / France / Charente Stone implements / France / Charente Tools, Prehistoric / France / Charente Funde Neandertaler (DE-588)4171356-4 gnd rswk-swf Funde (DE-588)4071507-3 gnd rswk-swf La Quina Site (France) Charente (France) / Antiquities Frankreich Frankreich (DE-588)4018145-5 gnd rswk-swf La Quina (DE-588)4315003-2 gnd rswk-swf Frankreich (DE-588)4018145-5 g La Quina (DE-588)4315003-2 g Neandertaler (DE-588)4171356-4 s Funde (DE-588)4071507-3 s DE-604 Digitalisierung BSB Muenchen - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=025976903&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Jelinek, Arthur J. Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina Neanderthals / France / Charente Mousterian culture / France / Charente Stone implements / France / Charente Tools, Prehistoric / France / Charente Funde Neandertaler (DE-588)4171356-4 gnd Funde (DE-588)4071507-3 gnd |
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| title | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina |
| title_auth | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina |
| title_exact_search | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina |
| title_full | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina Arthur J. Jelinek |
| title_fullStr | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina Arthur J. Jelinek |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina Arthur J. Jelinek |
| title_short | Neandertal lithic industries at La Quina |
| title_sort | neandertal lithic industries at la quina |
| topic | Neanderthals / France / Charente Mousterian culture / France / Charente Stone implements / France / Charente Tools, Prehistoric / France / Charente Funde Neandertaler (DE-588)4171356-4 gnd Funde (DE-588)4071507-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | Neanderthals / France / Charente Mousterian culture / France / Charente Stone implements / France / Charente Tools, Prehistoric / France / Charente Funde Neandertaler La Quina Site (France) Charente (France) / Antiquities Frankreich La Quina |
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