Premiers temps du Magdalénien en Gironde : réévaluation des fouilles Trécolle à Saint-Germain-la-Rivière (France)

• Published in: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française
• Main Authors: Langlais, Mathieu, Laroulandie, Véronique, Costamagno, Sandrine, Pétillon, Jean-Marc, Mallye, Jean-Baptiste, Lacrampe-Cuyaubère, François, Boudadi-Maligne, Myriam, Barshay-Szmidt, Carolyn, Masset, Caroline, Pubert, Éric, Rendu, William, Lenoir, Michel
• Other Authors: De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés (TRACES), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Archéosphère, Archaeology Centre, University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), Center for International Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (CIRHUS CNRS NYU UMI 3199), New York University New York (NYU), NYU System (NYU)-NYU System (NYU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2015
• Subjects: Magdalenian; Archaeostratigraphy; Taphonomy; Domestic toolkit; Hunting equipment; Lithic technology; Bone technology; Saiga antelope; Snowy owl; Magdalénien; archéostratigraphie; taphonomie; équipement domestique; armement de chasse; technologie lithique; technologie osseuse; saïga; chouette harfang; [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Blanchard; Flint; Splinter; snowy owl
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-01891673; https://hal.science/hal-01891673/document; https://hal.science/hal-01891673/file/2015%20Langlais%20et%20al%20SGR.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3406/bspf.2015.14489

International audience The Magdalenian site of Saint-Germain-la-Rivière (Gironde, France) has often figured in debates and discussions about the Late Upper Palaeolithic of Western Europe. Most of the discussions are based on the material excavated by R. Blanchard — in particular the now well-known burial — as well as the more rigorous excavations by G. Trécolle in the slope deposits. After the detailed study of all this material by M. Lenoir, which allowed the material from the slope and terrace deposits to be attributed to the Lower and Middle Magdalenian, many other studies were carried out by various researchers on specific aspects of the collections (lithics, personal ornaments, fauna). It became clear, however, that the stratigraphic framework and chronology of the site needed to be reexamined. In order to understand the rise of the classic Magdalenian in Gironde, members of the Magdatis project reexamined many early Middle Magdalenian sites and collections of that area. The thorough work of Trécolle at Saint-Germain-la-Rivière was pivotal to this reas sessment. Initially, this involved the analysis of his fieldnotes which led to an archaeostratigraphic reattribution of most artefacts into two principal units, with a potentially problematic interface between these. Once these new archaeostratigraphic divisions had been determined, analysis of the artefacts could proceed. The comparison of the lithic and bone/ antler industries with those of other sites has afforded us new insights into the nature of the types of technical and economic behaviour of this initial Magdalenian in Western Europe. In terms of lithic and osseous raw material, we have found a good degree of continuity between the two units. The differing treatment of domestic versus hunting flint tools is also an important aspect to consider in the discussion of the changes that took place in huntergatherer societies at this time. The bone/ antler industry shows some continuity between units (for example the use of the groove and splinter ...