Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core
Evaluating synchronies between climate and cultural changes is a prerequisite for addressing the possible effect of environmental changes on human populations. Searching for synchronies during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition (ca. 48–36 ka) is hampered by the limits of radiocarbon dating tech...
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ftoskarbordeaux:oai:oskar-bordeaux.fr:20.500.12278/148044 2024-09-09T19:57:33+00:00 Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core FOURCADE, Tiffanie SÁNCHEZ GOÑI, María Fernanda LAHAYE, Christelle ROSSIGNOL, Linda PHILIPPE, Anne 2022-05-30 https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.21 en eng Elsevier 0033-5894 doi:10.1017/qua.2022.21 Sciences de l'environnement/Milieux et Changements globaux Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire Article de revue 2022 ftoskarbordeaux https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.21 2024-06-16T23:39:57Z Evaluating synchronies between climate and cultural changes is a prerequisite for addressing the possible effect of environmental changes on human populations. Searching for synchronies during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition (ca. 48–36 ka) is hampered by the limits of radiocarbon dating techniques and the large chronological uncertainties affecting the archaeological and paleoclimatic records, as well by their low temporal resolution. Here, we present a high-resolution, pollen-based vegetation record from the Bay of Biscay, sea surface temperature changes, additional 14 C ages, and a new IRSL date on the fine-sediment fraction of Heinrich Stadial (HS) 6. The IRSL measurements give an age of ca. 54.0 ± 3.4 ka. The paleoclimatic results reveal a succession of rapid climatic changes during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition in SW France (i.e. D-O 12–8 and two distinct climatic phases during HS 4). Comparison of the new paleoclimatic record with chronologically well-constrained regional archaeological changes shows that no synchronies exist between cultural transitions and environmental changes. The disappearance of Neanderthals and the arrival of Homo sapiens in SW France encompassed a long-term forest opening, suggesting that Homo sapiens may have progressively replaced Neanderthals from D-O 10 to HS 4 through competition for the same ecological niches. Centre de Mathématiques Henri Lebesgue : fondements, interactions, applications et Formation Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic OSKAR Bordeaux (Open Science Knowledge ARchive) Quaternary Research 110 147 164 |
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Evaluating synchronies between climate and cultural changes is a prerequisite for addressing the possible effect of environmental changes on human populations. Searching for synchronies during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition (ca. 48–36 ka) is hampered by the limits of radiocarbon dating techniques and the large chronological uncertainties affecting the archaeological and paleoclimatic records, as well by their low temporal resolution. Here, we present a high-resolution, pollen-based vegetation record from the Bay of Biscay, sea surface temperature changes, additional 14 C ages, and a new IRSL date on the fine-sediment fraction of Heinrich Stadial (HS) 6. The IRSL measurements give an age of ca. 54.0 ± 3.4 ka. The paleoclimatic results reveal a succession of rapid climatic changes during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition in SW France (i.e. D-O 12–8 and two distinct climatic phases during HS 4). Comparison of the new paleoclimatic record with chronologically well-constrained regional archaeological changes shows that no synchronies exist between cultural transitions and environmental changes. The disappearance of Neanderthals and the arrival of Homo sapiens in SW France encompassed a long-term forest opening, suggesting that Homo sapiens may have progressively replaced Neanderthals from D-O 10 to HS 4 through competition for the same ecological niches. Centre de Mathématiques Henri Lebesgue : fondements, interactions, applications et Formation |
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FOURCADE, Tiffanie SÁNCHEZ GOÑI, María Fernanda LAHAYE, Christelle ROSSIGNOL, Linda PHILIPPE, Anne |
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FOURCADE, Tiffanie SÁNCHEZ GOÑI, María Fernanda LAHAYE, Christelle ROSSIGNOL, Linda PHILIPPE, Anne |
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Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core |
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Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core |
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Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core |
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Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core |
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Environmental changes in SW France during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern North Atlantic deep-sea core |
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environmental changes in sw france during the middle to upper paleolithic transition from the pollen analysis of an eastern north atlantic deep-sea core |
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