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Shao, Yaping ORCID: 0000-0002-2041-5479, Wegener, Christian ORCID: 0000-0003-3052-2064, Klein, Konstantin ORCID: 0000-0001-8980-4387, Schmidt, Isabell ORCID: 0000-0002-0836-6862 and Weniger, Gerd-Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-5270-657X (2024). Reconstruction of human dispersal during Aurignacian on pan-European scale. Nature Communications, 15 (1). pp. 1-14. Springer Nature. ISSN 2041-1723

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: 7406] The Aurignacian is the first techno-complex related with certainty to Anatomically Modern Humans in Europe. Studies show that they appeared around 43-42 kyr cal BP and dispersed rapidly in Europe during the Upper Palaeolithic. However, human dispersal is a highly convoluted process which is until today not well understood. Here, we provide a reconstruction of the human dispersal during the Aurignacian on the pan-European scale using a human dispersal model, the Our Way Model, which combines archaeological with paleoclimate data and uses the human existence potential as a unifying driver of human population dynamics. Based on the reconstruction, we identify the different stages of the human dispersal and analyse how human demographic processes are influenced by climate change and topography. A chronology of the Aurignacian human groups in Europe is provided, which is verified for locations where archaeological dating records are available. Insights into highly debated hypotheses, such as human dispersal routes, are provided.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Shao, Yaping UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2041-5479 UNSPECIFIED Wegener, Christian UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3052-2064 UNSPECIFIED Klein, Konstantin UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8980-4387 UNSPECIFIED Schmidt, Isabell UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0836-6862 UNSPECIFIED Weniger, Gerd-Christian UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-657X UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-814810
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41467-024-51349-y
Journal or Publication Title:	Nature Communications
Volume:	15
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 1-14
Number of Pages:	14
Date:	28 August 2024
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISSN:	2041-1723
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Geosciences > Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 2: Archäologie, Altertumskunde und Kulturen des Mittelmeerraums > Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte
Subjects:	History of ancient world
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/81481