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Brandt, Steven, Hildebrand, Elisabeth, Vogelsang, Ralf, Wolfhagen, Jesse ORCID: 0000-0002-1354-4870 and Wang, Hong (2017). A new MIS 3 radiocarbon chronology for Mochena Borago Rockshelter, SW Ethiopia: Implications for the interpretation of Late Pleistocene chronostratigraphy and human behavior. J. Archaeol. Sci.-Rep., 11. S. 352 - 370. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 2352-409X

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Abstract

With excavated layers spanning a period from >49 ka to similar to 36 ka, Mochena Borago Rockshelter reveals a complex sequence of Late Pleistocene human occupation punctuated by volcanic events. Fifty-nine radiocarbon agesmake Mochena Borago one of the best-dated Late Pleistocene archaeological sites in eastern and northeastern Africa. However, complex site formation processes, dramatic stratigraphic differences between non-contiguous excavation areas, and outlier dates that appear in various parts of Mochena Borago's sequence, complicate efforts to develop a secure and detailed chronology for local and regional behavioral changes. This article focuses on contiguous squares within the Block Excavation Area (BXA) trench at the northern end of the shelter. Bayesian modeling of thirty-seven dates from six major lithostratigraphic units within the BXA yields a revised series of age ranges; these differ from the previous age model (derived from weighted means) in subtle but important ways. Perspectives gained through Bayesian analysis stimulate more careful consideration of the complex site formation processes operating at Mochena Borago, the contextual integrity of the site's robust and distinctive flaked stone artifact assemblages (lithics), and potential correlations between lithic changes and environmental events that occur on local, regional, and global scales. As these factors comeinto focus, Mochena Borago can serve as an important chronological benchmark to better understand human behavior in eastern and northeastern Africa around the time of the second major dispersal of Homo sapiens. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Brandt, Steven UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hildebrand, Elisabeth UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vogelsang, Ralf UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wolfhagen, Jesse UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-4870 UNSPECIFIED Wang, Hong UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-240008
DOI:	10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.09.013
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Archaeol. Sci.-Rep.
Volume:	11
Page Range:	S. 352 - 370
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2352-409X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RED-SEA MOUNTAINS; MIDDLE STONE-AGE; UPPER PALEOLITHIC TRANSITION; MODERN HUMAN COLONIZATION; SODMEIN CAVE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES; HUMAN OCCUPATION; ROCK SHELTER; DIRE DAWA; COMBUSTION Multiple languages Archaeology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24000