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Kehl, Martin ORCID: 0000-0003-4587-5858, Burow, Christoph, Cantalejo, Pedro, Dominguez-Bella, Salvador, Jose Duran, Juan, Henselowsky, Felix ORCID: 0000-0003-4145-7958, Klasen, Nicole, Linstaedter, Joerg, Medianero, Javier, Pastoors, Andreas, Ramos, Jose, Reicherter, Klaus, Schmidt, Christoph ORCID: 0000-0002-2309-3209 and Weniger, Gerd-Christian (2016). Site formation and chronology of the new Paleolithic site Sima de Las Palomas de Teba, southern Spain. Quat. Res., 85 (2). S. 313 - 332. NEW YORK: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1096-0287

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Abstract

The newly identified Paleolithic site Sima de Las Palomas de Teba hosts an almost seven-m-thick sediment profile investigated here to elucidate the rock shelter's chronostratigraphy and formation processes. At its base, the sediment sequence contains rich archeological deposits recording intensive occupation by Neanderthals. Luminescence provides a terminus ante quem of 39.4 +/- 2.61 ka or 44.9 +/- 4.1 ka (OSL) and 51.4 +/- 8.4 ka (TL). This occupation ended with a rockfall event followed by accumulation of archeologically sterile sediments. These were covered by sediments containing few Middle Paleolithic artifacts, which either indicate ephemeral occupation by Neanderthals or reworking as suggested by micromorphological features. Above this unit, scattered lithic artifacts of undiagnostic character may represent undefined Paleolithic occupations. Sediment burial ages between about 23.0 +/- 1.5 ka (OSL) and 40.5 +/- 3.4 ka (pIRIR) provide an Upper Paleolithic chronology for sediments deposited above the rockfall. Finally, a dung-bearing Holocene layer in the uppermost part of the sequence contains a fragment of a human mandible dated to 4032 +/- 39 C-14 yr BP. Overall, the sequence represents an important new site for studying the end of Neanderthal occupation in southern Spain. (C) 2016 University of Washington. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kehl, Martin UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-5858 UNSPECIFIED Burow, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cantalejo, Pedro UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dominguez-Bella, Salvador UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jose Duran, Juan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Henselowsky, Felix UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-7958 UNSPECIFIED Klasen, Nicole UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Linstaedter, Joerg UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Medianero, Javier UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pastoors, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ramos, Jose UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Reicherter, Klaus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmidt, Christoph UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2309-3209 UNSPECIFIED Weniger, Gerd-Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-282425
DOI:	10.1016/j.yqres.2016.01.007
Journal or Publication Title:	Quat. Res.
Volume:	85
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 313 - 332
Date:	2016
Publisher:	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1096-0287
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GRUTA DA OLIVEIRA; UPPER PLEISTOCENE; MOUSTERIAN SITE; IRSL SIGNALS; K-FELDSPARS; LUMINESCENCE; SINGLE; QUARTZ; MIDDLE; CAVE Multiple languages Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28242