Epigravettian

Новые верхнепалеолитические памятники у хутора Дивногорье на Среднем Дону || New Upper Palaeolithic sites near Divnogorie on the Middle Don

by Alexander Bessudnov

Co-authored with A.N. Bessudnov, published in 'Russian Archaeology', 2006, № 2, pp. 125-134.

2003 - L'Epigravettien italien et la chronologie au Carbone 14

by Patrizia Gioia

P . Gioia, M. Mussi & D. Zampetti 2003, L'Epigravettien italien et la chronologie au Carbone 14, in F. Widemann et Y. Taborin (eds) «Chronologies géophysiques et archéologiques du Paléolithique supérieur »/«Geophysical and archaeological chronologies for the upper Palaeolithic», Comptes-rendus du Colloque international de Ravello (3-8 mai 1994), Bari 2003: 247-253

The revision of dates given for Italian Epigravettian raises serious chronological problems: Middle Epigravettian... more The revision of dates given for Italian Epigravettian raises serious chronological problems: Middle Epigravettian (Epigravettien évolué) eventually lost along successive researches any typology and time distinctive character. Revisiting system built by Laplace becomes necessary. A program of calibration of about hundred dates has been accomplished confirming the inadequate character of the Middle Epigravettian denomination.

Il giacimento del Paleolitico Superiore di Catignano C (Pescara)

by Gianluca Cantoro

Bullettino Paletnologia Italiana, vol 97 (XV), 2008; pp. 57-71

Il sito di Catignano C, scoperto dal Professor Carlo Tozzi nel 1998, si inserisce, cronoculturalmente, all’interno... more Il sito di Catignano C, scoperto dal Professor Carlo Tozzi nel 1998, si inserisce, cronoculturalmente, all’interno delle facies di tradizione gravettiana che interessano la fascia adriatica della penisola italiana (Gravettiano o, più probabilmente, Epigravettiano
antico iniziale). Il complesso litico qui rinvenuto, in selce principalmente di provenienza locale, è composto da 1852 pezzi provenienti da un livello grigio antropizzato in parte intaccato dalle arature moderne. Caratteristici sono i grattatoi volontariamente
“accorciati” e le due lame a dorso “gibbose”; presenti, inoltre, 50 nuclei. I resti faunistici, molto frammentari, non aiutano a chiarire le incertezze sulla cronologia del sito.

ROMANDINI M. & NANNINI N., 2011, Cacciatori epigravettiani nel Covolo Fortificato di Trene (Colli Berici, Vicenza): sfruttamento dell’orso speleo. Preistoria Alpina, 45 (2011): 7-19

by Nicola Nannini

Il Covolo Fortificato di Trene è situato lungo il versante orientale dei Colli Berici (VI), nel mezzo della grande... more Il Covolo Fortificato di Trene è situato lungo il versante orientale dei Colli Berici (VI), nel mezzo della grande pianura padano-veneta dell’Italia del Nord, ad una quota di 360 m s.l.m.. La cavità è stata oggetto di scavi sistematici compiuti dall’Università di Ferrara nel 1956, i quali hanno restituito un deposito dello spessore di 1,14 m suddiviso in sette unità stratigrafiche. I livelli inquadrano la frequentazione antropica all’ Epigravettiano Antico grazie all’industria rinvenuta, confortata da due datazioni su osso a 17.640±140 C14 anni B.P. e 18.630±150 C14 anni B.P., accompagnata da ossa di macromammiferi, uccelli e carboni. Questo lavoro presenta la revisione tassonomica e lo studio archeozoologico di resti faunistici già pubblicati (Pasa in Leonardi, 1959), il cui spettro evidenzia una netta dominanza di Ursus spelaeus sugli altri taxa determinati.
Durante la frequentazione il sito era immerso in un ambiente prevalentemente forestale a clima temperato freddo con presenza di zone umide nella piana sottostante testimoniato dalla presenza di alce, cervo, cinghiale e vertebre di pesce.
L’analisi tafonomica ha rilevato la presenza di tracce antropiche su resti di alce e orso speleo, il quale utilizzava la grotta come tana durante lo svernamento. Lo studio si è concentrato sui resti dell’urside, interessati da tracce di macellazione, rivolte all’acquisizione di pellicce da individui prevalentemente giovanili.
Inoltre un confronto circoscritto (Colli Berici) con siti coevi (Grotta di Paina; Grotta del Buso Doppio), associa la presenza di orso speleo alle punte a cran.

ROMANDINI M. & NANNINI N., 2012- Chasseurs épigravettiens dans le territoire de l’ours des cavernes : le cas du Covolo Fortificato di Trene (Colli Berici, Vicenza). L’Anthropologie, vol 116 n°1, 2012

by Nicola Nannini

GURIOLI F., BARTOLOMEI G., NANNINI N., PERESANI M. et ROMANDINI M., 2011, Deux clavicules de marmotte epigravettiennes incisèes, provenant des Grottes Verdi de Pradis (Alpes italiennes). PALEO – N° 22 – Décembre 2011

by Nicola Nannini

Riparo Dalmeri. Le pietre dipinte dell'area rituale

by Elisabetta Flor

Dalmeri G., Neri S., Bassetti M., Cusinato A., Kompatscher K. E Hrozny Kompatscher M., con la collaborazione di Duches R., Flor E., Legrand E., Girardi S., Remondino F., Rizzi A.

Over the past twenty years of prehistoric researches in the alpine area, the Dalmeri rockshelter has become a key site... more Over the past twenty years of prehistoric researches in the alpine area, the Dalmeri rockshelter has become a key site for the reconstruction of the behaviour, activities and exploitation of the mountain territories by the Epigravettian human groups. The faunal and lithic remains, with the well-preserved paleosurfaces, provided the opportunity to obtain a partial, but significant reconstruction of the palaeoeconomy, the function and the internal organisation of the site. In the latter years of excavation, the discovery of a notable quantity of red ochre painted stones, revealed different representation, both naturalistic paintings and signs. After this discovery, the interpretation of the site began to touch the artistic-religious aphere, providing a new perspectve of research about Epigravettian art and spirituality. This first monographic paper as a "pictoral atlas" focuses on the study and interpretation of the " painted stone-ensemble" of the site. This work presents all the data related to the most representiative stones, but it is still far from begin an exhaustive analysis both from a methodological and interpretative point of view.

Updating on the Final Palaeolithic-Mesolithic transition in Trentino (NE Italy)

by Ursula Wierer

Co-authored with M. Bassetti, A. Cusinato, G. Dalmeri, M. Hrozny Kompatscher,K. Kompatscher

This work offers an approach to the question of the transition phase between the Epigravettian and the Mesolithic in... more This work offers an approach to the question of the transition phase between the Epigravettian and the Mesolithic in the Alpine area. The aim is to compare the techno-typological
characteristics of diachronic lithic industries. Archaeological records that contribute to this issue come from the sites of Riparo Cogola (Trento), Palù Echen (Trento), Regole (Trento) and Galgenbühel/Dos de la Forca (Bozen/Bolzano). They cover the period from the Younger Dryas to the Boreal and are attributed to the Recent Epigravettian and to the Sauveterrian. Some changes in the lithic production that occurred between the beginning of the Younger Dryas and the Preboreal can be perceived: one of the most evident aspects of this development
is the reduced necessity for the production of laminar products. A blade-bladelet production that exploits the maximum length
of the core until its abandon (Cogola 19) changes into a more varied core management in the Sauveterrian finalised at extracting bladelets, laminar flakes and flakes. Taking into consideration the manufacture of the armatures, the use of the microburin technique becomes systematic in the Preboreal. Regarding the composition of the microliths, the following observations have been made: there is a numerical increase in some geometric microliths (crescents and triangles), a decrease in backed pieces with truncation and the disappearance of the
trapeziums. Moreover, one of the key elements for analysing this transition is represented by the backed points that are characterised by a clear morpho-technical change together with a progressive microlithization.

IBEX AS INDICATOR OF HUNTER-GATHERER MOBILITY DURING THE LATE PALAEOLITHIC AND MESOLITHIC

by Ursula Wierer

Co-authored with B. Boscato

The present research concerns some sites within two different areas in Italy: on the one hand the Cilento Region... more The present research concerns some sites within two different areas in Italy: on the one hand the Cilento Region (Salerno – southern Italy), with caves occupied during the final Epigravettian, and on the other, the valley bottom of the Adige River (Trento – Bolzano, northern Italy), with rockshelters frequented by Sauveterrian groups. The sites of both areas, at a little distance from each other and occupied in the same periods, show different frequency of ibex in the faunal record. As this species lives exclusively on mountains and hills with open environments, the observation of its quantity jointly with topographic analysis of the territories allow to examine hunters’ range of action in relation to the different opportunities of tracing Capra ibex.
Keywords: Mobility, Epigravettian, Sauveterrian, Italy, Capra ibex

Gravettian radiocarbon chronology in Hungary

by György Lengyel

Nakit i umjetnost pećine Vlakno

by Dario Vujević

Mate Parica, Dario Vujević

Silvestrini, M., Cancellieri, E., Peresani, M., 2008, Madonna dell'Ospedale, un sito Epigravettiano antico al margine dell'Appennino marchigiano: osservazioni sulla produzione litica. In: M. Mussi (a cura di) “Il Tardiglaciale in Italia: lavori in corso”, B.A.R. International Series 1859.

by Emanuele Cancellieri

Bietti, A.; Cancellieri, E., 2007, “New data from the Late Upper Paleolithic site of Fondo Focone (Ugento, Southern Apulia, Italy): the lithic industry of the B Trench”. In R. Whallon (eds.) “Late Paleolitihic Environments and Cultural Relations around the Adriatic (Session C17)” Proceedings of the XV World Congress of the International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences. vol. 4, L. Oosterbeek, general editor. B.A.R. International series 1716, Lisbon.

by Emanuele Cancellieri

Mussi,M., Cancellieri, E., D’Angelo,E., Fiore, I, Melis,R., Russ, H., Salvadei, L., 2011, Ricerche a Grotta di Pozzo (AQ): 1992-2009, Atti del III Convegno di Archeologia “Il Fucino e le aree limitrofe nell’antichità”, Avezzano, 2009

by Emanuele Cancellieri

Saint-Antoine à Vitrolles, locus 2 (Hautes-Alpes) : premiers résultats des fouilles de sauvetage urgent (1995-1996) d'un gisement épigravettien

by Jean-Pierre Bracco

Co-authored with Jean Gagnepain, Pascal Bertran, Jean-François Bez, Patrick Dibart, Antoni Canals I Salomo, Christophe Jorda, Maurice Jorda, Sylvie Philibert, Christian Stouvenot, Serge Vigier

The site of Saint-Antoine at Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes) was excavated during two rescue campaigns in 1995 and 1996.more The site of Saint-Antoine at Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes) was excavated during two rescue campaigns in 1995 and 1996.
They have shown the existence of three culturally homogenous loci, attributed to an advanced Epigravettian on the basis of the
lithic industry. The second excavation campaign concerned "Locus 2 ", a multistratified spread of remains covering about 120 m2. The results provided by laboratory studies suggest the autumnal occupation of a site specialised in the acquisition and
processing of cervidae carcasses. Among the most significant results, we wish to stress the discovery of obvious structures (a
burnt surface and an accumulation of bones) and the first occurrence in an Epigravettian context of knapping with a soft
hammerstone.

Le site de Saint-Antoine à Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes) a fait l'objet de deux campagnes de fouille de sauvetage en 1995 et
1996. Elles ont mis en évidence l'existence de trois locus, culturellement homogènes, attribués à l'Épigravettien évolué sur la base de l'industrie lithique. La seconde campagne de fouille a concerné le locus 2, une nappe de vestiges mu It is t ratifiée, d'une extension d'environ 120 m2. Les résultats issus des études post-fouilles ont permis de proposer une occupation automnale d'un site spécialisé dans l'acquisition et le traitement des carcasses de cervidés. Parmi les résultats les plus significatifs, il faut souligner la découverte de structures évidentes (un aire de combustion et un amas osseux) et la première mise en évidence du débitage à la pierre tendre en contexte épigravettien.

Fonction et fonctionnement du gisement épigravettien de Saint-Antoine à Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes : données et propositions

by Jean-Pierre Bracco

The Epigravettian site of Saint-Antoine (Hautes-Alpes, France) contains 3 locus which probably correspond ro several... more The Epigravettian site of Saint-Antoine (Hautes-Alpes, France) contains 3 locus which probably correspond ro several occupations in relation with hunting and treatment of cervid carcasses. A analysis of the function of the site is proposed in association witn its insertions in a settlement pattern.

Le site épigravettien de Saint-Antoine (Hautes-Alpes, France) comprend 3 locus qui correspondent certainement à de multiples occupations liés à la chasse et aux traitements des carcasses de cervidés. Une réflexion sur le fonctionnement du site et son insertion dans un schéma d'occupation est proposée.

L'industrie lithique du site épigravettien de Saint-Antoine à Vitrolles (Hautes-Alpes)

by Jean-Pierre Bracco

Co-authored with Cyril Montoya

The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered an abudant lithic... more The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered an abudant lithic industry. The technological analysis permitted to identify the objectives of the debitage and the operaive sketch used. The mainpurpose of the debitage is dedicated to the confection of straight bladelets devoted to a the confectoinof of backed points and backed bladelets. Blades are little present and o part among them are probably carried out of the excavaded surface. A reflection about the statute of the site is proposed then.

L'industrie lithique épigravettienne de Saint-Antoine - Locus 2 (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) : première analyse

by Jean-Pierre Bracco

in Paleo, 9,1997. pp. 221-243.
Co-authored with Jean Gagnepain, Christian Stouvenot, Patrick Bidart, Serge Vigier

La fouille préventive du locus 2 du gisement de Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes), dans les Alpes du sud, a... more La fouille préventive du locus 2 du gisement de Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes), dans les Alpes du sud, a livré une importante série lithique épigravettienne. La zone principale d'approvisionnement en silex est distante de plus de 30 km du site (moyenne vallée de la Durance). Le schéma opératoire est orienté vers la production de lamelles rectihgnes et leur transformation en armatures à dos. L'ensemble du débitage s'effectue au percuteur de pierre tendre. Typologiquement, la
présence de nombreuses pointes à dos rectihgne, surtout de type microgravettes et de lamelles à bord abattu, l'absence de
géométriques et de la technique du microburin, autorisent un rapprochement avec l'Epigravettien évolué ou final des séries
italiennes.


The salvage excavation of locus 2 of the site of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes), located in the southern part of the French Alps, has yieldied an abundant Epigravettian lithic assemblage. The principal flint procurement zone is situated more than 30 km south of the site. Reduction sequence is oriented toward the production of rectilinear bladelets and their eventual transformation into backed projectile points. The debitage is effectuated by the use of soft stone hammers. Typologically, the presence of numerous rectilinear backed points, especially microgravettes and backed bladelets, along with the absence of geometric tools and the microburin technique, permit a correlation to be made with the evolved or final Epigravettian of some Italian assemblages.