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Quaternary international: The journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research
Elsevier Science
Quaternary international: The journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research

Elsevier Science

1040-6182

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    A long chronology for the British Late Middle Palaeolithic: MIS 5-MIS 3 occupation at Great Pan Farm (Isle of Wight, England)

    Shaw, AndrewDobbie, JonToms, PhilWood, Jamie...
    1.1-1.27页
    查看更多>>摘要：Human occupation of Britain during the Late Middle Palaeolithic (LMP) has been characterised as spanning a duration of only ten to fifteen thousand years between-50 and 37 ka BP during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 and preceded with a period of human absence, potentially stretching from-165 to 130 Ka BP (MIS 6). New investigations at Great Pan Farm, Isle of Wight challenge this 'short chronology' for the LMP. Research, including lithostratigraphic revision, archaeological analysis and luminescence dating of sediments containing archaeology demonstrates two periods of human activity at the site. The earliest occurred during MIS 5 (115-84 Ka BP) and adds to more limited evidence from Dartford, Kent. It opens up a 'long chronology' for British LMP and the settlement history of the margins of northern Europe, relatable to more extensive regional datasets from northern France. The younger LMP archaeology from the site dates from-50 to 40 ka BP (early to mid MIS 3) and reflects the reoccupation of northern Europe after a period of climatic deterioration and abandonment.
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    Analysis of plant micro-remains and organic acid residues reveals the dietary conditions at the Chengyan site during the early Yangshao Culture in western Henan, central China

    Gong, YingxueYang, YuzhangWei, XingtaoLiao, Jingwen...
    1.1-1.11页
    查看更多>>摘要：The early Yangshao period (ca. 7.0-6.0 ka BP) is a pivotal transition stage for prehistoric human subsistence strategies from hunting and gathering to farming and husbandry. The western Henan Province constitutes the core area of Yangshao Culture. To investigate the dietary conditions of the early Yangshao ancestors in this area, analysis of plant micro-remains (starch grains and phytoliths) and organic acid residues was conducted on 34 pottery samples unearthed at the Chengyan Site in Lingbao City, western Henan Province, central China. The results revealed that the plant foods of the Chengyan people included Triticeae, Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), rice (Oryza sativa), millet (Setaria italica and Panicum miliaceum), lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera), snake gourd root (Trichosanthes kirilowii), yam (Dioscorea), lily (Lilium brownii), legumes (Fabaceae), and acorn (Quercus), in which, some species served as raw materials for brewing fermented beverages. These findings demonstrate that botanical resource exploitation during this period in central China exhibited remarkable diversity, with foraging maintaining its significance as an essential subsistence strategy for early human populations in acquiring plant foods. The presence of rice at the Chengyan site indicates its spread to western Henan during the early Yangshao period, and a rice-millet mixed farming, dominated by foxtail millet and broomcorn millet, had developed in the area. This study provides valuable insights into the dietary patterns and agricultural production trajectories of the early Yangshao communities in the Central Plains region.
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    Widespread evidence of Middle Stone Age (MSA) presence in Equatorial Guinea (West-Central Atlantic Africa)

    Rosas, AntonioGarcia-Tabernero, AntonioFidalgo, DarioMene, Maximiliano Fero...
    1.1-1.20页
    查看更多>>摘要：Understanding the evolutionary history of humans in the rainforest ecosystems of West Central Africa remains a challenge, despite the region's significance for understanding both the biological and cultural history of Homo sapiens. The relative scarcity of archaeological and chronological references in African rainforests further complicates their integration into a broader evolutionary framework. Since 2014, 11 archaeo-paleontological campaigns have been conducted in Equatorial Guinea to uncover evidence of early human settlements in West Central Africa. These surveys identified 449 Quaternary outcrops, 50 of which yielded Paleolithic stone tools. Technological analysis reveals recurring patterns in Equatorial Guinea, particularly the widespread use of centripetal flaking techniques, either bifacial or unifacial, for flake production. Other methods include blade production and bipolar-on-anvil flaking. Retouched tools are characterized by large cutting and heavy-duty tools, such as handaxes, cleavers, and wedges, alongside bifacial points. Retouched flakes, including scrapers and denticulates, are rare, but some backed elements were identified despite their scarcity. A clear distinction emerges between coastal and inland sites. Coastal sites show greater raw material diversity and Acheulean-like morphotypes, absent in inland regions. The origins of these differences remain uncertain but may reflect geological, functional, ecological, or population history factors. The assemblages share features with the Middle Stone Age (MSA), including bifacial points, prepared core technologies, and laminar knapping. Acheulean morphotypes and heavy-duty tools, typical of the final phases of Mode 2, coexist with MSA characteristics, aligning the industries with the Lupemban technocomplex. This technocomplex appears to aggregate Mode 2 morphotypes, such as handaxes and cleavers, and Mode 3 flake production techniques and morphotypes, potentially indicating a degree of cultural continuity over at least 250 ka. However, preliminary dating places these industries within the Upper Pleistocene, with geological evidence suggesting poor preservation of sedimentary records predating the last glacial cycle.
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    Reconstruction of water level variations during the last 4K years BP using magnetic and biological sedimentary proxies from Lake Fonck (northern Patagonia, Argentina)

    Petruzzella, F.Irurzun, M. A.Massaferro, J.Gogorza, C....
    1.1-1.12页
    查看更多>>摘要：Lakes have changed throughout history due to natural climatic variations and human impact. Lake Fonck is a lake of glacial origin located in northern Patagonia, Argentina, which has probably been also affected by these changes. A 160 cm sediment core from Lake Fonck covering the last 4000 years was analysed using a multiproxy approach. Magnetic measurements were conducted to determine the mineralogical composition, concentration and magnetic grain size to model water level variations in the lake and chironomid head capsules and organic matter were also analysed to provide additional and complementary information on productivity and environmental conditions. Although lake water levels and the chironomid assemblage varied over the entire period analysed, it was observed that the lake experienced the greatest environmental stress during the last 200 years. This period records the most acute droughts and floods of the last 4000 years, possibly related to human intervention in these ecosystems. This is the first study to combine environmental magnetic studies with biological (chironomid) analysis demonstrating the effectiveness of integrating multiple indicators of different sensitivities for climatic and environmental reconstructions.
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    Soil weathering and human activities dominate trace elements in a stalagmite from Shandong Peninsula in coastal North China during the last millennium

    Liu, YuefengCheng, KeCzuppon, GyorgyHorvath, Aniko...
    1.1-1.11页
    查看更多>>摘要：Trace elements in speleothems are important proxies for paleoclimate reconstructions. Water-rock interaction (WRI) and prior calcite precipitation (PCP) are two mechanisms mostly used to interpret trace elements in speleothems. It is usually assumed that higher ratios of trace element to calcium (X/Ca) indicate enhanced WRI and/or PCP effects and in turn drier climates. In this study, the Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, and Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios of stalagmite KY1 (collected from Kaiyuan Cave in Shandong Peninsula, coastal North China) were determined and the mechanisms dominating the X/Ca and Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios were investigated. The results indicate that 1) the soil layer overlying Kaiyuan Cave is an important source of trace elements in stalagmite KY1, contributing more than a half of Sr in stalagmite KY1; and 2) chemical weathering of the soil layer, instead of the two widely used mechanisms WRI and PCP, dominates the variations of the Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Ba/Ca ratios in stalagmite KY1 during the last millennium. Before similar to 1670 CE, chemical weathering of and trace element release from the soil layer were controlled naturally by climates. Warm-humid climates strengthened chemical weathering of the soil layer, releasing relatively more trace elements and eventually resulted in higher X/Ca ratios in stalagmite KY1. Cold-dry climates were responsible for lower X/Ca ratios. After similar to 1670 CE, human activities played a key role on the X/Ca ratio variations in stalagmite KY1. Enhanced reclamation led possibly to deforestation, reduced residence time of groundwaters in the soil layer, weakened chemical weathering of the soil layer, resulting in lower X/Ca ratios in stalagmite KY1. This study underlines the importance of the soil layer to accurately interpret trace elements in speleothems.
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