New chronological evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: New optically stimulated luminescence dating results

0397412 - ARÚB 2014 RIV US eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Nejman, L. - Rhodes, E. - Škrdla, Petr - Tostevin, G. - Neruda, P. - Nerudová, Z. - Valoch, K. - Oliva, M. - Kaminská, Ľ. - Svoboda, J. - Grün, R.
New chronological evidence for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: New optically stimulated luminescence dating results.
Archaeometry. Roč. 53, č. 5 (2011), s. 1044-1066. ISSN 0003-813X. E-ISSN 1475-4754
Grant CEP: GA AV ČR IAA800010801
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z80010507
Klíčová slova: Middle–Upper Palaeolithic Transition * Central Europe * Neanderthals
Kód oboru RIV: AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie
Impakt faktor: 1.183, rok: 2011

We report new optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates from the Central European sites of Kůlna, Stránská skála, Bohunice, Vedrovice V, Vedrovice Ia, Moravský Krumlov IV and Dzeravá skala, which date to the Middle–Upper Palaeolithic transition period. There are important unresolved questions surrounding the the timing of archaeological events during this crucial period in European prehistory. Archaeological layers from this time period are at the limits of the 14C method and most of these sites lack good chronology. The results of this dating project suggest that some parts of the current chronological framework may need to be revised. Although in many cases our OSL results are broadly consistent with previous dates obtained by 14C, in other cases they reveal unexpected surprises. One OSL result from Kůlna opens up the possibility that Neanderthals may have survived in this part of Europe past the 30 ka BP mark as has been argued for several Neanderthal sites in southern Europe.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0229828