New insights in to the record of Magdalenian site of Hostim

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Kapustka, K. - Koštová, Nikola - Kovačiková, L. - Zazvonilová, Eliška
New insights in to the record of Magdalenian site of Hostim.
Mikulov Anthropology Meeting III. Abstract book. Brno: Institute of Archaeology Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, 2023 - (Boriová, S.; Herčík, O.). s. 16. ISBN 978-80-7524-067-5.
[Mikulov Anthropology Meeting /3./. 13.09.2023-15.09.2023, Mikulov]
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985912
Klíčová slova: Magdalenian * radiocarbon dating * cementochronology
Obor OECD: Archaeology
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Within this paper, we would like to present the results of analyses that were conducted on the material obtained from the Magdalenian site of Hostim. The AMS radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, and cementochronology were applied. Hostim is a key site of the Bohemian Magdalenian record, and it is well known for its artwork, especially animal engravings. The site was excavated from 1963 to 1965 and published by S. Vencl (1995). The site revealed numerous artifacts (lithics, engraved red ochre, engravings on slate tablets, macroliths, bowls, palettes, ornaments) and ecofacts (animal bones, charcoals, malacozoological remains). It is an open air site situated in Bohemian Karst above Berounka river. Initially, only one Magdalenian radiocarbon date was obtained with really poor precision (Ly1108 12420±470 BP), so this paper's main aim is to present results of actual radiocarbon dating, which helps us not only to precise dating of the site but to tackle the question of its interpretation too. Last year, the AMS dating was conducted on ten more samples in CRL and Zürich. The dated material were animal bones (mostly horse, but also hare and reindeer). The time span of chronological association of the site, if it was done according to present material, would be similar. New radiocarbon dates did not refine remarkably original conventional radiocarbon dating, but they changed our understanding of the site a little bit. These precise dates, which cover quite a long time span, indicate very probable repetitive use of this site. The layer, which was originally interpreted as a single event situation, seems to be more probably a result of several events. Except for chronological precision, we tried to determine the season(s) of the use of this site cementochronology. According to the analysis of animal bones, the original season was determined as spring/summer. Horse teeth were not preserved enough to say something about the season from the cementum microstructure. Thanks to the analysis of stable isotopes of N and C, we have some insight into the natural environment around the site. It seems that there was quite a diverse landscape with variable types of ecosystems, but to be more precise about this, it will be necessary to involve more samples. As happens often, more analyses were done, more questions arose. To reliably answer the genesis and development of the site, it will be essential to reopen the site and try to apply micromorphological observations to find out if this site represents a single event or repetitive occupation. Revision of the materials can also help to answer this question.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0351871