Mohelno – A terminal Last Glacial Maximum industry with microlithic tools made on carenoidal blanks

0470376 - ARÚB 2017 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Škrdla, Petr - Nejman, L. - Bartík, J. - Rychtaříková, Tereza - Nikolajev, Pavel - Eigner, J. - Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam - Novák, J. - Polanská, M.
Mohelno – A terminal Last Glacial Maximum industry with microlithic tools made on carenoidal blanks.
Quaternary International. Roč. 406, 25 June 2016 (2016), s. 184-194. ISSN 1040-6182. E-ISSN 1873-4553
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA15-19170S
Keywords : Moravia * Mohelno * Epi-Gravettian * Epi-Aurignacian * Microlithic tools * Carenoidal blanks
Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology
Impact factor: 2.199, year: 2016

Mohelno-Plevovce is a recently discovered Epigravettian site in the Czech-Moravian Highlands dated to the Last Glacial Maximum. The site is located on the shores of a water reservoir and remains of human habitation are continually eroding due to constantly fluctuating water levels. Several aspects of this site are notably unique in this region, including two stone structures interpreted as floor pavements of dwelling structures and microlithic implements. These particular microliths are previously unknown in this region, but they are very similar to other assemblages in distant parts of Europe. Raw materials for lithic artifacts associated with the stone structures were obtained locally as well as from distant sources up to 300 km from the site. Ochre, faunal remains and charcoal were also recovered and analyses of these remains indicate a cold, dry climate in an almost treeless landscape. Mohelno-Plevovce represents a rare insight into human habitation of a very sparsely populated central Europe during the LGM.
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