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Ludovic Slimak1, John Inge Svendsen, Jan Mangerud
1CNRS, UMR 5608, TRACES, Université de Toulouse le Mirail, Maison de la Recherche, 5 Allées Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France. slimak@univ-tlse2.fr
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 14, 2011
Resumen
La presencia de los neandertales en el Ártico ruso es confirmada por las herramientas del Paleolítico Medio encontradas en Byzovaya. Este sitio, fechado hace 31.000-34.000 años, sugiere que los neandertales persistieron en refugios del norte.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- Estudios del Paleolítico Estudios sobre el Paleolítico
- Evolución del ser humano Evolución del ser humano
Sus antecedentes:
- Los sitios paleolíticos de latitudes altas en Rusia se atribuían previamente a la expansión humana moderna.
- Estos sitios fueron generalmente clasificados como del Paleolítico Superior.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Reevaluar la clasificación del conjunto lítico de Byzovaya.
- Para investigar la presencia de los neandertales en el Ártico ruso.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis tecnológico de ensamblajes líticos.
- Datación por radiocarbono de muestras óseas.
- La luminiscencia estimulada ópticamente datación de los granos de arena.
Principales resultados:
- El ensamblaje lítico de Byzovaya muestra similitudes tecnológicas con las industrias europeas de Mousterian.
- La datación indica ocupación del sitio alrededor de 28.500 años de radiocarbono BP (31.000 34.000 años calendario atrás).
- Esta ocupación ocurrió durante el período del Paleolítico Superior en latitudes más bajas.
Conclusiones:
- El sitio de Byzovaya representa una ocupación del Paleolítico Medio (Mousterian).
- Este hallazgo sugiere un refugio septentrional tardío para los neandertales, extendiendo su rango conocido significativamente hacia el norte.
- Desafía la noción de culturas exclusivas del Paleolítico Superior en Eurasia en este momento.
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