New excavations carried out in 2015 at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Troisdorf-Ravensberg shed light on an otherwise rather elusive component of early human everyday life: the exploitation mechanisms of a natural primary quartzite outcrop with the aim of further use in the production of lithic artefacts. Although the site has been known for a long time, detailed investigations on stratigraphy, dating and technological behaviour were lacking. It could be demonstrated that the finds were relocated to their present position in the Late Glacial as part of post-sedimentary repositioning processes. Neandertals selected here natural blocks and frost sherds and processed them with little effort applying various concepts/methods. Based on typological and taphonomic arguments, the inventory is to be addressed as Mousterian with Micoquian-Option-B.
New light on the Middle Palaeolithic quartzite extraction site Troisdorf-Ravensberg.
Marco PeresaniWriting – Review & Editing
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2023
Abstract
New excavations carried out in 2015 at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Troisdorf-Ravensberg shed light on an otherwise rather elusive component of early human everyday life: the exploitation mechanisms of a natural primary quartzite outcrop with the aim of further use in the production of lithic artefacts. Although the site has been known for a long time, detailed investigations on stratigraphy, dating and technological behaviour were lacking. It could be demonstrated that the finds were relocated to their present position in the Late Glacial as part of post-sedimentary repositioning processes. Neandertals selected here natural blocks and frost sherds and processed them with little effort applying various concepts/methods. Based on typological and taphonomic arguments, the inventory is to be addressed as Mousterian with Micoquian-Option-B.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
