H 290 x W 205 mm
188 pages
106 figures, 31 tables
Published Dec 2022
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803273846
Digital: 9781803273853
Keywords
Palaeolithic; micro-excavation; sediment analysis; pollen analysis; lithics analysis; microwear analysis; carbonate diffraction analysis; environment reconstruction; speleoclimate; hydrology and sedimentation; palaeontology
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Summarising 60 years of research by the author at the earliest human occupation site known in Austria (1962 to 2021), this book describes the strategies and methods of studying a Pleistocene cave site that had been regarded as fully excavated, and their long-term applications.
Preface ;
Chapter 1: History of Gudenus Cave ;
The pre-1962 investigations ;
The post-1962 investigations ;
The scientific status of Gudenus Cave in 1962 ;
Chapter 2: Gudenus Cave and its environment ;
Geography and geology ;
The cave ;
Past and present environmental settings ;
The speleoclimate of Gudenus Cave ;
Hydrology and sedimentation ;
Chapter 3: Archaeology and palaeontology of Gudenus Cave – the data ;
The 1963 to 1966 salvage excavations ;
The new lithic implements ;
The Occupation Layer I stone tools ;
The Occupation Layer II stone tool ;
The Occupation Layer III stone tools ;
The Occupation Layer IV stone tools ;
The palaeoart ;
The palaeontology of the cave ;
Bone fragmentation study of the post-1962 bone remains ;
Summary — faunal remains ;
Chapter 4: Sediments of Gudenus Cave ;
The sedimentary analyses ;
Methods of sediment analyses ;
Description of the sediment samples ;
Reconstructing the sediment stratigraphy ;
The pollen and spore analysis ;
The carbonate diffraction study ;
Chapter 5: Interpretation of Gudenus Cave data ;
Recapping ;
The new interpretations ;
The sediment stratigraphy ;
The climatic and environmental sequence ;
The hominin occupations ;
The history of Gudenus Cave ;
Chapter 6: The Palaeolithic context of Gudenus Cave ;
The Lower Austrian context ;
The broader Austrian context ;
The central European context ;
The global context ;
A synopsis ;
References ;
Index