Ossas-Suhare – Grotte Gatzarria

La grotte Gatzarria a été initialement fouillée par G. Laplace entre 1951 et 1976. Des études récentes concernant les vestiges issus de différents niveaux archéologiques ont permis de remettre en question certaines attributions chrono-stratigraphiques et culturelles (Deschamps, Flas sous presse). Afin de tester nos hypothèses de travail, une nouvelle opération de terrain a débutée en mai 2017. Des sondages ont été ouverts et plusieurs niveaux archéologiques ont pu être identifiés et fouillés ..

Technological analyses of an Aurignacian workshop at Maisières-Canal (Hainaut Province, Belgium)

This articles presents the results of the spatial distribution of lithic refits and a dynamic technological analysis of the Aurignacian assemblage from the site of Maisières-Canal.Cet article présente les résultats des analyses de la répartition spatial des remontages et une analyse technologique dynamique de l'ensemble aurignacien du site de Maisières-Canal.Fouilles archéologiques préhistoriques en Walloni

The Northern Route for Human dispersal in Central and Northeast Asia: New evidence from the site of Tolbor-16, Mongolia.

The fossil record suggests that at least two major human dispersals occurred across the Eurasian steppe during the Late Pleistocene. Neanderthals and Modern Humans moved eastward into Central Asia, a region intermittently occupied by the enigmatic Denisovans. Genetic data indicates that the Denisovans interbred with Neanderthals near the Altai Mountains (South Siberia) but where and when they met H. sapiens is yet to be determined. Here we present archaeological evidence that document the timing and environmental context of a third long-distance population movement in Central Asia, during a temperate climatic event around 45,000 years ago. The early occurrence of the Initial Upper Palaeolithic, a techno-complex whose sudden appearance coincides with the first occurrence of H. sapiens in the Eurasian steppes, establishes an essential archaeological link between the Siberian Altai and Northwestern China . Such connection between regions provides empirical ground to discuss contacts between local and exogenous populations in Central and Northeast Asia during the Late Pleistocene

The open-air site of Tolbor 16 (Northern Mongolia): Preliminary results and perspectives.

Numerous questions remain regarding the timing and the context of Upper Paleolithic emergence in Northeast Asia. Available data allow the recognition of a form of Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) documented in the Altai circa 45e40 ka 14C BP, and in the Cis- and Transbaikal around �37 ka 14C BP. In Northern Mongolia, a series of assemblages show intriguing similarities with IUP laminar assemblages from South Siberia and suggest long distance contact/movements of population during the first half of MIS3. These contacts are potentially enabled by the main river that drains into Lake Baikal, the Selenga. By cutting through the Sayan and the Yablonovy mountain ranges, the Selenga drainage system provides a potential corridor connecting South Siberia with the plains of Mongolia. The Tolbor 16 site (Ikh Tulberiin Gol, Northern Mongolia) is located circa 13 km from the confluence with the Selenga. The first results presented here suggest that the lithic assemblage and the ornaments discovered at Tolbor 16 document the early appearance of Upper Paleolithic in the region. This newly discovered site offers the possibility to generate high-resolution contextual data on the first appearance of the blade assemblages in Mongolia and to test the ‘Selenga corridor hypothesis’

Les pointes foliacées et les changements techniques autour de la « transition du Paléolithique moyen au supérieur » dans le Nord-Ouest de l’Europe

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Les débuts du paléolithique supérieur dans le nord-ouest de l’Europe : le Lincombien-Ranisien-Jerzmanowicien (état de la question)

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