Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia)
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Resumo: | The Armenian highlands encompasses rugged and environmentally diverse landscapes and is characterized by a mosaic of distinct ecological niches and large temperature gradients. Strong seasonal fluctuations in resource availability along topographic gradients likely prompted Pleistocene hominin groups to adapt by adjusting their mobility strategies. However, the role that elevated landscapes played in hunter-gatherer settlement systems during the Late Pleistocene (Middle Palaeolithic [MP]) remains poorly understood. At 1640 m above sea level, the MP site of Kalavan 2 (Armenia) is ideally positioned for testing hypotheses involving elevation-dependent seasonal mobility and subsistence strategies. Renewed excavations at Kalavan 2 exposed three main occupation horizons and ten additional low densities lithic and faunal assemblages. The results provide a new chronological, stratigraphical, and paleoenvironmental framework for hominin behaviors between ca. 60 to 45 ka. The evidence presented suggests that the stratified occupations at Kalavan 2 locale were repeated ephemerally most likely related to hunting in a high-elevation within the mountainous steppe landscape. |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia)The Armenian highlands encompasses rugged and environmentally diverse landscapes and is characterized by a mosaic of distinct ecological niches and large temperature gradients. Strong seasonal fluctuations in resource availability along topographic gradients likely prompted Pleistocene hominin groups to adapt by adjusting their mobility strategies. However, the role that elevated landscapes played in hunter-gatherer settlement systems during the Late Pleistocene (Middle Palaeolithic [MP]) remains poorly understood. At 1640 m above sea level, the MP site of Kalavan 2 (Armenia) is ideally positioned for testing hypotheses involving elevation-dependent seasonal mobility and subsistence strategies. Renewed excavations at Kalavan 2 exposed three main occupation horizons and ten additional low densities lithic and faunal assemblages. The results provide a new chronological, stratigraphical, and paleoenvironmental framework for hominin behaviors between ca. 60 to 45 ka. The evidence presented suggests that the stratified occupations at Kalavan 2 locale were repeated ephemerally most likely related to hunting in a high-elevation within the mountainous steppe landscape.Public Library of ScienceSapientiaMalinsky-Buller, ArielGlauberman, PhilipOllivier, VincentLauer, TobiasTimms, RhysFrahm, ElleryBrittingham, AlexanderTriller, BennoKindler, LutzKnul, Monika V.Krakovsky, MashaJoannin, SebastianHren, Michael T.Bellier, OlivierClark, Alexander A.Blockley, Simon P. E.Arakelyan, DimidryMarreiros, JoãoPaixaco, EduardoCalandra, IvanGhukasyan, RobertNora, DavidNir, NadavAdigyozalyan, AniHaydosyan, HaykGasparyan, Boris2021-03-29T09:41:43Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15296eng10.1371/journal.pone.0245700info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:27:43Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/15296Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:06:10.046981Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) Malinsky-Buller, Ariel |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Short-term occupations at high elevation during the Middle Paleolithic at Kalavan 2 (Republic of Armenia) |
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Malinsky-Buller, Ariel |
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Malinsky-Buller, Ariel Glauberman, Philip Ollivier, Vincent Lauer, Tobias Timms, Rhys Frahm, Ellery Brittingham, Alexander Triller, Benno Kindler, Lutz Knul, Monika V. Krakovsky, Masha Joannin, Sebastian Hren, Michael T. Bellier, Olivier Clark, Alexander A. Blockley, Simon P. E. Arakelyan, Dimidry Marreiros, João Paixaco, Eduardo Calandra, Ivan Ghukasyan, Robert Nora, David Nir, Nadav Adigyozalyan, Ani Haydosyan, Hayk Gasparyan, Boris |
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Glauberman, Philip Ollivier, Vincent Lauer, Tobias Timms, Rhys Frahm, Ellery Brittingham, Alexander Triller, Benno Kindler, Lutz Knul, Monika V. Krakovsky, Masha Joannin, Sebastian Hren, Michael T. Bellier, Olivier Clark, Alexander A. Blockley, Simon P. E. Arakelyan, Dimidry Marreiros, João Paixaco, Eduardo Calandra, Ivan Ghukasyan, Robert Nora, David Nir, Nadav Adigyozalyan, Ani Haydosyan, Hayk Gasparyan, Boris |
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Malinsky-Buller, Ariel Glauberman, Philip Ollivier, Vincent Lauer, Tobias Timms, Rhys Frahm, Ellery Brittingham, Alexander Triller, Benno Kindler, Lutz Knul, Monika V. Krakovsky, Masha Joannin, Sebastian Hren, Michael T. Bellier, Olivier Clark, Alexander A. Blockley, Simon P. E. Arakelyan, Dimidry Marreiros, João Paixaco, Eduardo Calandra, Ivan Ghukasyan, Robert Nora, David Nir, Nadav Adigyozalyan, Ani Haydosyan, Hayk Gasparyan, Boris |
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The Armenian highlands encompasses rugged and environmentally diverse landscapes and is characterized by a mosaic of distinct ecological niches and large temperature gradients. Strong seasonal fluctuations in resource availability along topographic gradients likely prompted Pleistocene hominin groups to adapt by adjusting their mobility strategies. However, the role that elevated landscapes played in hunter-gatherer settlement systems during the Late Pleistocene (Middle Palaeolithic [MP]) remains poorly understood. At 1640 m above sea level, the MP site of Kalavan 2 (Armenia) is ideally positioned for testing hypotheses involving elevation-dependent seasonal mobility and subsistence strategies. Renewed excavations at Kalavan 2 exposed three main occupation horizons and ten additional low densities lithic and faunal assemblages. The results provide a new chronological, stratigraphical, and paleoenvironmental framework for hominin behaviors between ca. 60 to 45 ka. The evidence presented suggests that the stratified occupations at Kalavan 2 locale were repeated ephemerally most likely related to hunting in a high-elevation within the mountainous steppe landscape. |
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