Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human
remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic

J 2019

Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic

FEWLASS, Helen, Sahra TALAMO, Bernd KROMER, Edouard BARD, Thibaut TUNA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic

Authors

FEWLASS, Helen (276 Germany), Sahra TALAMO (276 Germany), Bernd KROMER (276 Germany), Edouard BARD (250 France), Thibaut TUNA (250 France), Yoann FAGAULT (250 France), Matt SPONHEIMER (840 United States of America), Christina RYDER (840 United States of America), Jean-Jacques HUBLIN (250 France), Angela Ray PERRI (840 United States of America), Sandra SÁZELOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiří SVOBODA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS, AMSTERDAM, Elsevier, 2019, 2352-409X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50404 Antropology, ethnology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00110688

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000

UT WoS

000498920800065

Keywords in English

Radiocarbon dating; Accelerator mass spectrometry; Human remains; Gravettian; Dolní Věstonice; Pavlov

Abstract

V originále

The ritual human burials and scattered fragments of human bones excavated from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I (Czech Republic) in the 20th century provide a large body of evidence on morphology and funerary practices in the Gravettian as well as the population history of European Homo sapiens during the Upper Palaeolithic. A series of radiocarbon dates on charcoal and animal bone places the occupation of the sites predominantly between 31,000–29,000 cal BP (Early-Evolved Pavlovian) but direct radiocarbon dating of the human remains has not been previously undertaken. In 2013, human bones from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I were sampled for aDNA analysis, including three skeletons from a triple burial (DV13, DV14, DV15), two skeletons from single burials (Pav1, DV16) and two unarticulated human bones (DV42, DV43). Small amounts of bone material were left over from the aDNA sampling, providing the first opportunity to directly date seven of the human individuals. Nondestructive pre-screening with near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy indicated that sufficient collagen was preserved in the bone material for radiocarbon dating. We sampled very small amounts (32–202 mg) of bone material for collagen extraction, ultrafiltration and accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) dating. Each collagen extract was dated multiple times using both graphite targets (ca. 800 micrograms C) and the gas ion source (less than 100 micrograms C) of the AixMICADAS to obtain accurate and precise radiocarbon ages. The direct dates confirm the Pavlovian origin of the human remains and indicate that several of the radiocarbon dates carried out in the 1980s on associated charcoals were likely affected by low-level contamination of modern carbon. The results add seven individuals to the small collection of reliably dated Upper Palaeolithic humans in Europe.

Links

MUNI/A/1528/2018, interní kód MU

Name: Exkavace a laboratorní zpracování humánního a archeozoologického osteologického materiálu z archeologických a etnoarcheologických kontextů

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

FEWLASS, Helen, Sahra TALAMO, Bernd KROMER, Edouard BARD, Thibaut TUNA, Yoann FAGAULT, Matt SPONHEIMER, Christina RYDER, Jean-Jacques HUBLIN, Angela Ray PERRI, Sandra SÁZELOVÁ and Jiří SVOBODA. Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, 2019, vol. 27, OCT 2019, p. 1-8. ISSN 2352-409X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000.

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FEWLASS, Helen, Sahra TALAMO, Bernd KROMER, Edouard BARD, Thibaut TUNA, Yoann FAGAULT, Matt SPONHEIMER, Christina RYDER, Jean-Jacques HUBLIN, Angela Ray PERRI, Sandra SÁZELOVÁ and Jiří SVOBODA. Direct radiocarbon dates of mid Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Dolní Věstonice II and Pavlov I, Czech Republic. \textit{JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS}. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, 2019, vol.~27, OCT 2019, p.~1-8. ISSN~2352-409X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102000.

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