The Middle Palaeolithic Record of Georgia: A Synthesis of the Technological, Economic and Paleoanthropological Aspects
Marie-Hélène Moncel
(1)
,
David Pleurdeau
(1)
,
François-Xavier Le Bourdonnec
(2)
,
Ron Pinhasi
(3)
,
Reuven R. Yeshurun
(4, 3)
,
Tamar Agapishvili
(5)
,
Tony Chevalier
(1)
,
Gérard Poupeau
(2, 1)
,
Sébastien Nomade
(6)
,
Richard Jennings
(7, 8)
,
Tom Higham
(9)
,
Nickolas Tushubramishvili
(5)
,
David Lordkipanidze
(10)
1
HNHP -
Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
2 IRAMAT-CRP2A - IRAMAT-Centre de recherche en physique appliquée à l’archéologie
3 School of Archaeology
4 Smithsonian Institution
5 Ilia State University [Tbilisi]
6 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
7 Department of Biology
8 Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art [Oxford]
9 Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art
10 The National Museum of Georgia
2 IRAMAT-CRP2A - IRAMAT-Centre de recherche en physique appliquée à l’archéologie
3 School of Archaeology
4 Smithsonian Institution
5 Ilia State University [Tbilisi]
6 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
7 Department of Biology
8 Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art [Oxford]
9 Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art
10 The National Museum of Georgia
Marie-Hélène Moncel
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François-Xavier Le Bourdonnec
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Résumé
This paper presents an overview of the work carried out over the last decade on the Middle Palaeolithic of Georgia by a Georgian-French team, co-directed by the national Museums of Georgia and France. Since 2000, the importance of several Middle Palaeolithic key sites in the Rioni-Kvririla Basin (western Georgia) has been highlighted by this collaboration. Southern Caucasus/Transcaucasia was occupied by human groups throughout the Pleistocene. This is to some extent due to its geographic position at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as the fact that the region offered a rich variety of ecological niches to hominin populations. The southern flanks of the Great Caucasus mountain range is an area particularly rich in Palaeolithic sites, which have revealed evidence of the local evolution of some regionally-specific Palaeolithic traditions, as well as broader regional influences, particularly in relation to the Levant. The archaeological record of these sites demonstrates the need for further investigation into the relationship between environmental and cultural changes in order to enhance our understanding of the role of the Caucasus Mountains during the Palaeolithic.
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Résumé |
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This paper presents an overview of the work carried out over the last decade on the Middle Palaeolithic of Georgia by a Georgian-French team, co-directed by the national Museums of Georgia and France. Since 2000, the importance of several Middle Palaeolithic key sites in the Rioni-Kvririla Basin (western Georgia) has been highlighted by this collaboration. Southern Caucasus/Transcaucasia was occupied by human groups throughout the Pleistocene. This is to some extent due to its geographic position at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as the fact that the region offered a rich variety of ecological niches to hominin populations. The southern flanks of the Great Caucasus mountain range is an area particularly rich in Palaeolithic sites, which have revealed evidence of the local evolution of some regionally-specific Palaeolithic traditions, as well as broader regional influences, particularly in relation to the Levant. The archaeological record of these sites demonstrates the need for further investigation into the relationship between environmental and cultural changes in order to enhance our understanding of the role of the Caucasus Mountains during the Palaeolithic.
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Titre |
en
The Middle Palaeolithic Record of Georgia: A Synthesis of the Technological, Economic and Paleoanthropological Aspects
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Auteur(s) |
Marie-Hélène Moncel
1
, David Pleurdeau
1
, François-Xavier Le Bourdonnec
2
, Ron Pinhasi
3
, Reuven R. Yeshurun
4, 3
, Tamar Agapishvili
5
, Tony Chevalier
1
, Gérard Poupeau
2, 1
, Sébastien Nomade
6
, Richard Jennings
7, 8
, Tom Higham
9
, Nickolas Tushubramishvili
5
, David Lordkipanidze
10
1
HNHP -
Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
( 121947 )
- Institut de Paléontologie Humaine - 1, rue René Panhard - 75013 Paris
- France
2
IRAMAT-CRP2A -
IRAMAT-Centre de recherche en physique appliquée à l’archéologie
( 399901 )
- Maison de l’archéologie
Esplanade des Antilles
33607 Pessac Cedex
- France
3
School of Archaeology
( 423230 )
- Irlande
4
Smithsonian Institution
( 300511 )
- PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012
- États-Unis
5
Ilia State University [Tbilisi]
( 352054 )
- Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
- Géorgie
6
LSCE -
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
( 518 )
- Bât. 12,
avenue de la Terrasse,
F-91198 GIF-SUR-YVETTE CEDEX
- France
7
Department of Biology
( 74349 )
- Royaume-Uni
8
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art [Oxford]
( 58185 )
- 36 Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PG
- Royaume-Uni
9
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art
( 106038 )
- Oxford OX1 3QY
- France
10
The National Museum of Georgia
( 111641 )
- 3 Purtseladze St., 0107 Tbilissi
- Géorgie
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Volume |
53
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Audience |
Internationale
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Page/Identifiant |
93-125
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Nom de la revue |
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Date de publication |
2015
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Numéro |
1-2
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URL éditeur |
http://puvodni.mzm.cz/Anthropologie/article.php?ID=1829
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
South Caucasus Georgia, Economy, Palaeoanthropology, Technology, Middle Palaeolithic
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