Middle and Late Pleistocene evolution of the Ardèche Valley archaeological landscapes (France)
Kim Genuite
(1)
,
Pierre Voinchet
(2)
,
Jean-Jacques Delannoy
(1)
,
Jean-Jacques Bahain
(2, 3)
,
Julien Monney
(1)
,
Judicaël Arnaud
,
Laurent Bruxelles
(4, 5)
,
Marie-Hélène Moncel
(2)
,
Anne Philippe
(6)
,
Edwige Pons-Branchu
(7)
,
André Revil
(8, 1)
,
Maïlys Richard
(9, 7, 10, 11, 12)
,
Stéphane Jaillet
(1)
1
EDYTEM -
Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne
2 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
3 MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
4 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
5 GAES - School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies [Johannesburg]
6 LMJL - Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray
7 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
8 ISTerre - Institut des Sciences de la Terre
9 CENIEH - Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana
10 GEOTRAC - Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
11 University of Tübingen
12 CRFJ - Centre de recherche francais de Jérusalem
2 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
3 MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
4 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
5 GAES - School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies [Johannesburg]
6 LMJL - Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray
7 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
8 ISTerre - Institut des Sciences de la Terre
9 CENIEH - Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana
10 GEOTRAC - Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
11 University of Tübingen
12 CRFJ - Centre de recherche francais de Jérusalem
Kim Genuite
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Pierre Voinchet
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Jean-Jacques Delannoy
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Julien Monney
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Judicaël Arnaud
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Laurent Bruxelles
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Marie-Hélène Moncel
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Edwige Pons-Branchu
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Maïlys Richard
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Résumé
Most archaeological and palaeo-environmental archives are preserved in specific environments (buried sediments, rock shelters, cave environments). Hence, the information we can obtain is usually incomplete, and lacking spatial and morphological significance. Studying landscape evolution can help us to understand the location and distribution of past societies and their relation to Quaternary environments. In the Ardèche Valley, most Middle and Late Palaeolithic sites are preserved in caves and rock-shelters and in rare cases in fluvial sediments. Here we apply an integrated geomorphological approach to the study of the evolution of the Ardèche Valley combining multi-method dating, geomorphological mapping and surveys of cave and fluvial formations. We review chronological results obtained through multi-method dating (electron spin resonance (ESR), infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL), uranium-series (U-series), combined electron spin resonance/uranium-series (ESR/U-series)) on cave and riverine objects and combine them with topographic and stratigraphic observations in an integrated Bayesian hierarchical model. The results are in agreement with those obtained from other rivers in mountainous environment around the Mediterranean Sea and show sedimentation/incision phases that match the 100 ka glacial/interglacial cycles. The mean rate of river incision deduced from the established chronology for the Middle and Late Pleistocene period, 76 ± 7 m.Ma−1, shows adjustments to a moderate uplifting dynamic that shaped the main topographical features seen today in the landscape of the Ardèche Gorge. The spatially reconstructed alluvial features provide a palaeogeographic framework that can be used directly as a chronological and topographical constraint for archaeological research in the Ardèche catchment.
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Middle and Late Pleistocene evolution of the Ardèche Valley archaeological landscapes (France)
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Résumé |
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Most archaeological and palaeo-environmental archives are preserved in specific environments (buried sediments, rock shelters, cave environments). Hence, the information we can obtain is usually incomplete, and lacking spatial and morphological significance. Studying landscape evolution can help us to understand the location and distribution of past societies and their relation to Quaternary environments. In the Ardèche Valley, most Middle and Late Palaeolithic sites are preserved in caves and rock-shelters and in rare cases in fluvial sediments. Here we apply an integrated geomorphological approach to the study of the evolution of the Ardèche Valley combining multi-method dating, geomorphological mapping and surveys of cave and fluvial formations. We review chronological results obtained through multi-method dating (electron spin resonance (ESR), infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL), uranium-series (U-series), combined electron spin resonance/uranium-series (ESR/U-series)) on cave and riverine objects and combine them with topographic and stratigraphic observations in an integrated Bayesian hierarchical model. The results are in agreement with those obtained from other rivers in mountainous environment around the Mediterranean Sea and show sedimentation/incision phases that match the 100 ka glacial/interglacial cycles. The mean rate of river incision deduced from the established chronology for the Middle and Late Pleistocene period, 76 ± 7 m.Ma−1, shows adjustments to a moderate uplifting dynamic that shaped the main topographical features seen today in the landscape of the Ardèche Gorge. The spatially reconstructed alluvial features provide a palaeogeographic framework that can be used directly as a chronological and topographical constraint for archaeological research in the Ardèche catchment.
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Auteur(s) |
Kim Genuite
1
, Pierre Voinchet
2
, Jean-Jacques Delannoy
1
, Jean-Jacques Bahain
2, 3
, Julien Monney
1
, Judicaël Arnaud
, Laurent Bruxelles
4, 5
, Marie-Hélène Moncel
2
, Anne Philippe
6
, Edwige Pons-Branchu
7
, André Revil
8, 1
, Maïlys Richard
9, 7, 10, 11, 12
, Stéphane Jaillet
1
1
EDYTEM -
Environnements, Dynamiques et Territoires de Montagne
( 20150 )
- Université de Savoie, Campus scientifique, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac cedex
- France
2
HNHP -
Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
( 121947 )
- Institut de Paléontologie Humaine - 1, rue René Panhard - 75013 Paris
- France
3
MNHN -
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
( 7512 )
- 57, rue Cuvier - 75231 Paris Cedex 05
- France
4
TRACES -
Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
( 44675 )
- Maison de la Recherche, 5 allée Antonio Machado 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 9
- France
5
GAES -
School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies [Johannesburg]
( 57781 )
- 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Afrique du Sud
6
LMJL -
Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean Leray
( 1088590 )
- France
7
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
8
ISTerre -
Institut des Sciences de la Terre
( 222134 )
- BP 53 - 38041 Grenoble cedex 9
- France
9
CENIEH -
Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana
( 464816 )
- Espagne
10
GEOTRAC -
Géochrononologie Traceurs Archéométrie
( 578523 )
- LSCE. CEA Paris-Saclay. Orme des merisiers. 91190 Saint-Aubin.
- France
11
University of Tübingen
( 461921 )
- Allemagne
12
CRFJ -
Centre de recherche francais de Jérusalem
( 1736 )
- 5 Rue Shimshon - BP 547 91004 JÉRUSALEM
- Israël
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2022-12
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Volume |
297
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Page/Identifiant |
107812
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Mots-clés |
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Landscape evolu..., Karst, River, Multi-method ch..., Bayesianapproac..., Middle palaeoli..., Late palaeolithic, Landscape evolutionKarstRiverMulti-method chronologyBayesian approachMiddle palaeolithicLate palaeolithic
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DOI | 10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107812 |
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