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Seasonality and intra-site variation of Neanderthal occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic locality of Payre (Ardeche, France) using dental wear analyses

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The reconstruction of Palaeolithic subsistence and settlement systems at the Middle Palaeolithic site of
Payre (France) is undertaken through the application of dental wear analyses combined to zooarchaeological,
technological, and ecological indicators. Three archaeological levels were investigated. Level D, dated to MIS 5, could correspond to an occupation during the cold season. In levels G and F, dated to MIS 8-7, animals were probably hunted during a warmer season. According to dental wear analyses, it is likely that level F has actually recorded a succession of short occupations, contrary to what is observed in the levels G and D. Those differences in the duration of site occupation are discussed in the light of
previous sedimentological, zooarchaeological, and technological studies.

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halshs-00361282 , version 1 (13-02-2009)

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Florent Rivals, Moncel Marie-Hélène, Marylène Patou-Mathis. Seasonality and intra-site variation of Neanderthal occupations in the Middle Palaeolithic locality of Payre (Ardeche, France) using dental wear analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science, 2008, 36, pp.1070-1078. ⟨10.1016/j.jas.2008.12.009⟩. ⟨halshs-00361282⟩

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