Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco): Recent findings and their context
Jean-Paul Raynal
(1, 2)
,
Fatima-Zohra Sbihi Alaoui
(3)
,
Abderrahim Mohib
(3)
,
Mohssine El Graoui
(3)
,
David Lefevre
(4)
,
Pierre-Jean Texier
(1)
,
Denis Geraads
(5)
,
Jean-Jacques Hublin
(2)
,
Tanya M. Smith
(2, 6)
,
Paul Tafforeau
(7, 8)
,
Mehdi Zouak
(3)
,
Rainer Grün
(9)
,
Edward J. Rhodes
(10)
,
Stephen Eggins
(9)
,
Camille Daujeard
(1)
,
Paul Fernandes
(1)
,
Rosalia Gallotti
(11)
,
Saida Hossini
(12)
,
Alain Queffelec
(1)
1
PACEA -
De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
2 Department of Human Evolution [Leipzig]
3 INSAP - Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine
4 ASM - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
5 DEHIPE - Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris]
6 Department of Anthropology [Havard University]
7 LGBPH - Laboratoire de géobiologie, biochronologie et paléontologie humaine
8 ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
9 RSES - Research School of Earth Sciences [ANU, Canberra]
10 Department of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
11 Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichità
12 Faculté des Sciences, Département de Géologie
2 Department of Human Evolution [Leipzig]
3 INSAP - Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine
4 ASM - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
5 DEHIPE - Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris]
6 Department of Anthropology [Havard University]
7 LGBPH - Laboratoire de géobiologie, biochronologie et paléontologie humaine
8 ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
9 RSES - Research School of Earth Sciences [ANU, Canberra]
10 Department of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
11 Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichità
12 Faculté des Sciences, Département de Géologie
Jean-Paul Raynal
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Pierre-Jean Texier
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Denis Geraads
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Jean-Jacques Hublin
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Camille Daujeard
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Paul Fernandes
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Alain Queffelec
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Résumé
The Thomas Quarry I locality was made famous in 1969 with the discovery of a human half-mandible in a cave. In 1985, further investigations revealed the presence of a Lower Acheulean assemblage in lower units of the section. From 1988 onwards, modern controlled excavations took place within the framework of the Franco-Moroccan co-operative project "Casablanca". Acheulean artefacts, a rich mammalian fauna and four hominid teeth have been excavated from the cave. The faunal set indicates an open woodland environment. Carcasses were processed by carnivores, but cut-marks are absent, which raises the question of any human role in the bone accumulations. Stone knapping was mainly oriented towards flake production and a few bifaces have been imported into the site. Laser ablation ICP-MS dating combining the ESR and U-series data for the modelling of the U-uptake has given an US/ESR age of 501 ± 76 ka for a human premolar while new OSL measurements yielded an age of 420 ± 34 ka for sediments immediately above the dated tooth and 391 ± 32 ka below. Nevertheless, biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy point towards a greater antiquity.
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The Thomas Quarry I locality was made famous in 1969 with the discovery of a human half-mandible in a cave. In 1985, further investigations revealed the presence of a Lower Acheulean assemblage in lower units of the section. From 1988 onwards, modern controlled excavations took place within the framework of the Franco-Moroccan co-operative project "Casablanca". Acheulean artefacts, a rich mammalian fauna and four hominid teeth have been excavated from the cave. The faunal set indicates an open woodland environment. Carcasses were processed by carnivores, but cut-marks are absent, which raises the question of any human role in the bone accumulations. Stone knapping was mainly oriented towards flake production and a few bifaces have been imported into the site. Laser ablation ICP-MS dating combining the ESR and U-series data for the modelling of the U-uptake has given an US/ESR age of 501 ± 76 ka for a human premolar while new OSL measurements yielded an age of 420 ± 34 ka for sediments immediately above the dated tooth and 391 ± 32 ka below. Nevertheless, biostratigraphy and lithostratigraphy point towards a greater antiquity.
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Titre |
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Hominid Cave at Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, Morocco): Recent findings and their context
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Auteur(s) |
Jean-Paul Raynal
1, 2
, Fatima-Zohra Sbihi Alaoui
3
, Abderrahim Mohib
3
, Mohssine El Graoui
3
, David Lefevre
4
, Pierre-Jean Texier
1
, Denis Geraads
5
, Jean-Jacques Hublin
2
, Tanya M. Smith
2, 6
, Paul Tafforeau
7, 8
, Mehdi Zouak
3
, Rainer Grün
9
, Edward J. Rhodes
10
, Stephen Eggins
9
, Camille Daujeard
1
, Paul Fernandes
1
, Rosalia Gallotti
11
, Saida Hossini
12
, Alain Queffelec
1
1
PACEA -
De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
( 205557 )
- Université de Bordeaux - Bâtiment B8 - CS50023 - Allée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire - 33615 Pessac Cedex
- France
2
Department of Human Evolution [Leipzig]
( 86037 )
- Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Allemagne
3
INSAP -
Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine
( 6591 )
- Avenue John Kennedy, casier postal, Rabat, Maroc
- Maroc
4
ASM -
Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
( 86793 )
- Route de Mende
Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3
34199 MONTPELLIER Cedex
- France
5
DEHIPE -
Dynamique de l'évolution humaine : individus, populations, espèces [Paris]
( 432 )
- 44 rue de l'Amiral Mouchez 75014 PARIS
- France
6
Department of Anthropology [Havard University]
( 105786 )
- 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
- États-Unis
7
LGBPH -
Laboratoire de géobiologie, biochronologie et paléontologie humaine
( 811 )
- Bât. Sciences Naturelles 40 Av du recteur Pineau 86022 POITIERS CEDEX
- France
8
ESRF -
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
( 2568 )
- 6 rue Jules Horowitz BP220 38043 GRENOBLE CEDEX
- France
9
RSES -
Research School of Earth Sciences [ANU, Canberra]
( 6567 )
- Mills Road, Acton ACT, Canberra, 2601, Australia
- Australie
10
Department of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
( 105789 )
- Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK
- Royaume-Uni
11
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichità
( 6537 )
- Via Palestro 63, 00185 Rome
- Italie
12
Faculté des Sciences, Département de Géologie
( 105790 )
- BP 11201, Zitoune, Meknès, Maroc
- Maroc
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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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 |
2010
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Volume |
223-224
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Page/Identifiant |
369-382
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Mots-clés |
en
Casablanca, Morocco, Acheulean, Middle Pleistocene, Hominids, ICP-MS dating
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DOI | 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.03.011 |
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