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- Title
New results on the Palaeolithic occupation of Grotte des Teux-Blancs (Saône-et-Loire, France) in the context of the Magdalenian of Eastern France.
- Authors
Schray, Svenja; Herkert, Klaus; Floss, Harald
- Abstract
The Côte Chalonnaise (Saône-et-Loire, France) is a region rich in Palaeolithic sites. The Magdalenian, however, is underrepresented in the region when compared to other periods. Recent research at the site of Grotte des Teux-Blancs provides new insights into the Palaeolithic occupation of the site and proves its use during the Magdalenian. Since the first excavation in 1913, the site has received little attention from researchers. To reconstruct the site’s occupation history, excavations were carried out in the back-dirt in addition to a new analysis of the known inventories. These excavations were able to provide insights into the 1913 excavation methods as the excavated sediments were deposited on the back-dirt separated by layers, forming an inverse stratigraphy. The analysis of the finds shows a small Middle Palaeolithic and a larger Upper Palaeolithic assemblage. In particular, the lithic and organic artefacts attest to the use of the site, in a hunting context, during the Magdalenian. The embedding of the site in the Magdalenian of Eastern France suggests that Grotte des Teux-Blancs, together with other sites west of the Bresse, was part of the same settlement system as the sites of the French Jura.
- Subjects
EASTERN France; PALEOLITHIC Period; EXCAVATION; EARTHWORK; SEDIMENTS
- Publication
Quartär, 2021, Vol 68, p39
- ISSN
0375-7471
- Publication type
Article