Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Peturina Cave, Serbia
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2018
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We present the detailed analysis of a cervical vertebra from a cave bear, found at Peturina cave, Serbia, in a Mousterian archaeological level dated by radiocarbon at 43.5-44.6 kyr cal BP, and by ESR to between 93.5 and 102.5 kyr BP. Identified as a portion of the cranial articular facet, the fragment displays ten subparallel grooves. The microscopic study of these grooves and other surface modification present on the bone fragment, conducted with multifocus optical and confocal microscopes and complemented by a taphonomic analysis of the associated faunal assemblage, supports the hypothesis that the incisions were made by humans. Results are used to critically examine ambiguities implicit in the analysis and interpretation of early engravings, a category of material culture that has been playing a key role in the identification of early instances of symbolically mediated behavior.
Ključne reči:
Taphonomy / Symbolism / Neanderthals / Mousterian / Engravings / Early graphic expressionsIzvor:
Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2018, 25, 1, 69-116Izdavač:
- Springer, New York
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- TRACSYMBOLS: Tracing the evolution of symbolically mediated behaviours within variable environments in Europe and southern Africa (EU-FP7-249587)
- Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia
- Kulturne promene i populaciona kretanja u ranoj praistoriji centralnog Balkana (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177023)
- Bioarheologija drevne Evrope: ljudi, životinje i biljke u praistoriji Srbije (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47001)
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-017-9331-5
ISSN: 1072-5369
WoS: 000424010200003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85017126403
Institucija/grupa
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Majkić, Ana AU - d'Errico, Francesco AU - Milošević, Stefan AU - Mihailović, Dušan AU - Dimitrijević, Vesna PY - 2018 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2630 AB - We present the detailed analysis of a cervical vertebra from a cave bear, found at Peturina cave, Serbia, in a Mousterian archaeological level dated by radiocarbon at 43.5-44.6 kyr cal BP, and by ESR to between 93.5 and 102.5 kyr BP. Identified as a portion of the cranial articular facet, the fragment displays ten subparallel grooves. The microscopic study of these grooves and other surface modification present on the bone fragment, conducted with multifocus optical and confocal microscopes and complemented by a taphonomic analysis of the associated faunal assemblage, supports the hypothesis that the incisions were made by humans. Results are used to critically examine ambiguities implicit in the analysis and interpretation of early engravings, a category of material culture that has been playing a key role in the identification of early instances of symbolically mediated behavior. PB - Springer, New York T2 - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory T1 - Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Peturina Cave, Serbia EP - 116 IS - 1 SP - 69 VL - 25 DO - 10.1007/s10816-017-9331-5 ER -
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Majkić, A., d'Errico, F., Milošević, S., Mihailović, D.,& Dimitrijević, V.. (2018). Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Peturina Cave, Serbia. in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory Springer, New York., 25(1), 69-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-017-9331-5
Majkić A, d'Errico F, Milošević S, Mihailović D, Dimitrijević V. Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Peturina Cave, Serbia. in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 2018;25(1):69-116. doi:10.1007/s10816-017-9331-5 .
Majkić, Ana, d'Errico, Francesco, Milošević, Stefan, Mihailović, Dušan, Dimitrijević, Vesna, "Sequential Incisions on a Cave Bear Bone from the Middle Paleolithic of Peturina Cave, Serbia" in Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 25, no. 1 (2018):69-116, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-017-9331-5 . .