Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans
Abstract
The Central Balkans, in present-day Serbia, was a potentially dynamic zone during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic (MP-UP), as it is situated between hypothesized dispersal routes of modern humans and refuges of late Neanderthals. However, the population history of the region remains poorly understood because there are lithe chronometric data from Late Pleistocene sites in Serbia. Here, we review the existing paleoanthropological record for the MP-UP in the Central Balkans and surrounding areas. Then, we add to it by reporting radiocarbon dates from two Serbian cave sites, Pegturina and Hadzi Prodanova, which contain Middle Paleolithic and Gravettian assemblages. The results provide reliable human occurrence-dates older than 39 ka calibrated radiocarbon years before present (cal BP) and between 34 and 28 ka cal BP. As shallow palimpsest deposits with low artifact yields, the sites are not ideal contexts for establishing chrono-cultural stratigraphy. However, it is proposed that the occ...upants before 39 ka cal BP were Neanderthals producing MP artifacts, while those after 34 ka cal BP were modern humans with Gravettian traditions.
Source:
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports, 2019, 25, 266-279Publisher:
- Elsevier, Amsterdam
Funding / projects:
- Cultural changes and population movements in the early Prehistory of the central Balkans (RS-177023)
- United States National Science Foundation [Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant] [1334615]
- United States National Science Foundation [Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award] [DGE-1144152]
- US Israel Education Foundation [Fulbright Student Scholarship]
- Exilarch's Foundation
- DANGOOR Research Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (D-REAMS)
- Max Planck-Weizmann Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.010
ISSN: 2352-409X
WoS: 000473218800024
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85064656923
Institution/Community
Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Alex, Bridget AU - Mihailović, Dušan AU - Milošević, Stefan AU - Boaretto, Elisabetta PY - 2019 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2956 AB - The Central Balkans, in present-day Serbia, was a potentially dynamic zone during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic (MP-UP), as it is situated between hypothesized dispersal routes of modern humans and refuges of late Neanderthals. However, the population history of the region remains poorly understood because there are lithe chronometric data from Late Pleistocene sites in Serbia. Here, we review the existing paleoanthropological record for the MP-UP in the Central Balkans and surrounding areas. Then, we add to it by reporting radiocarbon dates from two Serbian cave sites, Pegturina and Hadzi Prodanova, which contain Middle Paleolithic and Gravettian assemblages. The results provide reliable human occurrence-dates older than 39 ka calibrated radiocarbon years before present (cal BP) and between 34 and 28 ka cal BP. As shallow palimpsest deposits with low artifact yields, the sites are not ideal contexts for establishing chrono-cultural stratigraphy. However, it is proposed that the occupants before 39 ka cal BP were Neanderthals producing MP artifacts, while those after 34 ka cal BP were modern humans with Gravettian traditions. PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam T2 - Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports T1 - Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans EP - 279 SP - 266 VL - 25 DO - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.010 ER -
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Alex, B., Mihailović, D., Milošević, S.,& Boaretto, E.. (2019). Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans. in Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Elsevier, Amsterdam., 25, 266-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.010
Alex B, Mihailović D, Milošević S, Boaretto E. Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans. in Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports. 2019;25:266-279. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.010 .
Alex, Bridget, Mihailović, Dušan, Milošević, Stefan, Boaretto, Elisabetta, "Radiocarbon chronology of Middle and Upper Paleolithic sites in Serbia, Central Balkans" in Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports, 25 (2019):266-279, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.04.010 . .