Cave of Fontechevade - Recent Excavations and Their Paleoanthropological Implications

Informationen zum Autor Philip G. Chase Klappentext Summary of recent Paleolithic excavations at Fontéchevade, France, and their archaeological and paleontological implications. Zusammenfassung Summary of recent excavations at the Paleolithic site of Fontéchevade, France. Modern field and analytic methods demonstrated that the Tayacian 'industry' is a product of site formation processes and that the age of the Fontéchevade I fossil is compatible with that of other modern humans in Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction, Background, and Methodology Philip G. Chase, André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron: 1. Introduction and background; 2. Introduction to the 1994-8 excavations; Part II. Specialized Analyses: 3. Sedimentology and stratigraphy at Fontéchevade William R. Farrand; 4. Paleoclimate delineation using magnetic susceptibility data Brooks B. Ellwood; 5. Electrical resistivity survey of Fontéchevade Shannon P. McPherron and Brooks B. Ellwood; 6. The fossil human remains Philip G. Chase and Virginie Teilhol; 7. Radiometric dates Philip G. Chase, Henry P. Schwarcz and Thomas W. Stafford, Jr; 8. Faunal taphonomy Philip G. Chase and Jean-François Tournepiche; 9. The fauna from Henri-Martin's excavation of bed Jean-François Tournepiche; 10. The Upper Paleolithic of Fontéchevade Laurent Chiotti; 11. Description of the lithic industries Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron; Part III. Analysis and Conclusions Philip G. Chase, André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron: 12. Processes of site formation and their implications; 13. Summary and conclusions.

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• Authors: Philip G. Chase, Philip G. (University of Pennsylvania) Chase, Philip G. (University of Pennsylvania) Deb Chase, Philip G. Debenath Chase, Andre Debenath, Andre (Universite de Perpignan Debenath, André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble, Harold L. (University of Pennsylvania) Dibble, Shannon P. McPherron, Shannon P. (Max-Planck-Institut fur Evolutionare Anthropologie McPherron
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521898447
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89844-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)