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| Marc Verhaegen... |
 Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:42 pm |
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Gaudzinski‐Windheuser et al.
Interglacial Neandertals at Neumark‐Nord (Germany)
Neandertals have traditionally been depicted as a ʺcold adaptedʺ Pleistocene
species, but studies performed over the last two decades have demonstrated
beyond any doubt that Neandertals were successfully surviving in fully
forested interglacial environments, in western as well as more central parts
of Europe (Roebroeks et al. 1992; Tuffreau & Roebroeks 2002; Ashton 2002;
Gaudzinski 2004). The character of such interglacial adaptations has hardly
been studied though, as the record from the short interglacial periods is
very poor compared to our information from colder types of environments. The
German site of Neumark‐Nord in the Geisel valley in the county of
Sachsen‐Anhalt in Germany is among the rare sites where interglacial
adaptations can be studied. The now abandoned lignite mine at Neumark‐Nord
has been a focus of research since the 1980s (Mania et al. 1990). Three
Pleistocene lake basins have been discovered so far. The current excavation
focuses on the lake basin Neumark‐Nord 2. Since 2003 large‐scale excavations
of Middle and Late Pleistocene Middle Paleolithic findscatters have been
taking place (initiated by Thomas Laurat and Enrico Brühl). The Pleistocene
overlying the lignite here has proven to be very rich in stone artifacts and
associated faunal (and sometimes floral) remains. Their spatial
concentration in the littoral zone bears witness to extensive hominin
interglacial occupation. An overview of the current research will be given. |
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