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DOI | 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.11.030 |
An analysis of the compositional integrity of the Levantine Mousterian facies | |
Culley, Elisabeth V.; Popescu, Gabriel; Clark, Geoffrey A. | |
通讯作者 | Culley, Elisabeth V. |
来源期刊 | QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
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ISSN | 1040-6182 |
EISSN | 1873-4553 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 300页码:213-233 |
英文摘要 | For almost a century, the Levantine Mousterian fades B, C and D first defined by Dorothy Garrod at Mugharet et-Tabun have figured prominently in discussions of spatial and temporal variability in the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. Although much modified by subsequent workers, and frequently described qualitatively, the compositional integrity of these basic analytical units has never been assessed quantitatively. Here we describe the statistical parameters of the facies using a large data set comprising 54 collections from 20 sites assigned by the excavators to one or another of the fades. A statistical summary revealed many cross-cutting patterns that departed from qualitative descriptions of the facies, calling their compositional integrity into question. A multivariate discriminant analysis helped resolve some of these problems. It confirmed a strong statistical affinity between the B and C fades, which were in turn sharply differentiated from D. Our results are then compared with the stratified Mousterian sequence at Hummal, a site in the Syrian Desert. Relatively good correspondence was attained. Implications of the analysis are discussed in terms of the adequacy of the systematics used to identify facies differences and what they might mean behaviorally. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI ; AHCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000321235300017 |
WOS关键词 | STONE TOOL RESEARCH ; HUMAN-POPULATIONS ; LATE PLEISTOCENE ; MODERN HUMANS ; TABUN CAVE ; MIDDLE ; ARCHAEOLOGY ; DISPERSAL ; ORIGINS ; SITE |
WOS类目 | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Physical Geography ; Geology |
来源机构 | Arizona State University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/179574 |
作者单位 | Arizona State Univ, Sch Human Evolut & Social Change, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Culley, Elisabeth V.,Popescu, Gabriel,Clark, Geoffrey A.. An analysis of the compositional integrity of the Levantine Mousterian facies[J]. Arizona State University,2013,300:213-233. |
APA | Culley, Elisabeth V.,Popescu, Gabriel,&Clark, Geoffrey A..(2013).An analysis of the compositional integrity of the Levantine Mousterian facies.QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,300,213-233. |
MLA | Culley, Elisabeth V.,et al."An analysis of the compositional integrity of the Levantine Mousterian facies".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 300(2013):213-233. |
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