Naslov
Changes in ornamental traditions and subsistence strategies during the Palaeolithic- Mesolithic transition in Vlakno cave

Autori
Cvitkušić, Barbara ; Radović, Siniša ; Vujević, Dario

Izvornik
Quaternary international (1040-6182) 494 (2018); 180-192

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Epipalaeolithic ; Mesolithic ; Ornaments ; Fauna ; Lithics ; Eastern Adriatic ; Croatia
(Epipalaeolithic ; Mesolithic ; Ornaments ; Fauna ; Lithics ; Eastern Adriatic ; Croatia,)

Sažetak
The recently discovered Vlakno Cave, situated in the central part of the island of Dugi Otok (Croatia), is one of the most prominent Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites along the eastern part of the Adriatic coast. Its uninterupted stratigraphy offers a rare opportunity to study the response of Pleistocene populations to a post-glacial environment. The artifact assemblage shows a gradual transition toward a typical Mesolithic assemblage, but with strongly pronounced Epigravettian traditions. Subtle changes within mostly uniform material culture are best seen in the ornamental assemblage, but similar patterns can be observed in subsistence strategies and lithic production. The Epigravettian deposits are dominated with the remains of red deer. Changes can be observed with the beginning of the Holocene, when marked diversification of mammalian taxa is accompanied with an increasing number of fish and molluscs remains.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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