A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria

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A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria. / Fewlass, Helen; Talamo, Sahra; Wacker, Lukas; Kromer, Bernd; Tuna, Thibaut; Fagault, Yoann; Bard, Edouard; McPherron, Shannon P.; Aldeias, Vera; Maria, Raquel; Martisius, Naomi L.; Paskulin, Lindsay; Rezek, Zeljko; Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie; Sirakova, Svoboda; Smith, Geoffrey M.; Spasov, Rosen; Welker, Frido; Sirakov, Nikolay; Tsanova, Tsenka; Hublin, Jean Jacques.

In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 4, 2020, p. 794-801.

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Fewlass, H, Talamo, S, Wacker, L, Kromer, B, Tuna, T, Fagault, Y, Bard, E, McPherron, SP, Aldeias, V, Maria, R, Martisius, NL, Paskulin, L, Rezek, Z, Sinet-Mathiot, V, Sirakova, S, Smith, GM, Spasov, R, Welker, F, Sirakov, N, Tsanova, T & Hublin, JJ 2020, 'A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria', Nature Ecology and Evolution, vol. 4, pp. 794-801. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1136-3

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Fewlass, H., Talamo, S., Wacker, L., Kromer, B., Tuna, T., Fagault, Y., Bard, E., McPherron, S. P., Aldeias, V., Maria, R., Martisius, N. L., Paskulin, L., Rezek, Z., Sinet-Mathiot, V., Sirakova, S., Smith, G. M., Spasov, R., Welker, F., Sirakov, N., ... Hublin, J. J. (2020). A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4, 794-801. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1136-3

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Fewlass H, Talamo S, Wacker L, Kromer B, Tuna T, Fagault Y et al. A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2020;4:794-801. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1136-3

Author

Fewlass, Helen ; Talamo, Sahra ; Wacker, Lukas ; Kromer, Bernd ; Tuna, Thibaut ; Fagault, Yoann ; Bard, Edouard ; McPherron, Shannon P. ; Aldeias, Vera ; Maria, Raquel ; Martisius, Naomi L. ; Paskulin, Lindsay ; Rezek, Zeljko ; Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie ; Sirakova, Svoboda ; Smith, Geoffrey M. ; Spasov, Rosen ; Welker, Frido ; Sirakov, Nikolay ; Tsanova, Tsenka ; Hublin, Jean Jacques. / A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria. In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2020 ; Vol. 4. pp. 794-801.

Bibtex

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title = "A 14C chronology for the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria",
abstract = "The stratigraphy at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria, spans the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to represent the earliest arrival of Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens in Europe. We applied the latest techniques in 14C dating to an extensive dataset of newly excavated animal and human bones to produce a robust, high-precision radiocarbon chronology for the site. At the base of the stratigraphy, the Middle Palaeolithic (MP) occupation dates to >51,000 yr bp. A chronological gap of over 3,000 years separates the MP occupation from the occupation of the cave by H. sapiens, which extends to 34,000 cal bp. The extensive IUP assemblage, now associated with directly dated H. sapiens fossils at this site, securely dates to 45,820–43,650 cal bp (95.4% probability), probably beginning from 46,940 cal bp (95.4% probability). The results provide chronological context for the early occupation of Europe by Upper Palaeolithic H. sapiens.",
author = "Helen Fewlass and Sahra Talamo and Lukas Wacker and Bernd Kromer and Thibaut Tuna and Yoann Fagault and Edouard Bard and McPherron, {Shannon P.} and Vera Aldeias and Raquel Maria and Martisius, {Naomi L.} and Lindsay Paskulin and Zeljko Rezek and Virginie Sinet-Mathiot and Svoboda Sirakova and Smith, {Geoffrey M.} and Rosen Spasov and Frido Welker and Nikolay Sirakov and Tsenka Tsanova and Hublin, {Jean Jacques}",
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AU - Tuna, Thibaut

AU - Fagault, Yoann

AU - Bard, Edouard

AU - McPherron, Shannon P.

AU - Aldeias, Vera

AU - Maria, Raquel

AU - Martisius, Naomi L.

AU - Paskulin, Lindsay

AU - Rezek, Zeljko

AU - Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie

AU - Sirakova, Svoboda

AU - Smith, Geoffrey M.

AU - Spasov, Rosen

AU - Welker, Frido

AU - Sirakov, Nikolay

AU - Tsanova, Tsenka

AU - Hublin, Jean Jacques

PY - 2020

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N2 - The stratigraphy at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria, spans the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to represent the earliest arrival of Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens in Europe. We applied the latest techniques in 14C dating to an extensive dataset of newly excavated animal and human bones to produce a robust, high-precision radiocarbon chronology for the site. At the base of the stratigraphy, the Middle Palaeolithic (MP) occupation dates to >51,000 yr bp. A chronological gap of over 3,000 years separates the MP occupation from the occupation of the cave by H. sapiens, which extends to 34,000 cal bp. The extensive IUP assemblage, now associated with directly dated H. sapiens fossils at this site, securely dates to 45,820–43,650 cal bp (95.4% probability), probably beginning from 46,940 cal bp (95.4% probability). The results provide chronological context for the early occupation of Europe by Upper Palaeolithic H. sapiens.

AB - The stratigraphy at Bacho Kiro Cave, Bulgaria, spans the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition, including an Initial Upper Palaeolithic (IUP) assemblage argued to represent the earliest arrival of Upper Palaeolithic Homo sapiens in Europe. We applied the latest techniques in 14C dating to an extensive dataset of newly excavated animal and human bones to produce a robust, high-precision radiocarbon chronology for the site. At the base of the stratigraphy, the Middle Palaeolithic (MP) occupation dates to >51,000 yr bp. A chronological gap of over 3,000 years separates the MP occupation from the occupation of the cave by H. sapiens, which extends to 34,000 cal bp. The extensive IUP assemblage, now associated with directly dated H. sapiens fossils at this site, securely dates to 45,820–43,650 cal bp (95.4% probability), probably beginning from 46,940 cal bp (95.4% probability). The results provide chronological context for the early occupation of Europe by Upper Palaeolithic H. sapiens.

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