Yvonne Tafelmaier
Biographic Data
| ID | 635549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonne Tafelmaier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonne |
| FAMILY NAME | Tafelmaier |
| SIGNATURE | TAFELMAIER Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0651-4435 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Piecing together the Late Palaeolithic at Kohlhau-Abri through faunal and lithic remains
In the archaeological record of Southwestern Germany, the Late Palaeolithic is considerably underrepresented. Most of the known finds derive from surface collections from disturbed deposits or open-air sites. Although preservation tends to be greater in cave sites and rock shelters, even from these contexts well-documented stratigraphic sequences with robust chronocultural data are rare. In this framework, the recent excavation of Kohlhau-Abri, a…
Small Drills, Big Questions—Investigating Late Neolithic Dickenbännli Drills Through Experimentation, Technology, Traceology and Residue Analysis
The manufacture of limestone beads using so-called Dickenbännli drills has been proposed to be part of a large-scale societal development: specialization of labor and the resulting emergence of social stratification. These small lithic drills are abundant at many Middle and Late Neolithic sites in Southern Germany and Northern Switzerland, frequently co-occurring with limestone beads. However, the use of the drills for bead manufacture is mostly …
Magdalenian environments and ecosystems of the northern Alpine foreland
After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM: ~ 26.5-19.0 ka cal BP), large-scale warming resulted in glacial retreat and climatic amelioration, prompting changes to local and regional ecosystems across Eurasia during the Late Glacial. Consequently, Magdalenian hunter-gatherers reoccupied parts of Central Europe that were mostly devoid of humans during the LGM. Petersfels and Gnirshöhle (~ 17.0-13.0 ka cal BP), two Magdalenian cave sites in the Hegau Jura…
Heat Treatment of Chert in the Early Mesolithic at Rottenburg-Siebenlinden (Southwest Germany)
Unambiguous evidence for heat treatment in the Early Mesolithic of Southwestern Germany is thus far restricted to one type of raw material and to cave sites of the Swabian Jura region. At the open-air site Rottenburg-Siebenlinden, heat treatment of an additional raw material was proposed. In this paper, we reexamine the lithic assemblage of horizon III, using the best available criterion for recognizing heat treatment: gloss contrast. Through tec…
Molluscs as Personal Adornment in a Gravettian Context from Cueva de Ardales (Málaga, Spain)
Molluscs used as personal adornment in Gravettian context are scarce in the Iberian Peninsula. Less than 200 pieces have been barely found along the Mediterranean, and most of them in coastal sites. This article presents thirteen new items – in the majority of marine origin – found by a Spanish-German team during a joint research project in Cueva de Ardales (Ardales, Malaga, Spain). The cave is one of the few interior sites in which this type of …
Methods for the Analysis of Stone Artefacts
Transformation Analysis
Working Stage Analysis
Chaîne opératoire Approach
Microscopic Use-Wear Analysis
Ocupaciones de la Cueva de Ardales y Sima de las Palomas de Teba por sociedades neandertales
Un equipo interdisciplinar internacional viene realizando nuevas investigaciones en Cueva de Ardales (Ardales, Málaga) y en Sima de las Palomas (Teba, Málaga), enmarcadas en un Proyecto General de Investigación autorizado por la Junta de Andalucía. Presentamos un avance de los datos obtenidos en ambas cavidades en relación a la ocupación vinculada a sociedades neandertales con tecnología de tipo Paleolítico Medio
New archaeological data on the upper Paleolithic site of cueva de Malalmuerzo (Moclín, Granada, Spain)
The Malalmuerzo cave (Moclín, Granada, Spain) has been known since the 1980s for its archaeological remains and rock art, dated to the Neolithic and the Solutrean periods respectively. However, following thirty years of neglect, our team carried out a brief archaeological intervention after looters destroyed parts of the sediment fill of the cave. The refreshing of disturbed surfaces and the examination of a small undisturbed profile produced man…
Technological differences between Kostenki 17/II (Spitsynskaya industry, Central Russia) and the Protoaurignacian
Cultural contact over the Strait of Gibraltar during the Middle Palaeolithic? Evaluating the visibility of cultural exchange
Possible contacts between hunter-gatherers of Northern Africa and Europe via the Strait of Gibraltar during the Pleistocene are still object to discussions. In the absence of significant fossil remains, debates are mainly based on similarities and differences of singular aspects of material culture. However, a theoretical framework for these discussions was lacking. The first aim of this study thus has been the development of a theoretical base. …
Living on the edge – A comparative approach for studying the beginning of the Aurignacian
Rapid climate change and variability of settlement patterns in Iberia during the Late Pleistocene
Rapid climate change and variability of settlement patterns in Iberia during the Late Pleistocene
Cultural contact over the Strait of Gibraltar during the Middle Palaeolithic? Evaluating the visibility of cultural exchange
Possible contacts between hunter-gatherers of Northern Africa and Europe via the Strait of Gibraltar during the Pleistocene are still object to discussions. In the absence of significant fossil remains, debates are mainly based on similarities and differences of singular aspects of material culture. However, a theoretical framework for these discussions was lacking. The first aim of this study thus has been the development of a theoretical base. …
Living on the edge – A comparative approach for studying the beginning of the Aurignacian
Ocupaciones de la Cueva de Ardales y Sima de las Palomas de Teba por sociedades neandertales
Un equipo interdisciplinar internacional viene realizando nuevas investigaciones en Cueva de Ardales (Ardales, Málaga) y en Sima de las Palomas (Teba, Málaga), enmarcadas en un Proyecto General de Investigación autorizado por la Junta de Andalucía. Presentamos un avance de los datos obtenidos en ambas cavidades en relación a la ocupación vinculada a sociedades neandertales con tecnología de tipo Paleolítico Medio
New archaeological data on the upper Paleolithic site of cueva de Malalmuerzo (Moclín, Granada, Spain)
The Malalmuerzo cave (Moclín, Granada, Spain) has been known since the 1980s for its archaeological remains and rock art, dated to the Neolithic and the Solutrean periods respectively. However, following thirty years of neglect, our team carried out a brief archaeological intervention after looters destroyed parts of the sediment fill of the cave. The refreshing of disturbed surfaces and the examination of a small undisturbed profile produced man…
Technological differences between Kostenki 17/II (Spitsynskaya industry, Central Russia) and the Protoaurignacian
Methods for the Analysis of Stone Artefacts
Transformation Analysis
Working Stage Analysis
Chaîne opératoire Approach
Microscopic Use-Wear Analysis
Molluscs as Personal Adornment in a Gravettian Context from Cueva de Ardales (Málaga, Spain)
Molluscs used as personal adornment in Gravettian context are scarce in the Iberian Peninsula. Less than 200 pieces have been barely found along the Mediterranean, and most of them in coastal sites. This article presents thirteen new items – in the majority of marine origin – found by a Spanish-German team during a joint research project in Cueva de Ardales (Ardales, Malaga, Spain). The cave is one of the few interior sites in which this type of …
Heat Treatment of Chert in the Early Mesolithic at Rottenburg-Siebenlinden (Southwest Germany)
Unambiguous evidence for heat treatment in the Early Mesolithic of Southwestern Germany is thus far restricted to one type of raw material and to cave sites of the Swabian Jura region. At the open-air site Rottenburg-Siebenlinden, heat treatment of an additional raw material was proposed. In this paper, we reexamine the lithic assemblage of horizon III, using the best available criterion for recognizing heat treatment: gloss contrast. Through tec…
Magdalenian environments and ecosystems of the northern Alpine foreland
After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM: ~ 26.5-19.0 ka cal BP), large-scale warming resulted in glacial retreat and climatic amelioration, prompting changes to local and regional ecosystems across Eurasia during the Late Glacial. Consequently, Magdalenian hunter-gatherers reoccupied parts of Central Europe that were mostly devoid of humans during the LGM. Petersfels and Gnirshöhle (~ 17.0-13.0 ka cal BP), two Magdalenian cave sites in the Hegau Jura…
Piecing together the Late Palaeolithic at Kohlhau-Abri through faunal and lithic remains
In the archaeological record of Southwestern Germany, the Late Palaeolithic is considerably underrepresented. Most of the known finds derive from surface collections from disturbed deposits or open-air sites. Although preservation tends to be greater in cave sites and rock shelters, even from these contexts well-documented stratigraphic sequences with robust chronocultural data are rare. In this framework, the recent excavation of Kohlhau-Abri, a…
Small Drills, Big Questions—Investigating Late Neolithic Dickenbännli Drills Through Experimentation, Technology, Traceology and Residue Analysis
The manufacture of limestone beads using so-called Dickenbännli drills has been proposed to be part of a large-scale societal development: specialization of labor and the resulting emergence of social stratification. These small lithic drills are abundant at many Middle and Late Neolithic sites in Southern Germany and Northern Switzerland, frequently co-occurring with limestone beads. However, the use of the drills for bead manufacture is mostly …
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (15 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Geology (6 works) · Cave (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction (4 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (3 works)