Ash Deposits in Hayonim and Kebara Caves, Israel
Macroscopic, Microscopic and Mineralogical Observations, and their Archaeological Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11901005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solveig Schiegl (Weizmann Institute of Science, corresponding author), Paul Goldberg (0000-0002-7059-1446), Ofer Bar‐yosef (0000-0003-2054-2264, Harvard University), Ofer Bar-Yosef, Steve Weiner (0000-0001-8610-9012, Weizmann Institute of Science) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 763-781 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1006/jasc.1996.0071 |
| OpenAlex | W2047858563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 166 |
| References cited | 12 |
Apatite · Archaeology · Calcite · Carbonate minerals · Cave · Clay minerals · Diagenesis · Geochemistry · Mineral · Mineralogy · Phosphate · Phosphate minerals · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Beyond 14C Dating
A Personal View of Earth Sciences’ Contributions to Archaeology
Framework of Research
Fire among Neanderthals
Assessing Paleolithic pyrotechnology and associated hominin behavior in Israel
Anthracology and taphonomy, from wood gathering to charcoal analysis. A review of the taphonomic processes modifying charcoal assemblages, in archaeological contexts
Electron spin resonance (ESR) dating and ESR applications in quaternary science and archaeometry
Evidence for the Use of Fire at Zhoukoudian, China
Aspects of the chemical and microscopic characteristics of plant ashes found in archaeological soils
The Traditional, Historical and Prehistoric Use of Ashes as an Insecticide, with an Experimental Study on the Insecticidal Efficacy of Washed Ash
Site Formation Processes in Kebara and Hayonim Caves and Their Significance in Levantine Prehistoric Caves
Towards the Development of a Tropical Geoarchaeology
Integrated Contextual Approaches to Understanding Past Activities Using Plant and Animal Remains from Kala Uyuni, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Study of Phytoliths in Prehistoric Ash Layers from Kebara and Tabun Caves Using a Quantitative Approach
Anthropogenic Dark Earths of the Central Amazon Region
Assessing the Lower to Middle Paleolithic Transition
The Chronology of the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant
Technology and Function of Middle Stone Age Points. Insights from a Combined Approach at Bushman Rock Shelter, South Africa
Hearth Functioning and Forest Resource Exploitation Based on the Archeobotanical Assemblage from Level J
Phytoliths and Taphonomy, the Contribution of Experimentation to the Quantification of Phytoliths in Wood Ashes
Phytolithes et taphonomie, apport de l’expérimentation a la quantification des phytolithes dans les cendres de bois
Néandertal et le feu au Paléolithique moyen ancien. Tour d’horizon des traces de son utilisation dans le Nord de la France
Deciphering human prehistory through the geoarcheological study of cave sediments
A review of infrared spectroscopy in microarchaeology
Burning, Cleaning, Dumping, and Dissolution
Among Land Snail Shells and Ashes
Examining histology to identify burned bone
Fuel, Fire and Heat
Faecal biomarkers as evidence of human presence in the caves of Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
Impact of post-depositional processes on charcoal fragmentation and archaeobotanical implications
Phytolith-rich layers from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages at Tel Dor (Israel)
Scientific advances in geoarchaeology during the last twenty years
Standardised recording of sediments in the excavation of the Sabaean town of Sirwah, Yemen
Micromorphological and geochemical investigation of formation processes in the refectory at the castle of Margat (Qal'at al-Marqab), Syria
Modern and fossil charcoal
Age of the Mousterian industry at Hayonim Cave, Northern Israel, using electron spin resonance and 230Th/234U methods
Nucleation of aragonite upon carbonation of calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide at ambient temperatures and pressures
Steatite beads at Peqi'in
Herbivorous livestock dung
Quantitative Phytolith Study of Hearths from the Natufian and Middle Palaeolithic Levels of Hayonim Cave (Galilee, Israel)
Hayonim Cave
Mineral Assemblages in Theopetra, Greece
Stable carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of wood ash
Bat guano and preservation of archaeological remains in cave sites
Mode of Occupation of Tabun Cave, Mt Carmel, Israel During the Mousterian Period
ESR dating of archaeologically relevant authigenic terrestrial apatite veins from Tabun Cave, Israel
Post-depositional alteration of humid tropical cave sediments
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Diagenesis in Prehistoric Caves
Solubilities of bone mineral from archaeological sites
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Microstratigraphy and diagenesis at the upper Pleistocene site of Esquilleu Cave (Cantabria, Spain)
Microstratigraphic and multi-analytical evidence for advanced Neanderthal pyrotechnology at Abric Romani (Capellades, Spain)
Evidence for the repeated use of a central hearth at Middle Pleistocene (300 ky ago) Qesem Cave, Israel
Geoarchaeological Investigation of Site Formation and Depositional Environments at the Middle Palaeolithic Open-Air Site of ‘Ein Qashish, Israel
Buried in ashes
Bone Preservation in Hayonim Cave (Israel)
Size matters
Phytolith evidence for hearths and beds in the late Mousterian occupations of Esquilleu cave (Cantabria, Spain)
Revisiting palaeolithic combustion features of Theopetra Cave
It's getting hot in here – Microcontextual study of a potential pit hearth at the Middle Paleolithic site of El Salt, Spain
Formation processes of cemented features in karstic cave sites revealed using stable oxygen and carbon isotopic analyses
The microstratigraphic investigation of hearth features at Lake Mungo, Australia
Mineralogical changes in fossil bone from Cueva del Angel, Spain
A micro-geoarchaeological view on stratigraphy and site formation processes in the Middle, Upper and Epi-Paleolithic layers of Sefunim Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel
Sand, hearths, lithics and a bit of bioturbation
New ages for the post-Howiesons Poort, late and final Middle Stone Age at Sibudu, South Africa
Using Pyrotechnology
Evidence for Neandertal use of fire at Roc de Marsal (France)
Evidence for habitual use of fire at the end of the Lower Paleolithic
Some combustion features at Sibudu, South Africa, between 65,000 and 58,000 years ago
Lapa das boleiras rockshelter
Microarchaeological Approaches to the Identification and Interpretation of Combustion Features in Prehistoric Archaeological Sites
Investigation of heat-treated artefacts from Pleistocene sites
Hunting and overhunting in the Levantine Late Middle Palaeolithic
Geoarchaeological investigations at Diepkloof Rock Shelter, Western Cape, South Africa
Afromontane foragers of the Late Pleistocene
Paleolithic burnt bone horizons from the Swabian Jura
Cemented ash as a receptacle or work surface for ochre powder production at Sibudu, South Africa, 58,000 years ago
Accessing Hunter-Gatherer site structures using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Opportunities, problems and future directions in the study of open-air Middle Paleolithic sites
Earth, wind, and fire
An Ethnoarchaeological Study on Anthropic Markers from a Shell-midden in Tierra del Fuego (Southern Argentina)
Oxygen isotopic composition of mammalian skeletal phosphate from the Natufian Period, Hayonim Cave, Israel
New evidence on Neandertal use of fire
The emergence of pottery in China
Absence of bones in archaeological sites from the southeast of Uruguay
Same anthropogenic activity, different taphonomic processes
The acid test
The Exploitation of Plant Resources by Neanderthals in Amud Cave (Israel)
The Exploitation of Plant Resources by Early H omo sapiens
Carnivory, Coevolution, and the Geographic Spread of the Genus Homo
Cave Sites in Northeastern Luzon, Philippines
Wood and bark phytoliths of West African woody plants
Three archaeomagnetic applications of archaeological interest to the study of burnt anthropogenic cave sediments
Preservation of anthropogenic materials under different geochemical processes
A geochemical multi-proxy approach for anthropogenic processes in a Middle–Upper Pleistocene endokarstic deposit
Thermoluminescence dates for the Neanderthal burial site at Kebara in Israel
Soils and Micromorphology in Archaeology
Hominid Use of Fire in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene
Burnt bones and teeth
Bone Preservation in Kebara Cave, Israel using On-Site Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry
A Methodological Approach for Identifying Archaeological Evidence of Fire Resulting from Human Activities
Differential Burning, Recrystallization, and Fragmentation of Archaeological Bone
Traces of fire in the archaeological record, before one million years ago
Fire and its roles in early hominid lifeways
Shaw's Creek Shelter
Downslope Movement and Archaeological Intrasite Spatial Analysis
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| Citation types | Neutral: 165 |