Redefining the Epigravettian and Epipalaeolithic in the Rock Shelter of Cuina Turcului (the Iron Gates Gorges of the Danube, Romania), with Special Emphasis on Art Objects

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ID15041457
AuthorsMarin Cârciumaru (0000-0002-8736-336X), Elena-Cristina Nițu
Year2018
Volume29
Pages75-97
Publication date2018-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePaléo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1145-3370 • E-ISSN: 2101-0420
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/paleo.4231
OpenAlexW2943533207
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

The Cuina Turcului rock shelter is located on the Romanian bank of the Iron Gates Gorges of the Danube. Archaeological investigations conducted in the 1960’s revealed, in the lower part of the deposit, the existence of two habitation levels, whose cultural definition has changed several times over the years. Due to lithic material features, hard animal materials, C-14 dates and especially personal ornaments and art object, we consider that the first layer belongs to the Epigravettian and the second to the Epipalaeolithic. The richness, diversity and particularities of portable art in the Epigravettian layer I justifies its defining as a regional independent facies, called Clisurean

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Geotechnical engineering · Rock art · Three gorges · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Engineering · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology

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