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Dating the early Middle Palaeolithic Laminar Industry from Djruchula cave, Republic of Georgia

Mercier, Norbert and Valladas, Helene and Meignen , Liliane and Joron, Jean-Louis and Tushabramishvili, Nikoloz and Adler, Daniel and Bar-Yosef, Ofer (2010) Dating the early Middle Palaeolithic Laminar Industry from Djruchula cave, Republic of Georgia. Paleorient, 36 (2). pp. 163-173. ISSN 0153-9345

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Abstract

Niddle Paleolithic blade industries have been known for many years from the southern part of the Great Caucasus. Recently published technological studies demonstrate strong affinities between the laminar assemblages from Djruchula Cave(Republic of Georgia) and those from several Near Eastern Early Middle Paleolithic sites. A series of new thermoluminescence dates from Djruchula Cave indicate at least two distinct human occupation phases (between 210/260 ka for layer 2 and later around 140 ka for layer 1),with a long chronological gap in between. Combined with available dates from Near Eastern laminar assemblages, these new results illustrate the use of the same production systems of blades accross these two large regions regions between 260 and 140,000 years ago.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
Depositing User: Prof. Dr. Nikoloz Tushabramishvili
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2014 07:59
Last Modified: 03 Apr 2015 08:42
URI: http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/id/eprint/1488

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