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QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
卷 551, 期 -, 页码 150-168出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.03.056
关键词
Uluzzian; Lithic technology; Bipolar technique; Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition; Italy; Geoarchaeology
资金
- Municipality of Mondragone
- Museo Civico Archeologico Biagio Greco, Mondragone, Caserta, Italy
- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [724046]
- National Geographic Society/Exploration Grant Program [NGS-61617R-19]
Roccia San Sebastiano is a tectonic-karstic cave located at the foot of the southern slope of ML Massico, in the territory of Mondragone (Caserta) in Campania (southern Italy). Systematic excavation has been carried out since 2001, leading to the partial exploration of an important Pleistocene deposit, extraordinarily rich in lithic and faunal remains. The aim of this paper is to (1) present the stratigraphic sequence of Roccia San Sebastiano, and (2) technologically describe the lithic materials of squares F14 t18, t19, t20; E16 t16, t17, t18 recently recognised as Uluzzian. The stratigraphic sequence is more than 3 m thick and dates from the Middle to the Upper Palaeolithic. It contains different techno-complexes: Gravettian, Aurignacian, Uluzzian and Mousterian. In the Uluzzian lithic assemblage mostly local pebbles of chert were used in order to produce small-sized objects. The concept of debitage mainly deals with unidirectional debitage with absent or fairly accurate management of the convexities and angles; the striking platforms are usually natural or made by one stroke. It is attested the use of both direct freehand percussion and bipolar technique on anvil in the same reduction sequence. Amongst the retouched tools the presence of two lunates is of note. This study of the Roccia San Sebastiano Uluzzian lithic complexes is significant for understanding the dynamics of the transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic in the Tyrrhenian margin of southern Italy.
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