Adaptive capacity and flexibility of the Neanderthals at Heidenschmiede (Swabian Jura) with regard to core reduction strategies.
| Title: | Adaptive capacity and flexibility of the Neanderthals at Heidenschmiede (Swabian Jura) with regard to core reduction strategies. |
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| Authors: | Çep B; Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Institute of Prehistory, Early History and Medieval Archeology, University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Schürch B; Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Institute of Prehistory, Early History and Medieval Archeology, University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Münzel SC; Institute for Archaeological Science, Archaeozoology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Frick JA; Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, Institute of Prehistory, Early History and Medieval Archeology, University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen, Tübingen, Germany. |
| Source: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Sep 07; Vol. 16 (9), pp. e0257041. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 07 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| MeSH Terms: | Adaptation, Physiological* ; Archaeology*; Neanderthals/*physiology; Animals ; Fossils ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Radiometric Dating |
| Abstract: | The branched reduction system at the Heidenschmiede described here is hitherto exceptional for the Middle Paleolithic of the Swabian Jura. By means of refits and supporting objects, we are able to describe a superordinate reduction system that combines several individual reduction concepts, such as Levallois and blade production, within one volume. In the Middle Paleolithic of the Swabian Jura, blade technology has thus far played a rather minor role. On the one hand, it is possible to split a selected volume (nodule) into three parts, which are reduced separately according to individual concepts. On the other hand, it is also possible to reduce parts of a volume with one concept first and then with another. The hypothetical reduction system can be branched or linear, thus emphasizing the technological flexibility in core reduction, which requires a high degree of cognitive skills of three-dimensional imagination. |
| Competing Interests: | The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20210907 Date Completed: 20211123 Latest Revision: 20211123 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC8423277 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0257041 |
| PMID: | 34492092 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't