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Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans

Borić, Dušan; Cristiani, Emanuela; Hopkins, Rachel; Schwenninger, Jean-Luc; Gerometta, Katarina; French, Charly A., I; Mutri, Giuseppina; Calić, Jelena; Dimitrijević, Vesna; Marin-Arroyo, Ana B.; Jones, Jennifer R.; Stevens, Rhiannon; Masciana, Alana; Uno, Kevin; Richter, Kristine Korzow; Antonović, Dragana; Wehr, Karol; Lane, Christine; White, Dustin

(Wiley, Hoboken, 2022)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Borić, Dušan
AU  - Cristiani, Emanuela
AU  - Hopkins, Rachel
AU  - Schwenninger, Jean-Luc
AU  - Gerometta, Katarina
AU  - French, Charly A., I
AU  - Mutri, Giuseppina
AU  - Calić, Jelena
AU  - Dimitrijević, Vesna
AU  - Marin-Arroyo, Ana B.
AU  - Jones, Jennifer R.
AU  - Stevens, Rhiannon
AU  - Masciana, Alana
AU  - Uno, Kevin
AU  - Richter, Kristine Korzow
AU  - Antonović, Dragana
AU  - Wehr, Karol
AU  - Lane, Christine
AU  - White, Dustin
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/391
AB  - The article presents evidence about the Middle Palaeolithic and Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the karst area of the Danube Gorges in the Lower Danube Basin. We review the extant data and present new evidence from two recently investigated sites found on the Serbian side of the Danube River - Tabula Traiana and Dubocka-Kozja caves. The two sites have yielded layers dating to both the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and have been investigated by the application of modern standards of excavation and recovery along with a suite of state-of-the-art analytical procedures. The presentation focuses on micromorphological analyses of the caves' sediments, characterisation of cryptotephra, a suite of new radiometric dates (accelerator mass spectrometry and optically stimulated luminescence) as well as proteomics (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) and stable isotope data in discerning patterns of human occupation of these locales over the long term.
PB  - Wiley, Hoboken
T2  - Journal of Quaternary Science
T1  - Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans
EP  - 180
IS  - 2
SP  - 142
VL  - 37
DO  - 10.1002/jqs.3354
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Borić, Dušan and Cristiani, Emanuela and Hopkins, Rachel and Schwenninger, Jean-Luc and Gerometta, Katarina and French, Charly A., I and Mutri, Giuseppina and Calić, Jelena and Dimitrijević, Vesna and Marin-Arroyo, Ana B. and Jones, Jennifer R. and Stevens, Rhiannon and Masciana, Alana and Uno, Kevin and Richter, Kristine Korzow and Antonović, Dragana and Wehr, Karol and Lane, Christine and White, Dustin",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The article presents evidence about the Middle Palaeolithic and Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition interval in the karst area of the Danube Gorges in the Lower Danube Basin. We review the extant data and present new evidence from two recently investigated sites found on the Serbian side of the Danube River - Tabula Traiana and Dubocka-Kozja caves. The two sites have yielded layers dating to both the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and have been investigated by the application of modern standards of excavation and recovery along with a suite of state-of-the-art analytical procedures. The presentation focuses on micromorphological analyses of the caves' sediments, characterisation of cryptotephra, a suite of new radiometric dates (accelerator mass spectrometry and optically stimulated luminescence) as well as proteomics (zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry) and stable isotope data in discerning patterns of human occupation of these locales over the long term.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Journal of Quaternary Science",
title = "Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans",
pages = "180-142",
number = "2",
volume = "37",
doi = "10.1002/jqs.3354"
}
Borić, D., Cristiani, E., Hopkins, R., Schwenninger, J., Gerometta, K., French, C. A., I., Mutri, G., Calić, J., Dimitrijević, V., Marin-Arroyo, A. B., Jones, J. R., Stevens, R., Masciana, A., Uno, K., Richter, K. K., Antonović, D., Wehr, K., Lane, C.,& White, D.. (2022). Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in Journal of Quaternary Science
Wiley, Hoboken., 37(2), 142-180.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3354
Borić D, Cristiani E, Hopkins R, Schwenninger J, Gerometta K, French CAI, Mutri G, Calić J, Dimitrijević V, Marin-Arroyo AB, Jones JR, Stevens R, Masciana A, Uno K, Richter KK, Antonović D, Wehr K, Lane C, White D. Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. in Journal of Quaternary Science. 2022;37(2):142-180.
doi:10.1002/jqs.3354 .
Borić, Dušan, Cristiani, Emanuela, Hopkins, Rachel, Schwenninger, Jean-Luc, Gerometta, Katarina, French, Charly A., I, Mutri, Giuseppina, Calić, Jelena, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Marin-Arroyo, Ana B., Jones, Jennifer R., Stevens, Rhiannon, Masciana, Alana, Uno, Kevin, Richter, Kristine Korzow, Antonović, Dragana, Wehr, Karol, Lane, Christine, White, Dustin, "Neanderthals on the Lower Danube: Middle Palaeolithic evidence in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans" in Journal of Quaternary Science, 37, no. 2 (2022):142-180,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3354 . .
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Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues

Cramp, Lucy J. E.; Ethier, Jonathan; Urem-Kotsou, Dushka; Bonsall, Clive; Borić, Dušan; Boroneant, Adina; Evershed, Richard P.; Perić, Slaviša; Roffet-Salque, Melanie; Whelton, Helen L.; Ivanova, Maria

(Royal Soc, London, 2019)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cramp, Lucy J. E.
AU  - Ethier, Jonathan
AU  - Urem-Kotsou, Dushka
AU  - Bonsall, Clive
AU  - Borić, Dušan
AU  - Boroneant, Adina
AU  - Evershed, Richard P.
AU  - Perić, Slaviša
AU  - Roffet-Salque, Melanie
AU  - Whelton, Helen L.
AU  - Ivanova, Maria
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/319
AB  - The spread of early farming across Europe from its origins in Southwest Asia was a culturally transformative process which took place over millennia. Within regions, the pace of the transition was probably related to the particular climatic and environmental conditions encountered, as well as the nature of localized hunter-gatherer and farmer interactions. The establishment of farming in the interior of the Balkans represents the first movement of Southwest Asian livestock beyond their natural climatic range, and widespread evidence now exists for early pottery being used extensively for dairying. However, pottery lipid residues from sites in the Iron Gates region of the Danube in the northern Balkans show that here, Neolithic pottery was being used predominantly for processing aquatic resources. This stands out not only within the surrounding region but also contrasts markedly with Neolithic pottery use across wider Europe. These findings provide evidence for the strategic diversity within the wider cultural and economic practices during the Neolithic, with this exceptional environmental and cultural setting offering alternative opportunities despite the dominance of farming in the wider region.
PB  - Royal Soc, London
T2  - Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
T1  - Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues
IS  - 1894
VL  - 286
DO  - 10.1098/rspb.2018.2347
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Cramp, Lucy J. E. and Ethier, Jonathan and Urem-Kotsou, Dushka and Bonsall, Clive and Borić, Dušan and Boroneant, Adina and Evershed, Richard P. and Perić, Slaviša and Roffet-Salque, Melanie and Whelton, Helen L. and Ivanova, Maria",
year = "2019",
abstract = "The spread of early farming across Europe from its origins in Southwest Asia was a culturally transformative process which took place over millennia. Within regions, the pace of the transition was probably related to the particular climatic and environmental conditions encountered, as well as the nature of localized hunter-gatherer and farmer interactions. The establishment of farming in the interior of the Balkans represents the first movement of Southwest Asian livestock beyond their natural climatic range, and widespread evidence now exists for early pottery being used extensively for dairying. However, pottery lipid residues from sites in the Iron Gates region of the Danube in the northern Balkans show that here, Neolithic pottery was being used predominantly for processing aquatic resources. This stands out not only within the surrounding region but also contrasts markedly with Neolithic pottery use across wider Europe. These findings provide evidence for the strategic diversity within the wider cultural and economic practices during the Neolithic, with this exceptional environmental and cultural setting offering alternative opportunities despite the dominance of farming in the wider region.",
publisher = "Royal Soc, London",
journal = "Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences",
title = "Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues",
number = "1894",
volume = "286",
doi = "10.1098/rspb.2018.2347"
}
Cramp, L. J. E., Ethier, J., Urem-Kotsou, D., Bonsall, C., Borić, D., Boroneant, A., Evershed, R. P., Perić, S., Roffet-Salque, M., Whelton, H. L.,& Ivanova, M.. (2019). Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
Royal Soc, London., 286(1894).
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2347
Cramp LJE, Ethier J, Urem-Kotsou D, Bonsall C, Borić D, Boroneant A, Evershed RP, Perić S, Roffet-Salque M, Whelton HL, Ivanova M. Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 2019;286(1894).
doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2347 .
Cramp, Lucy J. E., Ethier, Jonathan, Urem-Kotsou, Dushka, Bonsall, Clive, Borić, Dušan, Boroneant, Adina, Evershed, Richard P., Perić, Slaviša, Roffet-Salque, Melanie, Whelton, Helen L., Ivanova, Maria, "Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues" in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 286, no. 1894 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2347 . .
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