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New paleoecological perspectives on Late Pleistocene Neanderthals in northern Balkans: the rodent assemblages from Smolucka cave (Serbia)

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    Identifier: imarina:9280706
    Authors:
    Jovanovic, MihailoBogicevic, KatarinaNenadic, DrazenkoAgusti, JordiSanchez-Bandera, ChristianManuel Lopez-Garcia, JuanBlain, Hugues-Alexandre
    Abstract:
    During the Late Pleistocene, the Balkans came to be an important region with many isolated areas, enabling fauna, alongside Neanderthals, to thrive in the area. This work is focused on paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic changes that occurred in the northern Balkan Peninsula with a special focus on fossil record from Smolucka cave aging from MIS 5 to MIS 3. Based on available data, an attempt has been made to establish a synthetic chronological context for the faunal assemblages recovered from Smolucka cave. Tentative attribution of layer 5 to MIS 5 relies on the interstadial pattern of our reconstructions, with favorable climate conditions for a large diversity of species and with mean annual temperature (MAT) reaching up to 3 degrees C higher than present values and abundant rainfall in the area. Cold conditions for MIS 4 are not present in Smolucka, although layer 4 (late MIS 5 or early MIS 4) shows somewhat dryer and cooler climate when compared with other layers. Layers 3z and 3 (MIS 3) are characterized by temperate and humid conditions together with a complex system of mosaic habitats with high environmental heterogeny but generally favorable conditions for a large diversity of life. Although still not fully chronologically constrained, Smolucka cave presents an interesting opportunity for future research, in the time period when only Neanderthals occupied the Balkans and thrived in local conditions. The transition between the Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans has not yet been established but can be expected in future research.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Jovanovic, Mihailo; Bogicevic, Katarina; Nenadic, Drazenko; Agusti, Jordi; Sanchez-Bandera, Christian; Manuel Lopez-Garcia, Juan; Blain, Hugues-Alexandre
    Department: Història i Història de l'Art
    URV's Author/s: Agusti Ballester, Jorge / Jovanovic, Mihailo / López García, Juan Manuel / Sánchez Bandera, Christian
    Keywords: Species-diversity Small mammals Rarefaction Mujina pecina Mis 5 to mis 3 Middle paleolithic Middle miocene Mammalia rodentia Loess-paleosol sequence Landscape Extrapolation Event stratigraphy Climatic changes Climate Baranica cave Balkan peninsula
    Abstract: During the Late Pleistocene, the Balkans came to be an important region with many isolated areas, enabling fauna, alongside Neanderthals, to thrive in the area. This work is focused on paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic changes that occurred in the northern Balkan Peninsula with a special focus on fossil record from Smolucka cave aging from MIS 5 to MIS 3. Based on available data, an attempt has been made to establish a synthetic chronological context for the faunal assemblages recovered from Smolucka cave. Tentative attribution of layer 5 to MIS 5 relies on the interstadial pattern of our reconstructions, with favorable climate conditions for a large diversity of species and with mean annual temperature (MAT) reaching up to 3 degrees C higher than present values and abundant rainfall in the area. Cold conditions for MIS 4 are not present in Smolucka, although layer 4 (late MIS 5 or early MIS 4) shows somewhat dryer and cooler climate when compared with other layers. Layers 3z and 3 (MIS 3) are characterized by temperate and humid conditions together with a complex system of mosaic habitats with high environmental heterogeny but generally favorable conditions for a large diversity of life. Although still not fully chronologically constrained, Smolucka cave presents an interesting opportunity for future research, in the time period when only Neanderthals occupied the Balkans and thrived in local conditions. The transition between the Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans has not yet been established but can be expected in future research.
    Thematic Areas: Historia Geosciences, multidisciplinary Geociências Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Archaeology Antropologia / arqueologia Antropología Anthropology
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: juanmanuel.lopez@urv.cat jorge.agusti@urv.cat christian.sanchez@estudiants.urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-7240-1992
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-022-01624-0
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Archaeological And Anthropological Sciences. 14 (9): 169-
    APA: Jovanovic, Mihailo; Bogicevic, Katarina; Nenadic, Drazenko; Agusti, Jordi; Sanchez-Bandera, Christian; Manuel Lopez-Garcia, Juan; Blain, Hugues-Alexan (2022). New paleoecological perspectives on Late Pleistocene Neanderthals in northern Balkans: the rodent assemblages from Smolucka cave (Serbia). Archaeological And Anthropological Sciences, 14(9), 169-. DOI: 10.1007/s12520-022-01624-0
    Article's DOI: 10.1007/s12520-022-01624-0
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2022
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Anthropology,Archaeology,Archeology,Archeology (Arts and Humanities),Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
    Species-diversity
    Small mammals
    Rarefaction
    Mujina pecina
    Mis 5 to mis 3
    Middle paleolithic
    Middle miocene
    Mammalia rodentia
    Loess-paleosol sequence
    Landscape
    Extrapolation
    Event stratigraphy
    Climatic changes
    Climate
    Baranica cave
    Balkan peninsula
    Historia
    Geosciences, multidisciplinary
    Geociências
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Archeology (arts and humanities)
    Archeology
    Archaeology
    Antropologia / arqueologia
    Antropología
    Anthropology
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