Search

Your search keyword '"HATTERMANN, Merlin"' showing total 8 results
Start Over Author "HATTERMANN, Merlin"
8 results on '"HATTERMANN, Merlin"'

5. Post-LGM environments and foragers on the move: New data from the lower Altmuhl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany)

Author

Barbieri, Alvise, Maier, Andreas, Lauer, Tobias, Mischka, Carsten, Hattermann, Merlin, Uthmeier, Thorsten, Barbieri, Alvise, Maier, Andreas, Lauer, Tobias, Mischka, Carsten, Hattermann, Merlin, and Uthmeier, Thorsten

Abstract

After the Last Glacial Maximum, the Swabian and Franconian Jura (in SW and SE Germany, respectively) were repopulated by Magdalenian hunter-gatherers within the same communication network. However, while the Magdalenian settlement of the Swabian Jura dates to 17-14 ka cal BP, permanent Magdalenian occupations in the Franconian Jura date to 15-14 ka cal BP. In comparison with its western counterpart, the Franconian Jura was mostly excavated in the early days of archaeological research. Does this different chronology reflect the different history of research? Why did Magdalenian foragers establish permanent occupation in the Franconian Jura nearly 2 millennia after settling in Swabia, despite the fact these regions are only 150 km apart? To address these questions, we reinvestigated two sites in the Altmithl Valley with micromorphology and luminescence dating, namely Felsenhausl-Kellerhohle and Klausennische. Our data show that both sites have intact Pleistocene deposits. Among these, we identified sediments dating between 17 and 15 ka that show only rare lithic artifacts and microfeatures indicative of cold and arid conditions. Our work and published data suggest that the steady settlement of Magdalenian foragers in the Altmithl Valley starting 15 ka cal BP coincides with the end of this harsh period and the onset of cool and wetter environments. Data from the Swabian Jura demonstrated that in the Lone Valley, similar environments and Magdalenian occupations commenced earlier, starting 17 ka cal BR. Therefore, we propose that regional environments acted as a barrier against the dispersal of foragers in the Franconian Jura and determined its later Magdalenian occupation. Our research highlighted that different environments, taphonomic processes, and site uses probably coexisted across the German Jura. Therefore, it remains fundamental to expand the multisite data set proposed in this article to further test hypotheses about human/environment interaction in this region

Published
2022

7. Living on the slope. The Middle and Upper Paleolithic occupation of Feldberg "Steinacker".

Author

BRADTMÖLLER, Marcel, BUBENZER, Olaf, HECHT, Stefan, TSCHOCKE, Diethard, CALVO, Aitor, PÉREZ FERNÁNDEZ, Arantzazu Jindriska, SCHMIDT, Christoph, MARREIROS, Joao, HENSELOWSKY, Felix, HATTERMANN, Merlin, BAUER, Lisa, and EL-KASSEM, Marcel

Subjects
MIDDLE Paleolithic Period, PALEOLITHIC Period, OPTICALLY stimulated luminescence dating, STRATIGRAPHIC archaeology
Abstract

Copyright of Quartär is the property of Hugo Obermaier-Gesellschaft e.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Published
2022

8. Everything lost? Reconstruction of Middle- and Upper Paleolithic occupations at the Felsenhäusl- Kellerhöhle, Lower Altmühl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany).

Author

HATTERMANN, Merlin, BARBIERI, Alvise, and UTHMEIER, Thorsten

Subjects
*PALEOLITHIC Period, *CAVES, *PROVENANCE (Geology), *PLEISTOCENE Epoch
Abstract

The present article is dedicated to the Paleolithic site of Felsenhäusl-Kellerhöhle in the Lower Altmühl Valley, Germany. The small cave was almost completely excavated in 2000 by the owner of the property in artificial spits, but without additional documentation of changes in sediment and without precise registration of the spatial distribution of the numerous lithic artifacts and faunal remains found in the cave filling. Instead, all finds were separated into six assemblages mainly according to their excavation depths or their provenance from a distinct part of the cave. We compared these assemblages based on two parameters, typo-technology and raw material spectrum, and conducted geoarcheological investigations to assess their stratigraphical context. Remnants of Pleistocene sediments were found in two different locations inside of Felsenhäusl- Kellerhöhle (section West and section East). While the results of the lithic analysis suggest heavy stratigraphic mixing, geoarchaeological analyses proved the existence of an intact stratigraphy at least in parts of the cave. We identified inappropriate excavation methods as the main factor for this. Based on the lithic analysis, it was possible to distinguish two Paleolithic assemblages, one from the Upper Paleolithic characterized by several backed tools, and one from the Middle Paleolithic identified by bifacial tools. Comparisons with multi-layered sites in the vicinity of Felsenhäusl-Kellerhöhle revealed strong similarities with the regional Magdalenian and Micoquian, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
Full Text
View/download PDF

Catalog

Books, media, physical & digital resources
See catalog results