Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9538655 | Comptes Rendus Palevol | 2005 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Attribution of the Palaeolithic engravings of the cave of Aldène (Cesseras, Hérault) to the Aurignacian by the dating of geological deposits. The Palaeolithic engravings of the cave of Aldène were discovered [13] in a gallery revealed during the mining of phosphates in this karst [10]. Although only made up of about ten units, these engravings have given rise to several studies [13,15,21]. The most recent [19] highlights their similarities (faunal and stylistic) with the bestiary from the Chauvet cave [5-7]. The stratigraphic, palaeontological and chronological study of the cave deposits permits the dating of the presence of the Palaeolithic people between the deposition of two dripstone floors dated at 37â000 and 24â400 BP. The date of 30â260 ± 220 BP obtained on charcoal sampled from an intermediate level attests a human incursion in the Aurignacian period, which is contemporary with the first phase of the art of Chauvet. To cite this article: P. Ambert et al., C.R. Palevol 4 (2005)
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Authors
Paul Ambert, Jean-Louis Guendon, Philippe Galant, Yves Quinif, Alain Gruneisen, Albert Colomer, Denis Dainat, Bernard Beaumes, Claude Requirand,