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A matter of high resolution? The Eemian Interglacial (OIS 5e) in north‐central Europe and Middle Palaeolithic subsistence
Author(s) -
Gaudzinski S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.756
Subject(s) - eemian , subsistence agriculture , interglacial , mousterian , context (archaeology) , archaeology , period (music) , german , geology , pleistocene , geography , paleontology , art , cave , agriculture , aesthetics
The Eemian Interglacial in north‐central Europe describes a phase of ca. 10,000–11,000 years for which detailed palaeoenvironmental reconstruction is available. Hominid subsistence during this period is considered based on evidence from the German sites of Lehringen, Gröbern, Neumark‐Nord and Taubach. It is concluded that the overall subsistence strategies of the Neanderthals were directed towards highly efficient resource exploitation irrespective of the environmental context. Problems immanent to interpretations of Middle Palaeolithic hominid responses to the palaeoenvironment are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.