DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.05.012
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84925847721
论文题名: Examination of Late Palaeolithic archaeological sites in northern Europe for the preservation of cryptotephra layers
作者: Housley R.A. ; Gamble C.S.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2015
卷: 118 起始页码: 142
结束页码: 150
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Early Holocene
; Lateglacial
; Taphonomy
; Tephrostratigraphy
Scopus关键词: Atmospheric electricity
; History
; Stratigraphy
; Volcanoes
; Archaeological site
; Early Holocene
; Lateglacial
; Organic sediments
; Palaeoclimate archives
; Presence/absence
; Taphonomy
; Tephrostratigraphy
; Architecture
英文摘要: We report the first major study of cryptotephra (non-visible volcanic ash layers) on Late Palaeolithic archaeological sites in northern Europe. Examination of 34 sites dating from the Last Termination reveals seven with identifiable cryptotephra layers. Preservation is observed in minerogenic and organic deposits, although tephra is more common in organic sediments. Cryptotephra layers normally occur stratigraphically above or below the archaeology. Nearby off-site palaeoclimate archives (peat bogs and lakes <0.3 km distant) were better locations for detecting tephra. However in most cases the archaeology can only be correlated indirectly with such cryptotephras. Patterns affecting the presence/absence of cryptotephra include geographic position of sites relative to the emitting volcanic centre; the influence of past atmospherics on the quantity, direction and patterns of cryptotephra transport; the nature and timing of local site sedimentation; sampling considerations and subsequent taphonomic processes. Overall, while tephrostratigraphy has the potential to improve significantly the chronology of such sites many limiting factors currently impacts the successful application. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/59906
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作者单位: Department of Geography, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom; Faculty of Humanities (Archaeology), University of Southampton, Building 65A, Avenue Campus, Southampton, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Housley R.A.,Gamble C.S.. Examination of Late Palaeolithic archaeological sites in northern Europe for the preservation of cryptotephra layers[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2015-01-01,118