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S. McPherron, L. Chiotti, H. Dibble, P. Goldberg, G. Guerin, J.-J. Hublin, B Maureille, S. Madelaine, N. Mercier,

D. Sandgathe, A. Turq

The Discovery of New, Intact, Middle and Upper Paleolithic Deposits at La Ferrassie

For almost a century the site of La Ferrassie has played an important role in research into at least two major

aspects of Middle Paleolithic behavior: the question of Neandertal mortuary behavior and as the eponymous

site of the Ferrassie Mousterian industry. The Upper Paleolithic component of La Ferrassie has also contrib-

uted signicantly to subsequent descriptions and denitions of Upper Paleolithic stone tool systematics

(Chatelperronian and Aurignacian). The original, and by far the most extensive, excavations at the site were

conducted by Capitan and Peyrony work in the early part of the 20

century. This was followed by more lim-

ited excavations by Delporte from 1968 to 1973, along with some geoarchaeological studies, which focused

almost exclusively on the eastern part of the site. New research by the present team took place in 2010-11 and

has demonstrated the presence of previously unknown deposits in extreme western area of the site, which is

immediately adjacent to the original locations of Neandertal skeletons La Ferrassie 1 and 2 originally found. At

the base, these deposits contain several Middle Paleolithic levels, Although the current assemblages are small,

it is clear that one of these levels includes bifaces (most likely representing the Mousterian of Acheulian Tradi-

tion) and that this level is overlain by another that appears to be the classic Ferrassie Mousterian. Some limited

but very rich Upper Paleolithic deposits are preserved in this part of the site that have yielded an assemblage

not inconsistent with an Aurignacian designation. So, the conguration of the preserved deposits presupposes

that Chatelperronian and perhaps Proto-Aurignacian are also presents.

This poster will present the new ndings and results that are currently available as well as the larger goals of

continued excavation at the site. These goals include: 1/ Analysis of site formation processes, particularly

with a goal of 2/ documenting the sedimentary context of the La Ferrassie 1 and 2 skeletons; 3/ Providing

dates for the remaining sequence, including providing at least a maximum age for the La Ferrassie 1 and

2 skeletons; 4/ Re-assessing the Ferrassie type industry; 5/ Assessing the bifacial industry situated strati-

graphically below the Ferrassie industry; and 6/ Examining the early Upper Paleolithic industries.

✉ Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Susan M. Mentzer, University of Tübingen; Paul Goldberg, Boston University; Steven L. Kuhn, University of Arizona

Initial Upper Paleolithic and Ahmarian Combustion Features in Üçağızlı I Cave, Turkey

Üçağızlı I is a limestone cave located on the Mediterranean coast of the Hatay Province of Turkey. The site

contains more than two meters of variably eroded cultural deposits that span the Initial Upper Paleolithic

through Epipaleolithic periods. Micromorphological analyses of the sequence indicate that multiple phases of

intensive occupation were punctuated by episodes of erosion and increased geogenic sedimentation at the site.

These phases of intensive occupation, particularly those dating to the Initial Paleolithic and Ahmarian periods,

are characterized by abundant combustion features and burned materials in secondary position, with calcare-

ous wood ashes comprising the majority of the anthropogenic sediments. High-resolution study of a series of

sediment columns reveal that isolated hearths were produced throughout the duration of the Upper Paleo-

lithic occupations, particularly during the deposition of the earliest cultural unit. However, Initial Upper Paleo-

lithic and Ahmarian intact combustion features range in type and include stacked, ash-rich hearth sequences,

rake-out deposits, dumped materials and middens. Greater variability in features during the Ahmarian may

indicate more frequent shifts in the use of space during this time. Post-depositional processes that impacted

the preservation of the combustion feature include cementation, bioturbation and colluvial mass movements.

Ludovic Mevel, Jehanne Affolter, Louis Chaix, Romain Malgarini, Bernard Moulin, Caroline Peschaux

L’abri des Douattes (Musièges, Haute Savoie, France): rst interdiscplinary results on magdale-

nian and azilian settlements

Discovered in 1931 by Professor Adrian Jayet (Geneva University), the rockshelter of Les Douattes (Musièg-

es, Haute Savoie, France) was the subject of multiple excavation since its discovery (Jayet, 1943; Pradel &

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