Microfacies and sedimentary environment of the upper -middle palaeolithic boundary at Abric Romaní (Capellades, Barcelona)
Authors
I. Arteaga
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
D.E. Angelucci
Università di Ferrara
E. Carbonell
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
M.A. Courty
CNRS, DMOS-AGER. France
J. Vallverdú
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Keywords:
Estadio isotópico 3, eventos y ciclos Dansgaard-Oeschger, partículas eólicas, micromorfología, límite paleolítico medio y superior, Abric Romaní
Abstract
The Abric Romaní rock-shelter contains a 20 meters deep sequence with abundant anthropic occupations dated to 40-70 Kyrs. The top of the sequence was first excavated and documented by Amador Romaní. The uppermost archaeological level, A. Romaní’s Layer 2 (Level Aof the current stratigraphic nomenclature), contains an Upper Paleolithic assemblage. In this geoarchaeological work the stratigraphic position of Level Ais discussed, through the presentation of the NW stratigraphy and the results from micromorphological analyses. The paper also reconsiders A. Romaní’s documentation. New data allow us to strengthen his hypotheses on the characterization of the Middle and Upper Paleolithic boundary. The clear chronostratigraphic framework available for level Aallows us to suggest a correlation between the continental sedimentary record of Romani site and the global chronostratigraphic and palaeoclimatic record derived from ocean and ice cores.
