{"product_id":"the-cave-of-fontechevade-recent-excavations-and-their-paleoanthropological-implications-paperback-9781107431621","title":"The Cave of Fontéchevade; Recent Excavations and their Paleoanthropological Implications (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107431621","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cave of Fontéchevade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRecent Excavations and their Paleoanthropological Implications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummary of recent Paleolithic excavations at Fontéchevade, France, and their archaeological and paleontological implications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip G. Chase (Author), André Debénath (Author), Harold L. Dibble (Author), Shannon P. McPherron (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107431621, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The publication of [The Cave of] Fontechevade is a chronicle of both the value and the difficulty of reanalyzing material from early excavations. This study makes clear the importance of pairing studies of museum collections with renewed fieldwork, even if this fieldwork is on a modest scale. The results have removed the Fontechevade fossils from their position as early evidence of modern human morphology in Europe and delivered a serious blow to the concept of the Tayacian. At the same time, the study presents Fontechevade as a significant site for understanding site formation processes and hominin behaviour in the Middle Paleolithic and makes it clear that the research potential of the site is far from exhausted.' Michael Chazan, Geoarchaeology: An International Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSummary of the discoveries made during the course of excavations at the Paleolithic cave site of Fontéchevade, France, between 1994 and 1998. The excavation team address major problems raised by earlier excavations at the site from 1937 to 1954. These earlier excavations produced two sets of problematic data : first, the Lower Paleolithic stone tool industry, the Tayacian, that differs in fundamental ways from other contemporary industries, second, the human skull fragment that has been interpreted as modern in nature but that apparently dates from the last interglacial, long before there is any evidence for humans from any other site in Europe. By applying modern stratigraphic, lithic, faunal, geological, geophysical, and radiometric analyses, the interdisciplinary team demonstrates that the Tayacian 'industry' is a product of site formation processes and that the actual age of the Fontéchevade I fossil is compatible with other evidence for the arrival of modern humans in Europe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction, Background, and Methodology Philip G. Chase, André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron: 1. Introduction and background\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introduction to the 1994–8 excavations\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Specialized Analyses: 3. Sedimentology and stratigraphy at Fontéchevade William R. Farrand\u003cbr\u003e 4. Paleoclimate delineation using magnetic susceptibility data Brooks B. Ellwood\u003cbr\u003e 5. Electrical resistivity survey of Fontéchevade Shannon P. McPherron and Brooks B. Ellwood\u003cbr\u003e 6. The fossil human remains Philip G. Chase and Virginie Teilhol\u003cbr\u003e 7. Radiometric dates Philip G. Chase, Henry P. Schwarcz and Thomas W. Stafford, Jr\u003cbr\u003e 8. Faunal taphonomy Philip G. Chase and Jean-François Tournepiche\u003cbr\u003e 9. The fauna from Henri-Martin's excavation of bed Jean-François Tournepiche\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Upper Paleolithic of Fontéchevade Laurent Chiotti\u003cbr\u003e 11. Description of the lithic industries Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Analysis and Conclusions Philip G. Chase, André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron: 12. Processes of site formation and their implications\u003cbr\u003e 13. Summary and conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Prehistoric archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Prehistoric archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Prehistoric%20archaeology%20%5BHDDA%5D%22\"\u003eHDDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265712279832,"sku":"9781107431621","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107431621i.jpg?v=1694486183","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cave-of-fontechevade-recent-excavations-and-their-paleoanthropological-implications-paperback-9781107431621","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}