Books by Yvonne Tafelmaier
This book is a translation of the original German edition "Methoden zur Analyse von Steinartefakt... more This book is a translation of the original German edition "Methoden zur Analyse von Steinartefakten" by Tafelmaier, Yvonne, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
Springer Essentials, 2020
Was Sie in diesem essential finden können:
• eine kompakte Übersicht verschiedener Methoden zur A... more Was Sie in diesem essential finden können:
• eine kompakte Übersicht verschiedener Methoden zur Analyse von Steinartefakten
• gut verständliche Erklärungen zur Vorgehensweise
• präzise Begriffserläuterungen und Definitionen
• eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Vor- und Nachteilen des jeweiligen methodischen Ansatzes
• weiterführende Literatur, falls eine Vertiefung in die Thematik bzw. in Teilaspekte erwünscht ist
Papers by Yvonne Tafelmaier
Artículo para el congreso Hugo Obermaier
Baden-Württemberg bietet eine einzigartige Dichte an alt- und mittelsteinzeitlichen Fundplätzen. ... more Baden-Württemberg bietet eine einzigartige Dichte an alt- und mittelsteinzeitlichen Fundplätzen. Daher hat die Erforschung dieser wichtigen menschheitsgeschichtlichen Epochen mittlerweile einen festen Platz in der Denkmalpflege eingenommen. In den vergangenen drei Jahren wurden neue Forschungsprojekte am Landesamt für Denkmalpflege etabliert, die sich sowohl unterschiedlichen Phasen als auch verschiedenen Regionen widmen. Es ist daher an der Zeit, einen kurzen Überblick über einige der laufenden Arbeiten zu geben und eine kurze Zwischenbilanz zu ziehen.
Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary, 35(1), 2022
This first report aims to illustrate the Middle Palaeolithic site of Vajo Salsone in the Monti Le... more This first report aims to illustrate the Middle Palaeolithic site of Vajo Salsone in the Monti Lessini plateau in the eastern Italian Alps, its geological and geomorphological context, the conditions leading to its discovery occurred after a road cutting, and the archaeological excavation of a karst structure where the sediments, faunal and cultural remains were still preserved. The karst infill is a massive clast-supported breccia with abundant animal bones and lithic artifacts coated of carbonate encrustations. The first analysis of the samples of small and large mammal assemblages recovered in the karst deposits has revealed the abundance of Microtus arvalis, a rodent currently reported to live in open environments and in relatively drier regions of northern Italy. Still, mosaic habitats with the presence of stony areas and scattered low scrubs are suggested by the presence of H. viridiflavus among the herpetofauna. Amongst the abundant faunal assemblage, the most common represented species are Cervus elaphus, Capreolus capreolus and Rupicapra rupicapra along with few carnivores. At the present state, only red deer bones showed taphonomic evidence ascribable to hunting and exploitation, similarly to other Middle Palaeolihic sites of the region. The lithic industry consists of a huge number of chert artifacts produced using Levallois as the main knapping method together with an ephemeral use of discoid and volumetric blade exploitation. No appreciable difference in the taphonomic layout has been observed between the by- and end-products of these technologies. Predetermined blanks, cores and numberless of flat, elongated, cortical flakes attest the integrity of the Levallois reduction sequences. Retouched tools are mostly simple, double, often converging and, occasionally, transverse scrapers, and retouched points. In addition to these typical Mousterian tools, the distinguishing feature of Vajo Salsone is the presence of foliate tools made through invasive bifacial shaping, an already known model in Central Europe. Based on what resulted from our preliminary data, we have provisionally reconstructed the morphogenesis of the site in accordance with the following hypothesis: 1) in the basal part of a wall, inside a large natural niche evolved by weathering and karst processes, groups of Neanderthals settled, leading to the deposition of anthropogenic sediments; 2) following phenomena of rockfall and toppling of large blocks, retreat of the wall and dismantling of the large niche occurred, together with the erosion of the sediments of the shelter. These sediments were transported down-valley and partly trapped in a small karst shaft. Even though most of the evidence from the Vajo Salsone lithic assemblage is comparable with the one of other sites in the region and the northern Mediterranean area, it does however provide new details about the Late Pleistocene cultural scenario, thus contributing to enrich the Middle Palaeolithic picture.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE, 2022
During the Early Holocene, climate was the major factor causing fires, but whether during the Mes... more During the Early Holocene, climate was the major factor causing fires, but whether during the Mesolithic (~11.5-7.4 cal ka BP) people co-shaped their environment by means of fire remains of debate. Few studies have tackled this question by linking high-resolution multi-proxy palaeoecological studies from near Mesolithic occupation sites. An Early Holocene sediment record from the Ammer Valley palaeo-wetland in southwest Germany was studied using pollen, microand macrocharcoal, and plant macroremains. Archaeological evidence from Early and Late Mesolithic sites of Rottenburg-Siebenlinden allowed us to link this palaeoecological record with Mesolithic land use in the same catchment. Between 11.6 and 10.6 cal kaBP,intensive wildfires reinforced the persistence of open and pioneer vegetation. A transition from a riverdominated landscape towards a wetland with open stagnant waters at 10.6-9.5 cal kaBPmade the region attractive to huntergatherers, providing various plant resources (incl. hazel). From 10.1 cal kaBPonwards, Mesolithic communities may have shaped their environment by using fire as a tool to expand open areas, which were important for the implementation of their subsistence strategies. After 9.5 cal kaBP, human control over fires cannot be excluded as Mesolithic occupation phases chronologically coincide with frequent low-intensity fires and vegetation disturbance.
PLOS ONE, 2022
The Cueva de Ardales is a hugely important Palaeolithic site in the south of the Iberian Peninsul... more The Cueva de Ardales is a hugely important Palaeolithic site in the south of the Iberian Peninsula owing to its rich inventory of rock art. From 2011-2018, excavations were carried out in the cave for the first time ever by a Spanish-German research team. The excavation focused on the entrance area of the cave, where the largest assemblage of non-figurative red paintings in the cave is found. A series of 50 AMS dates from the excavations prove a long, albeit discontinuous, occupation history spanning from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Neolithic. The dating of the Middle Palaeolithic layers agrees with the U/Th dating of some red non-figurative paintings in the entrance area. In addition, a large assemblage of ochre lumps was discovered in the Middle Palaeolithic layers. Human visits of the cave in the Gravettian and Solutrean can be recognized, but evidence from the Aurignacian and Magdalenian cannot be confirmed with certainty. The quantity and nature of materials found during the excavations indicate that Cueva de Ardales was not a campsite, but was mainly visited to carry out non-domestic tasks, such as the production of rock art or the burial of the dead.
Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg , 2021
Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Baden-Württemberg, 2021
An international interdisciplinary team is carrying out new research in Cueva de Ardales (Ardales... more An international interdisciplinary team is carrying out new research in Cueva de Ardales (Ardales, Málaga) and Sima de las Palomas (Teba, Málaga), framed in a General Research Project authorized
by the Junta de Andalucía. We present here preliminary data of Neanderthal occupations and related Middle Palaeolithic technology from both cavities.
New archaeological data on the upper Paleolithic site of cueva de Malalmuerzo (Moclín, Granada, Spain), 2020
The Malalmuerzo cave (Moclín, Granada, Spain) has been known since the 1980s for its archaeologic... more The Malalmuerzo cave (Moclín, Granada, Spain) has been known since the 1980s for its archaeological remains and rock art, dated to the Neolithic and the Solutrean periods respectively. However, following thirty years of neglect, our team carried out a brief archaeological intervention after looters destroyed parts of the sediment fill of the cave. The refreshing of disturbed surfaces and the examination of a small undisturbed profile produced many archaeological remains attributed to several Magdalenian levels. The levels partially covered the depiction of a red horse, which probably dates to the Solutrean period.
Weniger, G.Chr., Andrés-Herrero, M. de, Bolin, V., Kehl, M., Otto, T., Poti, A., Tafelmaier, Y. (2019). Late Glacial rapid climate change and human response in the Westernmost Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco). PlosOne 14(12). This paper investigates the correlation between climate,
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Books by Yvonne Tafelmaier
• eine kompakte Übersicht verschiedener Methoden zur Analyse von Steinartefakten
• gut verständliche Erklärungen zur Vorgehensweise
• präzise Begriffserläuterungen und Definitionen
• eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Vor- und Nachteilen des jeweiligen methodischen Ansatzes
• weiterführende Literatur, falls eine Vertiefung in die Thematik bzw. in Teilaspekte erwünscht ist
Papers by Yvonne Tafelmaier
by the Junta de Andalucía. We present here preliminary data of Neanderthal occupations and related Middle Palaeolithic technology from both cavities.
• eine kompakte Übersicht verschiedener Methoden zur Analyse von Steinartefakten
• gut verständliche Erklärungen zur Vorgehensweise
• präzise Begriffserläuterungen und Definitionen
• eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Vor- und Nachteilen des jeweiligen methodischen Ansatzes
• weiterführende Literatur, falls eine Vertiefung in die Thematik bzw. in Teilaspekte erwünscht ist
by the Junta de Andalucía. We present here preliminary data of Neanderthal occupations and related Middle Palaeolithic technology from both cavities.