Boineşti (département de Satu-Mare), Moustérien, Aurignacien et processus taphonomiques

Abstract

During the new excavations at Boineşti (2005– 2006), Middle Palaeolithic and Aurignacian artefacts have been discovered within the loessic deposits. Three archaeological units (D, C1, C) have been identified. The raw material is varied. IRSL dating of these loessic deposits indicates that the Mousterian material (unit D) belongs to MIS 3 and that the Aurignacian material (units C1 and C) has been reworked during the Holocene. During this reworking episode, the Mousterian artefacts from the lower loessic deposit have been incorporated within the Aurignacian units (C and C1). Refittings of the pieces coming from different archaeological units confirm this interpretation.

Keywords

• middle palaeolithic
• aurignacian
• irsl sediment dating
• taphonomy
• romania