Radiocarbon and U-series age constraints for the Lateglacial rock art of Sicily

The presence of rock and portable art on Sicily has been recognized since World War II. This record has been unanimously attributed to the Upper Palaeolithic in the published literature, based almost uniquely on stylistic reasoning. Here we present the first absolute dates in direct association with the Sicilian art record. These data provide new insights into the life of Southern European hunter-gatherers and their relationships with coeval groups from Western Europe, contributing a fresh perspective on the ongoing discussion about the development and co-existence of different art traditions in Europe during the final phases of the Pleistocene and at the beginning of the Holocene.

Palavras-chave

Rock art Portable art Lateglacial Upper palaeolithic Sicily Addaura

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10451/44238

Citação

Di Maida, G., Mannino, M. A., Zilhão, J., Hoffmann, D. L., García-Diez, M., Pastoors, A., Standish, C. D., Pike, A. W. G., Olsen, J., Schimmenti, V., Battaglia, G., & Terberger, T. (2020). Radiocarbon and U-series age constraints for the Lateglacial rock art of Sicily. Quaternary Science Reviews, 245 106524. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106524

Editora

Elsevier

DOI

10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106524

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UNIARQ - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

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