Post by shahadat560 on Jan 16, 2024 6:48:27 GMT
The remains found at level TD8 of the Gran Dolina have made it possible to document for the first time human presence in the Sierra de Atapuerca in a time frame between 500,000 and 600,000 years of which there was no evidence until now, which confirms the uninterrupted occupation in Atapuerca over 1.2 million years.
The appearance of two quartzite utensils – a flake and a carved edge – have been key to understanding the sequence of this continuous human presence at the Gran Dolina Site, as the three co-directors explained this Thursday in the balance of the excavation period, Eudald Carbonell , Juan Luis Arsuaga and José María Bermúdez .
With this discovery, it can be said that it has been a key Country Email List campaign for understanding the sequence of human occupation of that site since data has been provided about a relatively unknown phase throughout Western Europe, and with undeniable scientific interest, since the The lack of other sites in Europe with similar characteristics does not allow us to compare the remains found with others.
This is located between the intense occupations documented in Unit TD6 (900,000 years old) and those that correspond to the great impact recorded in the Atapuerca mountain range at the time of the Acheulean (represented in the site by Unit TD10, from about 450,000 years ago).
On the other hand, in the Sima de los Huesos, despite the low intensity of work that has occurred due to the stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic, a fragment of an occipital has been found that points to it being skull 10, dated to more 400,000 years old.
The Coordination of the Site has reported that every year since 1983 at least one human remains has been found , so they consider that the discovery of the occipital has been important due to the little time there has been to work.
As for the Gallery of Statues, the big news this year is the excavation of the entrance mouth that was closed more than 50,000 years ago.
Juan Luis Arsuaga has highlighted that in Cueva Mayor they want to maintain the magic of an area that is not so humanized and that is why the excavations that have been carried out have less impact.
The appearance of two quartzite utensils – a flake and a carved edge – have been key to understanding the sequence of this continuous human presence at the Gran Dolina Site, as the three co-directors explained this Thursday in the balance of the excavation period, Eudald Carbonell , Juan Luis Arsuaga and José María Bermúdez .
With this discovery, it can be said that it has been a key Country Email List campaign for understanding the sequence of human occupation of that site since data has been provided about a relatively unknown phase throughout Western Europe, and with undeniable scientific interest, since the The lack of other sites in Europe with similar characteristics does not allow us to compare the remains found with others.
This is located between the intense occupations documented in Unit TD6 (900,000 years old) and those that correspond to the great impact recorded in the Atapuerca mountain range at the time of the Acheulean (represented in the site by Unit TD10, from about 450,000 years ago).
On the other hand, in the Sima de los Huesos, despite the low intensity of work that has occurred due to the stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic, a fragment of an occipital has been found that points to it being skull 10, dated to more 400,000 years old.
The Coordination of the Site has reported that every year since 1983 at least one human remains has been found , so they consider that the discovery of the occipital has been important due to the little time there has been to work.
As for the Gallery of Statues, the big news this year is the excavation of the entrance mouth that was closed more than 50,000 years ago.
Juan Luis Arsuaga has highlighted that in Cueva Mayor they want to maintain the magic of an area that is not so humanized and that is why the excavations that have been carried out have less impact.