New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)

The region of western Georgia (Imereti) in the Southern Caucasus has been a major geographic corridor for human migrations during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Data of recent research and excavations in this region display its importance as a possible route for the dispersal of anatomically mode...

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Autores principales:	José-Miguel Tejero, Guy Bar-Oz, Ofer Bar-Yosef, Tengiz Meshveliani, Nino Jakeli, Zinovi Matskevich, Ron Pinhasi, Anna Belfer-Cohen
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:62c6efd45fcd4eb9b9026a482382d2b62021-11-18T06:34:25ZNew insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/62c6efd45fcd4eb9b9026a482382d2b62021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575301/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The region of western Georgia (Imereti) in the Southern Caucasus has been a major geographic corridor for human migrations during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Data of recent research and excavations in this region display its importance as a possible route for the dispersal of anatomically modern humans (AMH) into northern Eurasia. Nevertheless, within the local research context, bone-working and personal ornaments have yet contributed but little to the Upper Palaeolithic (UP) regional sequence’s characterization. Here we present an archaeozoological, technological and use-wear study of pendants from two local UP assemblages, originating in the Dzudzuana Cave and Satsurblia Cave. The ornaments were made mostly of perforated teeth, though some specimens were made on bone. Both the manufacturing marks made during preparation and use-wear traces indicate that they were personal ornaments, used as pendants or attached to garments. Detailed comparison between ornament assemblages from northern and southern Caucasus reveal that they are quite similar, supporting the observation of cultural bonds between the two regions, demonstrated previously through lithic techno-typological affinities. Furthermore, our study highlights the importance attributed to red deer (Cervus elaphus) by the UP societies of the Caucasus in sharing aesthetic values and/or a symbolic sphere.José-Miguel TejeroGuy Bar-OzOfer Bar-YosefTengiz MeshvelianiNino JakeliZinovi MatskevichRon PinhasiAnna Belfer-CohenPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q José-Miguel Tejero Guy Bar-Oz Ofer Bar-Yosef Tengiz Meshveliani Nino Jakeli Zinovi Matskevich Ron Pinhasi Anna Belfer-Cohen New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
description	The region of western Georgia (Imereti) in the Southern Caucasus has been a major geographic corridor for human migrations during the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Data of recent research and excavations in this region display its importance as a possible route for the dispersal of anatomically modern humans (AMH) into northern Eurasia. Nevertheless, within the local research context, bone-working and personal ornaments have yet contributed but little to the Upper Palaeolithic (UP) regional sequence’s characterization. Here we present an archaeozoological, technological and use-wear study of pendants from two local UP assemblages, originating in the Dzudzuana Cave and Satsurblia Cave. The ornaments were made mostly of perforated teeth, though some specimens were made on bone. Both the manufacturing marks made during preparation and use-wear traces indicate that they were personal ornaments, used as pendants or attached to garments. Detailed comparison between ornament assemblages from northern and southern Caucasus reveal that they are quite similar, supporting the observation of cultural bonds between the two regions, demonstrated previously through lithic techno-typological affinities. Furthermore, our study highlights the importance attributed to red deer (Cervus elaphus) by the UP societies of the Caucasus in sharing aesthetic values and/or a symbolic sphere.
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author	José-Miguel Tejero Guy Bar-Oz Ofer Bar-Yosef Tengiz Meshveliani Nino Jakeli Zinovi Matskevich Ron Pinhasi Anna Belfer-Cohen
author_facet	José-Miguel Tejero Guy Bar-Oz Ofer Bar-Yosef Tengiz Meshveliani Nino Jakeli Zinovi Matskevich Ron Pinhasi Anna Belfer-Cohen
author_sort	José-Miguel Tejero
title	New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
title_short	New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
title_full	New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
title_fullStr	New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
title_full_unstemmed	New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)
title_sort	new insights into the upper palaeolithic of the caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. teeth and bones pendants from satsurblia and dzudzuana caves (imereti, georgia)
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/62c6efd45fcd4eb9b9026a482382d2b6
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New insights into the Upper Palaeolithic of the Caucasus through the study of personal ornaments. Teeth and bones pendants from Satsurblia and Dzudzuana caves (Imereti, Georgia)

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