Gudenus Cave

Summarising 60 years of research by the author at the earliest human occupation site known in Austria (1962 to 2021), this book describes the strategies and methods of studying a Pleistocene cave site that had been regarded as fully excavated, and their long-term applications.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bednarik, Robert G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2022.
Temas:
Anthropology, Prehistoric.
Anthropologie préhistorique.
Archaeology
Social Science
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents Page
  • List of Figures
  • Figure 1. Coat of arms of the Gudenus family.
  • Figure 2. Plan view of Gudenus Cave and its proximity to the Kleine Krems on the left, and section from the creek to the main cave entrance, looking north (after Woldřich 1893).
  • Figure 3. Plan of the Gudenus Cave (after Szombathy 1913).
  • Figure 4. Prof. Jan Nepomuk Woldřich.
  • Figure 5. Map of the lower valley of the Kleine Krems, from Hartenstein to the Kremszwickel, indicating the distribution of caves and rockshelters in the area. The numbers correspond to the last two digits of the Austrian Cave Cadastre numbers. Selected n
  • Figure 6. Artefacts from the Gudenus Cave (after Woldřich 1893).
  • Figure 7. Hugo Obermaier (on the left) and Henri Breuil.
  • Figure 8. 'Magdalenian' blade tools from Gudenus Cave, after Obermaier and Breuil (1908: Pl. I).
  • Figure 9. 'Magdalenian' lithics from Gudenus Cave, after Obermaier and Breuil (1908: Pl. II).
  • Figure 10. 'Magdalenian' bone and antler tools from Gudenus Cave: (1) engraved 'needle case' of bone
  • (2-6, 14) bone and antler needles
  • (7) bone awl
  • (9) very worn bone chisel
  • (10, 16, 20) spear points with presumed blood or poison grooves
  • (12, 15, 18,
  • Figure 11. Rolled-off recording of the engraved markings on the presumed needle case from Gudenus Cave, see Figure 10, No. 1. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Fig. 5.
  • Figure 12. Three of the bone fragments that have been worn intensively by sand. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Fig. 6.
  • Figure 13. Three hand axes worn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. IV.
  • Figure 14. Ten amorphous lithics worn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. V.
  • Figure 15. Eight unifacial stone tools worn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. VI.
  • Figure 16. Six hand axes unworn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. VII.
  • Figure 17. Six lithics unworn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. VIIIa.
  • Figure 18. The 'undersides' of the same six lithics as shown in Figure 17. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. VIIIb.
  • Figure 19. Ten stone implements made from amorphous flakes not worn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. IX.
  • Figure 20. Nine lithics not worn by sediment. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. X.
  • Figure 21. Thirteen knapped flakes of rock crystal. After Obermaier and Breuil 1908: Pl. X.
  • Figure 22. The location of the Waldviertel, shown in black, within Lower Austria
  • the white dot indicates the location of Gudenus Cave.
  • Figure 23. Site plan of Burg Hartenstein: 10
  • two entrances of Gudenus Cave, 14
  • Gudenus Rockshelter, 135
  • Untere Zisternenlucke, 136
  • Obere Zisternenlucke.

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