Radiocarbon evidence for the Late Upper Palaeolithic Recolonisation of Central Europe

Abstract

In recent years the development of new approaches to the understanding of prehistoric human colonisation has been at the forefront of Palaeolithic Archaeology (Hously et al. 1997; Anderson and Gillam 1999; Bouquet-Appel and Demars 2000). Two main topics of debate have centred on the reliability of radiocarbon data, and the applicability of predictive modelling procedures. In this thesis I examine both in an attempt to build on existing theoretical perspectives and methodological applications to provide new insights into the Late Upper Palaeolithic recolonisation of Central Europe. Radiocarbon evidence is correlated with the palaeo-environmental record to question the timing of abandonment and recolonisation of Central Europe during Oxygen Isotope Stage 2. Questions about the rates and directions of population dispersal, and possible refugia are also addressed. Using GIS predictive modelling methods, and radiocarbon data as primary archaeological indicators, I propose a general model of late Upper Palaeolithic colonisation processes from 25000 cal BC - 11000 cal BC.

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