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A 41,500 year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave (Poland).

ABSTRACT: Evidence of mobiliary art and body augmentation are associated with the cultural innovations introduced by Homo sapiens at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic. Here, we report the discovery of the oldest known human-modified punctate ornament, a decorated ivory pendant from the Paleolithic layers at Stajnia Cave in Poland. We describe the features of this unique piece, as well as the stratigraphic context and the details of its chronometric dating. The Stajnia Cave plate is a personal 'jewellery' object that was created 41,500 calendar years ago (directly radiocarbon dated). It is the oldest known of its kind in Eurasia and it establishes a new starting date for a tradition directly connected to the spread of modern Homo sapiens in Europe.

SUBMITTER: Talamo S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626500 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A 41,500 year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave (Poland).

Talamo Sahra S Nowaczewska Wioletta W Picin Andrea A Vazzana Antonino A Binkowski Marcin M Bosch Marjolein D MD Cercatillo Silvia S Diakowski Marcin M Fewlass Helen H Marciszak Adrian A Paleček Dragana D Richards Michael P MP Ryder Christina M CM Sinet-Mathiot Virginie V Smith Geoff M GM Socha Paweł P Sponheimer Matt M Stefaniak Krzysztof K Welker Frido F Winter Hanna H Wiśniewski Andrzej A Żarski Marcin M Benazzi Stefano S Nadachowski Adam A Hublin Jean-Jacques JJ

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Evidence of mobiliary art and body augmentation are associated with the cultural innovations introduced by Homo sapiens at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic. Here, we report the discovery of the oldest known human-modified punctate ornament, a decorated ivory pendant from the Paleolithic layers at Stajnia Cave in Poland. We describe the features of this unique piece, as well as the stratigraphic context and the details of its chronometric dating. The Stajnia Cave plate is a personal 'jewell ...[more]

PMID: 34837003

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A 41,500 year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave (Poland).

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A 41,500 year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave (Poland).

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