BRACCO J.-P. et MONTOYA C. (Eds) 2005 - D’un Monde à l’Autre. Les systèmes techniques pendant le Tardiglaciaire autour de la Méditerranée occidentale. Mémoire de la Société Préhistorique française, tome XL, 183 p. (Actes de la Table Ronde d’ Aix-en-Provence, Juin 2001)
This contribution presents a preliminary comparative analysis of the archaeozoological data from ... more This contribution presents a preliminary comparative analysis of the archaeozoological data from two Neolithic sites in the plain of Ararat in Armenia: Aratashen and Khatunarkh-Aknashen, occupied during the 6th millennium BC. The Neolithic period is poorly known in Armenia from the point of view of subsistence modes. Comparison of the results of the studies on the fauna reveals many similarities. The animal economy rested largely on the exploitation of domestic animals, especially sheep and goats, but the mode of exploitation varied from one site to the other. Cattle played a relatively modest role and pigs are rare on the two sites; we observe a clear increase in the exploitation of cattle in the latest levels of the occupations. The contribution of hunting is limited. The large ungulates are present: red deer, aurochs, wild horses, wild boar, as well as the smaller ones: roe deer, wild Caprinae, gazelles. The remains of bear, wolf, small carnivores, beaver, and hare have also been identified on one or the other site. Fishing was practised very little. The variety of wild taxa indicates an exploitation of the environments near the sites, the Kasakh river, the plain of Ararat and the neighbouring mountains.
Mouflon Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes Bioapatite Upper Paleolithic Northeastern Armenia a b s... more Mouflon Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes Bioapatite Upper Paleolithic Northeastern Armenia a b s t r a c t Kalavan 1 is an Epigravettian hunting campsite in the Aregunyats mountain chain in northeastern Armenia (Lesser Caucasus). The site lies at an elevation of 1640 m in a bottleneck that controls the descent into the Barepat Valley from the alpine meadows above. The lithic and faunal assemblages show evidence of the production of hunting weapons, the hunting and targeting of wild sheep (Ovis orientalis), and the constitution of animal product reserves. A seasonal occupation of the site was proposed within a model of occupation by Epigravettian hunter-gatherers that involved a search for obsidian resources in high altitude sources from the spring to the summer and settling at Kalavan 1 at the end of summer or during autumn to coincide with the migration of wild herds from the alpine meadows to the valley. A key parameter of this model is wild sheep ethology, with a specifically seasonal vertical mobility, based on observations from contemporary mouflon populations from the surrounding areas. In this study, the vertical mobility of Paleolithic wild sheep was directly investigated through sequential isotope analysis (d 18 O, d 13 C) in teeth. A marked seasonality of birth is suggested that reflects a physiological adaptation to the strong environmental constraints of this mountainous region. Most importantly, a recurrent altitu-dinal mobility was demonstrated on a seasonal basis, which confirms that wild sheep migrated from lowland areas that they occupied in the winter and then moved to higher altitude meadows during the summer. Last, low inter-individual variability in the stable isotope sequences favors a hypothesis of accumulation for these faunal remains over a short time period. Overall, this new dataset strengthens the previous interpretations for Kalavan 1 and contributes to an understanding of the pattern of occupation of mountain territories by Epigravettian communities.
Proceedings of the International Conference “The Archaeology of Armenia in a regional, context: results and perspectives”, Yerevan, 14-19 september 2009, , 2012
The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia... more The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia) and the French "Caucasus" mission (MAEE -CNRS) is focused on the study of the cultures that developed in Armenia between the Palaeolithic and the end of the Chalcolithic, and on the defi nition of the exchanges which may have existed in these periods between this territory and the regions which surround it. The surveys carried out over the last ten years have enabled the discovery of prehistoric sites ( ) that present cultural variants thus far unknown: the late Chalcolithic of the Vorotan valley (Godedzor); the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic of the plain of Ararat (Aratashen and Aknashen-Khatunarkh); and three new cultural facies ranging from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic, discovered in north-western Armenia (Kalavan-1, Kmlo-2 -also named Apnagyugh-8 and Tsaghkahovit-1).
The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered a... more The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered an abudant lithic industry. The technological analysis permitted to identify the objectives of the debitage and the operaive sketch used. The mainpurpose of the debitage is dedicated to the confection of straight bladelets devoted to a the confectoinof of backed points and backed bladelets. Blades are little present and o part among them are probably carried out of the excavaded surface. A reflection about the statute of the site is proposed then.
The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia... more The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia) and the French "Caucasus" mission (MAEE -CNRS) is focused on the study of the cultures that developed in Armenia between the Palaeolithic and the end of the Chalcolithic, and on the defi nition of the exchanges which may have existed in these periods between this territory and the regions which surround it. The surveys carried out over the last ten years have enabled the discovery of prehistoric sites ( ) that present cultural variants thus far unknown: the late Chalcolithic of the Vorotan valley (Godedzor); the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic of the plain of Ararat (Aratashen and Aknashen-Khatunarkh); and three new cultural facies ranging from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic, discovered in north-western Armenia (Kalavan-1, Kmlo-2 -also named Apnagyugh-8 and Tsaghkahovit-1).
... L'Italia tra 15.000 e 10.000 anni fa cosmopolitismo ... more ... L'Italia tra 15.000 e 10.000 anni fa cosmopolitismo e regionalità nel tardoglaciale, Firenze : Italie (2005). L'Epigravettiano recente nell'area prealpina e alpina orientale. ... Discipline, : Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire. ...
Depuis plusieurs années, la photogrammétrie numérique est devenue un outil important dans le doma... more Depuis plusieurs années, la photogrammétrie numérique est devenue un outil important dans le domaine de l’archéologie.
Les spécialistes de ce domaine reconnaissent que cette technique permet d’enregistrer et de documenter les structures
archéologiques ou à plus grande échelle l’intégralité d’un chantier de fouille, de manière rapide, fiable et précise. Pour les
sites préhistoriques notamment, il est très important d’enregistrer et de maitriser les différents niveaux de décapage de la
fouille. Dans cet article, nous décrivons une méthodologie complète pour effectuer la numérisation photogrammétrique de
structures archéologiques par un outil léger et à faible coût (une caméra).
La recherche expérimentale spécifique a eu lieu dans le cadre de la fouille programmée du site du Paléolithique supérieur
de plein air "Le Colombier" à Chézy-sur-Marne (Aisne, France) dirigé par un des auteurs (C.M.). L’expérience s’est déroulée
sur un foyer aménagé qui a été photographié à neuf étapes différentes du processus de décapage de la fouille. Des orthoimages
à chaque étape ont été créées dans le but de produire un modèle 4D. En outre, des images numériques ont été
acquises pour créer le modèle 3D complet.
Des logiciels open source (Apéro / MicMac) ont été utilisés pour le géoréférencement et la corrélation dense. Ces procédures
relativement standards conduisent à des cartes de profondeur, qui peuvent être représentées soit comme nuages
de points 3D soit sous forme d’images en relief ombragé.
En premier lieu, nous abordons une brève description du site, les outils et méthodes mises en oeuvre. Dans un second
temps, nous faisons le point sur les résultats obtenus avant de conclure sur les perspectives.
Stone Age of Armenia. A Guide-book to the Stone Age Archaeology in the Republic of Armenia, B. Gasparyan & M. Arimura (eds.), Dec 2014
While the Armenian Highlands have benefited from a longer history of research into the Early and ... more While the Armenian Highlands have benefited from a longer history of research into the Early and Middle Paleolithic occupations of this region, its Upper Paleolithic settlement has only recently begun to come into focus. With this brief contribution we summarize new archaeological data from two high elevation sites that together span the majority of the Upper Paleolithic. These well stratified sites in the Armenian Highlands benefited from the use of modern excavation methods. The first evidence for modern human behavior is seen at Aghitu-3 Cave in Syunik Province of southern Armenia, while cultural remains from the late Upper Paleolithic are documented in the north at the site of Kalavan-1, located in the wooded montane landscape north of Lake Sevan. We hypothesize that any hominin who entered the Armenian Highlands had to solve the problem of how to survive in this high altitude environment. Under modern conditions, which we view as analogous to an interglacial, the climate is continental, exhibiting a large fluctuation between summer and winter temperatures. This high altitude region, much of it above 2000 m, is blanketed by snow during the winter and well into spring. During glacial periods, alpine ice sheets would have covered a considerable portion of the region, providing a significant impediment for human habitation. Such environmental hurdles would surely have imprinted on the early inhabitants of the region and facilitated the solutions that led to their survival at these high altitudes.
This monograph is the fruit of international cooperations by who have passion to understand the S... more This monograph is the fruit of international cooperations by who have passion to understand the Stone Age in Armenia. We deeply express our thanks to the follwoing people.
Le site de plein air des Vaugreniers (Le Muy, Var) a livré plusieurs témoignages d’occupations du... more Le site de plein air des Vaugreniers (Le Muy, Var) a livré plusieurs témoignages d’occupations du Paléolithique moyen et supérieur en contexte alluvial. Répartis en deux locus, la fouille préventive a mis au jour une petite série moustérienne dans un paléochenal ainsi que deux niveaux épigravettiens datés par 14C AMS (ancien et récent). L’industrie lithique du niveau épigravettien ancien révèle des caractéristiques techniques inédites dans le sud-est de la France. The Vaugreniers open air site has provided several evidences of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations in alluvial context. Divided in two loci, the excavation revealed a small Mousterian lithic series into a paleochannel, and two Epigravettian levels (early and recent). The lithic industry from the early Epigravettian level reveals new technical characteristics for south-eastern France.
BRACCO J.-P. et MONTOYA C. (Eds) 2005 - D’un Monde à l’Autre. Les systèmes techniques pendant le Tardiglaciaire autour de la Méditerranée occidentale. Mémoire de la Société Préhistorique française, tome XL, 183 p. (Actes de la Table Ronde d’ Aix-en-Provence, Juin 2001)
This contribution presents a preliminary comparative analysis of the archaeozoological data from ... more This contribution presents a preliminary comparative analysis of the archaeozoological data from two Neolithic sites in the plain of Ararat in Armenia: Aratashen and Khatunarkh-Aknashen, occupied during the 6th millennium BC. The Neolithic period is poorly known in Armenia from the point of view of subsistence modes. Comparison of the results of the studies on the fauna reveals many similarities. The animal economy rested largely on the exploitation of domestic animals, especially sheep and goats, but the mode of exploitation varied from one site to the other. Cattle played a relatively modest role and pigs are rare on the two sites; we observe a clear increase in the exploitation of cattle in the latest levels of the occupations. The contribution of hunting is limited. The large ungulates are present: red deer, aurochs, wild horses, wild boar, as well as the smaller ones: roe deer, wild Caprinae, gazelles. The remains of bear, wolf, small carnivores, beaver, and hare have also been identified on one or the other site. Fishing was practised very little. The variety of wild taxa indicates an exploitation of the environments near the sites, the Kasakh river, the plain of Ararat and the neighbouring mountains.
Mouflon Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes Bioapatite Upper Paleolithic Northeastern Armenia a b s... more Mouflon Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes Bioapatite Upper Paleolithic Northeastern Armenia a b s t r a c t Kalavan 1 is an Epigravettian hunting campsite in the Aregunyats mountain chain in northeastern Armenia (Lesser Caucasus). The site lies at an elevation of 1640 m in a bottleneck that controls the descent into the Barepat Valley from the alpine meadows above. The lithic and faunal assemblages show evidence of the production of hunting weapons, the hunting and targeting of wild sheep (Ovis orientalis), and the constitution of animal product reserves. A seasonal occupation of the site was proposed within a model of occupation by Epigravettian hunter-gatherers that involved a search for obsidian resources in high altitude sources from the spring to the summer and settling at Kalavan 1 at the end of summer or during autumn to coincide with the migration of wild herds from the alpine meadows to the valley. A key parameter of this model is wild sheep ethology, with a specifically seasonal vertical mobility, based on observations from contemporary mouflon populations from the surrounding areas. In this study, the vertical mobility of Paleolithic wild sheep was directly investigated through sequential isotope analysis (d 18 O, d 13 C) in teeth. A marked seasonality of birth is suggested that reflects a physiological adaptation to the strong environmental constraints of this mountainous region. Most importantly, a recurrent altitu-dinal mobility was demonstrated on a seasonal basis, which confirms that wild sheep migrated from lowland areas that they occupied in the winter and then moved to higher altitude meadows during the summer. Last, low inter-individual variability in the stable isotope sequences favors a hypothesis of accumulation for these faunal remains over a short time period. Overall, this new dataset strengthens the previous interpretations for Kalavan 1 and contributes to an understanding of the pattern of occupation of mountain territories by Epigravettian communities.
Proceedings of the International Conference “The Archaeology of Armenia in a regional, context: results and perspectives”, Yerevan, 14-19 september 2009, , 2012
The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia... more The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia) and the French "Caucasus" mission (MAEE -CNRS) is focused on the study of the cultures that developed in Armenia between the Palaeolithic and the end of the Chalcolithic, and on the defi nition of the exchanges which may have existed in these periods between this territory and the regions which surround it. The surveys carried out over the last ten years have enabled the discovery of prehistoric sites ( ) that present cultural variants thus far unknown: the late Chalcolithic of the Vorotan valley (Godedzor); the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic of the plain of Ararat (Aratashen and Aknashen-Khatunarkh); and three new cultural facies ranging from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic, discovered in north-western Armenia (Kalavan-1, Kmlo-2 -also named Apnagyugh-8 and Tsaghkahovit-1).
The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered a... more The different locus anrchaeological levels of Saint-Antoine (Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes) delevered an abudant lithic industry. The technological analysis permitted to identify the objectives of the debitage and the operaive sketch used. The mainpurpose of the debitage is dedicated to the confection of straight bladelets devoted to a the confectoinof of backed points and backed bladelets. Blades are little present and o part among them are probably carried out of the excavaded surface. A reflection about the statute of the site is proposed then.
The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia... more The collaboration between the Institute of Archaeology of Yerevan (Academy of Sciences of Armenia) and the French "Caucasus" mission (MAEE -CNRS) is focused on the study of the cultures that developed in Armenia between the Palaeolithic and the end of the Chalcolithic, and on the defi nition of the exchanges which may have existed in these periods between this territory and the regions which surround it. The surveys carried out over the last ten years have enabled the discovery of prehistoric sites ( ) that present cultural variants thus far unknown: the late Chalcolithic of the Vorotan valley (Godedzor); the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic of the plain of Ararat (Aratashen and Aknashen-Khatunarkh); and three new cultural facies ranging from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to the Chalcolithic, discovered in north-western Armenia (Kalavan-1, Kmlo-2 -also named Apnagyugh-8 and Tsaghkahovit-1).
... L'Italia tra 15.000 e 10.000 anni fa cosmopolitismo ... more ... L'Italia tra 15.000 e 10.000 anni fa cosmopolitismo e regionalità nel tardoglaciale, Firenze : Italie (2005). L'Epigravettiano recente nell'area prealpina e alpina orientale. ... Discipline, : Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire. ...
Depuis plusieurs années, la photogrammétrie numérique est devenue un outil important dans le doma... more Depuis plusieurs années, la photogrammétrie numérique est devenue un outil important dans le domaine de l’archéologie.
Les spécialistes de ce domaine reconnaissent que cette technique permet d’enregistrer et de documenter les structures
archéologiques ou à plus grande échelle l’intégralité d’un chantier de fouille, de manière rapide, fiable et précise. Pour les
sites préhistoriques notamment, il est très important d’enregistrer et de maitriser les différents niveaux de décapage de la
fouille. Dans cet article, nous décrivons une méthodologie complète pour effectuer la numérisation photogrammétrique de
structures archéologiques par un outil léger et à faible coût (une caméra).
La recherche expérimentale spécifique a eu lieu dans le cadre de la fouille programmée du site du Paléolithique supérieur
de plein air "Le Colombier" à Chézy-sur-Marne (Aisne, France) dirigé par un des auteurs (C.M.). L’expérience s’est déroulée
sur un foyer aménagé qui a été photographié à neuf étapes différentes du processus de décapage de la fouille. Des orthoimages
à chaque étape ont été créées dans le but de produire un modèle 4D. En outre, des images numériques ont été
acquises pour créer le modèle 3D complet.
Des logiciels open source (Apéro / MicMac) ont été utilisés pour le géoréférencement et la corrélation dense. Ces procédures
relativement standards conduisent à des cartes de profondeur, qui peuvent être représentées soit comme nuages
de points 3D soit sous forme d’images en relief ombragé.
En premier lieu, nous abordons une brève description du site, les outils et méthodes mises en oeuvre. Dans un second
temps, nous faisons le point sur les résultats obtenus avant de conclure sur les perspectives.
Stone Age of Armenia. A Guide-book to the Stone Age Archaeology in the Republic of Armenia, B. Gasparyan & M. Arimura (eds.), Dec 2014
While the Armenian Highlands have benefited from a longer history of research into the Early and ... more While the Armenian Highlands have benefited from a longer history of research into the Early and Middle Paleolithic occupations of this region, its Upper Paleolithic settlement has only recently begun to come into focus. With this brief contribution we summarize new archaeological data from two high elevation sites that together span the majority of the Upper Paleolithic. These well stratified sites in the Armenian Highlands benefited from the use of modern excavation methods. The first evidence for modern human behavior is seen at Aghitu-3 Cave in Syunik Province of southern Armenia, while cultural remains from the late Upper Paleolithic are documented in the north at the site of Kalavan-1, located in the wooded montane landscape north of Lake Sevan. We hypothesize that any hominin who entered the Armenian Highlands had to solve the problem of how to survive in this high altitude environment. Under modern conditions, which we view as analogous to an interglacial, the climate is continental, exhibiting a large fluctuation between summer and winter temperatures. This high altitude region, much of it above 2000 m, is blanketed by snow during the winter and well into spring. During glacial periods, alpine ice sheets would have covered a considerable portion of the region, providing a significant impediment for human habitation. Such environmental hurdles would surely have imprinted on the early inhabitants of the region and facilitated the solutions that led to their survival at these high altitudes.
This monograph is the fruit of international cooperations by who have passion to understand the S... more This monograph is the fruit of international cooperations by who have passion to understand the Stone Age in Armenia. We deeply express our thanks to the follwoing people.
Le site de plein air des Vaugreniers (Le Muy, Var) a livré plusieurs témoignages d’occupations du... more Le site de plein air des Vaugreniers (Le Muy, Var) a livré plusieurs témoignages d’occupations du Paléolithique moyen et supérieur en contexte alluvial. Répartis en deux locus, la fouille préventive a mis au jour une petite série moustérienne dans un paléochenal ainsi que deux niveaux épigravettiens datés par 14C AMS (ancien et récent). L’industrie lithique du niveau épigravettien ancien révèle des caractéristiques techniques inédites dans le sud-est de la France. The Vaugreniers open air site has provided several evidences of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations in alluvial context. Divided in two loci, the excavation revealed a small Mousterian lithic series into a paleochannel, and two Epigravettian levels (early and recent). The lithic industry from the early Epigravettian level reveals new technical characteristics for south-eastern France.
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Neolithic sites in the plain of Ararat in Armenia: Aratashen and Khatunarkh-Aknashen, occupied during the
6th millennium BC. The Neolithic period is poorly known in Armenia from the point of view of subsistence
modes. Comparison of the results of the studies on the fauna reveals many similarities. The animal economy
rested largely on the exploitation of domestic animals, especially sheep and goats, but the mode of exploitation
varied from one site to the other. Cattle played a relatively modest role and pigs are rare on the two sites; we
observe a clear increase in the exploitation of cattle in the latest levels of the occupations. The contribution
of hunting is limited. The large ungulates are present: red deer, aurochs, wild horses, wild boar, as well as
the smaller ones: roe deer, wild Caprinae, gazelles. The remains of bear, wolf, small carnivores, beaver,
and hare have also been identified on one or the other site. Fishing was practised very little. The variety of
wild taxa indicates an exploitation of the environments near the sites, the Kasakh river, the plain of Ararat
and the neighbouring mountains.
Les spécialistes de ce domaine reconnaissent que cette technique permet d’enregistrer et de documenter les structures
archéologiques ou à plus grande échelle l’intégralité d’un chantier de fouille, de manière rapide, fiable et précise. Pour les
sites préhistoriques notamment, il est très important d’enregistrer et de maitriser les différents niveaux de décapage de la
fouille. Dans cet article, nous décrivons une méthodologie complète pour effectuer la numérisation photogrammétrique de
structures archéologiques par un outil léger et à faible coût (une caméra).
La recherche expérimentale spécifique a eu lieu dans le cadre de la fouille programmée du site du Paléolithique supérieur
de plein air "Le Colombier" à Chézy-sur-Marne (Aisne, France) dirigé par un des auteurs (C.M.). L’expérience s’est déroulée
sur un foyer aménagé qui a été photographié à neuf étapes différentes du processus de décapage de la fouille. Des orthoimages
à chaque étape ont été créées dans le but de produire un modèle 4D. En outre, des images numériques ont été
acquises pour créer le modèle 3D complet.
Des logiciels open source (Apéro / MicMac) ont été utilisés pour le géoréférencement et la corrélation dense. Ces procédures
relativement standards conduisent à des cartes de profondeur, qui peuvent être représentées soit comme nuages
de points 3D soit sous forme d’images en relief ombragé.
En premier lieu, nous abordons une brève description du site, les outils et méthodes mises en oeuvre. Dans un second
temps, nous faisons le point sur les résultats obtenus avant de conclure sur les perspectives.
supérieur en contexte alluvial. Répartis en deux locus, la fouille préventive a mis au jour une petite série moustérienne dans un
paléochenal ainsi que deux niveaux épigravettiens datés par 14C AMS (ancien et récent). L’industrie lithique du niveau épigravettien
ancien révèle des caractéristiques techniques inédites dans le sud-est de la France.
The Vaugreniers open air site has provided several evidences of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations in alluvial context.
Divided in two loci, the excavation revealed a small Mousterian lithic series into a paleochannel, and two Epigravettian levels (early
and recent). The lithic industry from the early Epigravettian level reveals new technical characteristics for south-eastern France.
Neolithic sites in the plain of Ararat in Armenia: Aratashen and Khatunarkh-Aknashen, occupied during the
6th millennium BC. The Neolithic period is poorly known in Armenia from the point of view of subsistence
modes. Comparison of the results of the studies on the fauna reveals many similarities. The animal economy
rested largely on the exploitation of domestic animals, especially sheep and goats, but the mode of exploitation
varied from one site to the other. Cattle played a relatively modest role and pigs are rare on the two sites; we
observe a clear increase in the exploitation of cattle in the latest levels of the occupations. The contribution
of hunting is limited. The large ungulates are present: red deer, aurochs, wild horses, wild boar, as well as
the smaller ones: roe deer, wild Caprinae, gazelles. The remains of bear, wolf, small carnivores, beaver,
and hare have also been identified on one or the other site. Fishing was practised very little. The variety of
wild taxa indicates an exploitation of the environments near the sites, the Kasakh river, the plain of Ararat
and the neighbouring mountains.
Les spécialistes de ce domaine reconnaissent que cette technique permet d’enregistrer et de documenter les structures
archéologiques ou à plus grande échelle l’intégralité d’un chantier de fouille, de manière rapide, fiable et précise. Pour les
sites préhistoriques notamment, il est très important d’enregistrer et de maitriser les différents niveaux de décapage de la
fouille. Dans cet article, nous décrivons une méthodologie complète pour effectuer la numérisation photogrammétrique de
structures archéologiques par un outil léger et à faible coût (une caméra).
La recherche expérimentale spécifique a eu lieu dans le cadre de la fouille programmée du site du Paléolithique supérieur
de plein air "Le Colombier" à Chézy-sur-Marne (Aisne, France) dirigé par un des auteurs (C.M.). L’expérience s’est déroulée
sur un foyer aménagé qui a été photographié à neuf étapes différentes du processus de décapage de la fouille. Des orthoimages
à chaque étape ont été créées dans le but de produire un modèle 4D. En outre, des images numériques ont été
acquises pour créer le modèle 3D complet.
Des logiciels open source (Apéro / MicMac) ont été utilisés pour le géoréférencement et la corrélation dense. Ces procédures
relativement standards conduisent à des cartes de profondeur, qui peuvent être représentées soit comme nuages
de points 3D soit sous forme d’images en relief ombragé.
En premier lieu, nous abordons une brève description du site, les outils et méthodes mises en oeuvre. Dans un second
temps, nous faisons le point sur les résultats obtenus avant de conclure sur les perspectives.
supérieur en contexte alluvial. Répartis en deux locus, la fouille préventive a mis au jour une petite série moustérienne dans un
paléochenal ainsi que deux niveaux épigravettiens datés par 14C AMS (ancien et récent). L’industrie lithique du niveau épigravettien
ancien révèle des caractéristiques techniques inédites dans le sud-est de la France.
The Vaugreniers open air site has provided several evidences of Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupations in alluvial context.
Divided in two loci, the excavation revealed a small Mousterian lithic series into a paleochannel, and two Epigravettian levels (early
and recent). The lithic industry from the early Epigravettian level reveals new technical characteristics for south-eastern France.