Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician
BP |
| The Paleolithic |
|---|
| ↑ Pliocene (before Homo) |
| ↓ Mesolithic |
Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (LRJ) was a culture or technocomplex (
Major sites
The technocomplex is named after findings in Kents Cavern, Lincombe Hill, Torquay (Devon, England), the cave of Ilsenhöhle in Ranis (Thuringia, Germany), and the Jerzmanowicien cave in Ojców (Kraków County, Poland). About 40 different sites have been identified.[4] At Ilsenhöhle, an excavation conducted from 2016 to 2022 found fossils containing Homo sapiens DNA in a layer of sediment that also contained stone tools.[3]
Evidence for modern humans
In an article in Nature in 2024, researchers reported that they had found mitochondrial DNA of modern humans in bones from Ranis cave dated to around 45,000 years ago, providing evidence both for the association of LRJ with modern humans, and that they reached the higher latitudes of Europe by this early date.[5]
See also
- Transitional cultures : Châtelperronian - Uluzzian - Bohunician - Szeletian
- Follow-on cultures : Gravettian - Sungir - Kostenki
- Haplogroup I-M170
References
- ISBN 978-0-00-815035-8.
- S2CID 162261765.
- ^ a b Hunt, Katie (1 February 2024) Bones found in 8-meter-deep pit may 'fundamentally change' history of humans in Europe, CNN
- ^ Flas, Damien. 2006. La transition du Paléolithique moyen au supérieur dans la plaine septentrionale de l'Europe. Les problématiques du Lincombien-Ranisien-Jerzmanowicien. PhD diss., Université de Liège, Belgium.
- PMID 38297117.