Complex mortuary dynamics in the Upper Paleolithic of the decorated Grotte de Cussac, France

Kacki, Sacha; Trinkaus, Erik; M.J. Schotsmans, Eline; Courtaud, Patrice; Dori, Irene; Dutailly, Bruno; Guyomarc’h, Pierre; Mora, Pascal; Sparacello, Vitale; Villotte, Sébastien

doi:10.1073/pnas.2005242117

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Complex mortuary dynamics in the Upper Paleolithic of the decorated Grotte de Cussac, France

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jun 15, 2020

Authors:

Sacha Kacki

Erik Trinkaus

Eline M.J. Schotsmans

Abstract

The Mid-Upper Paleolithic (Gravettian) karstic Grotte de Cussac (France) contains two areas of human remains in the context of abundant (and spectacular) parietal engravings. The first area (loci 1 and 2) includes the skeleton of a young adult male in a bear nest, rearranged by postdecomposition inu...

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Upper Paleolithic

Cave

Middle Paleolithic

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