TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydroclimate reconstruction through MIS 3 in the Middle Paleolithic site of Crvena Stijena (Montenegro) based on hydrogen-isotopic composition of sedimentary n-alkanes
AU - Jambrina-Enríquez, Margarita
AU - Mallol, Carolina
AU - Tostevin, Gilbert
AU - Monnier, Gilliane
AU - Pajović, Goran
AU - Borovinić, Nikola
AU - Baković, Mile
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - This study presents a hydroclimatic reconstruction from Crvena Stijena (Montenegro, Balkan Peninsula), a rock shelter that has yielded evidence for Middle Paleolithic human occupation. The integration of lipid biomarkers, hydrogen (δD) isotopic compositions of n-alkanes, and organic elemental geochemistry in the 7-m deep vertical sedimentary sequence enables reconstruction of the main hydrological and environmental changes during the MIS 3 and their correlation with the presence at the site. We apply agglomerative hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis to the geochemical, molecular, and stable isotopic data to obtain a robust hydrological record. We find evidence of three aridity trends from the studied period, one of them correlated with the Heinrich Event 5, and humid and cold-temperate conditions in archaeology-rich layers. Our dataset also contributes to the knowledge of past hydrological variability in the Balkan Peninsula, a sensitive area to short-lived climatic shifts, and overall, in the Mediterranean region during the last glacial/interglacial cycle.
AB - This study presents a hydroclimatic reconstruction from Crvena Stijena (Montenegro, Balkan Peninsula), a rock shelter that has yielded evidence for Middle Paleolithic human occupation. The integration of lipid biomarkers, hydrogen (δD) isotopic compositions of n-alkanes, and organic elemental geochemistry in the 7-m deep vertical sedimentary sequence enables reconstruction of the main hydrological and environmental changes during the MIS 3 and their correlation with the presence at the site. We apply agglomerative hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis to the geochemical, molecular, and stable isotopic data to obtain a robust hydrological record. We find evidence of three aridity trends from the studied period, one of them correlated with the Heinrich Event 5, and humid and cold-temperate conditions in archaeology-rich layers. Our dataset also contributes to the knowledge of past hydrological variability in the Balkan Peninsula, a sensitive area to short-lived climatic shifts, and overall, in the Mediterranean region during the last glacial/interglacial cycle.
KW - Balkan Peninsula
KW - Black layers
KW - Hydrogen isotopes
KW - Last glacial-interglacial transition
KW - Leaf waxes
KW - Middle Paleolithic
KW - Paleohydrology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107771
DO - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107771
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138990761
SN - 0277-3791
VL - 295
JO - Quaternary Science Reviews
JF - Quaternary Science Reviews
M1 - 107771
ER -