The Côte Chalonnaise (Burgundy) in the late Middle- and early Upper Palaeolithic as a gateway between Western and Central Europe: Diachronic and spatial analysis of newly tapped archaeological and palaeo-environmental archives of the Oxygen Isotope Stage

南勃艮第位于西欧和中欧之间的地理门户，是一个独特的旧石器时代地区。在垂直(历时)和水平(空间)方法的框架内，新获得的氧同位素第三阶段档案为更新这一记录提供了机会。中、晚期旧石器时代晚期和晚期旧石器时代早期在Chalonnaise(法国沙隆河畔更大的地区)的组合的比较是拟议项目的中心。这一地区被认为是尼安德特人晚期和早期现代人的丰富的考古组合。在科夏洛奈斯，这两个集团生产的工业在地层上重叠在相同的地点，或位于地理上很接近的地点。第一洞穴(自19世纪就已知)和第二洞穴(自2006年以来已知)完好无损的岩层组合尤其有希望，也是该项目的主要重点。该项目的目的是参照气候和环境数据，更好地了解氧同位素第三阶段(或旧石器时代晚期、查特尔佩罗期和奥里尼期)期间技术、流动性和生存战略之间的差异和随时间的变化。将采用广泛的方法重新检查考古档案并重新解释古历史和古民族学记录(同时考虑挖掘过程)。直接测年方法的应用将把这些解释置于一个更安全的年代框架内。拟议的项目将有助于研究在科特迪瓦夏洛奈斯(勃艮第南部)尼安德特晚期人和早期现代人居住的不断变化的环境中进化的生活模式(技术、流动性和生存模式)。因此，它仍然填补了斯瓦边侏罗河、莱茵兰、巴黎盆地、阿基坦大区和罗恩河谷等被广泛研究的邻近地区之间的相当大的研究空白。

Situated at the geographic gateway between Western and Central Europe, Southern Burgundy is a unique Palaeolithic region. Within the framework of a vertical (diachronic) and horizontal (spatial) approach, newly available archives of the Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 present opportunities for renewed approaches to this record. The comparison of late Middle and early Upper Palaeolithic assemblages in the Côte Chalonnaise (greater area of Chalon-sur-Saône, France) lies at the cnter of the proposed project. This region is recognized to be rich with archaeological assemblages of late Neanderthals and early modern Humans. Industries produced by both groups are, within the Côte Chalonnaise, stratigraphically superimposed at the same sites, or located at sites in close geographic proximity. Assemblages of intact layers of the Grotte de la Verpillière I (known since the 19th century) and the Grotte de la Verpillière II (known since 2006) are particularly promising and the primary focus of this project. The aim of the project is to better understand the differences between and changes in technology, mobility, and subsistence strategies over time during Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 (or the late Middle Palaeolithic, Châtelperronian, and Aurignacian), with reference to climatic and environmental data. A broad spectrum of methods will be employed in the re-examination of the archaeological archives and reinterpretation of the palaeohistorical and palaeoethnological records (with consideration of taphonomical processes). The application of direct dating methods will place these interpretations in a more secure chronological framework.The proposed project would contribute to research on evolving modes of life (technology, mobility and subsistence) in the successively changing environments inhabited by late Neanderthals and early modern humans in the Côte Chalonnaise (Southern Burgundy). As such, it still fills the considerable research gap between the heavily studied neighbouring regions of the Swabian Jura, Rhineland, Paris Basin, Aquitaine, and Rhône Valley.