The Molare Rock shelter (S. Giovanni a Piro, Salerno, Italy) is a key site to carry out high-resolution chronological studies in the broader context of Italian Mousterian peopling dynamics. The stratigraphic sequence is to be referred to MIS 5 and is characterized by the presence of a number of thin anthropic levels (often consisting of largely undisturbed living floors) alternated with sterile layers of various thickness. Even if the excavated area covers only a part of the original site, macro-evidence of the spatial organization of the settlement (e.g. position of hearths, structures, etc.) is quite variable through the sequence. However, broader analyses are needed to better understand the archaeological record and to detect continuities or discontinuities related to survival or change of settlement dynamics and economic strategies through time. This paper concerns data from layer 56. This anthropic level is quite thin and was interposed between two thick layers of sterile clay. Its upper part, directly in contact with the overlying clay sediment, can be considered as a living floor. Since taphonomic studies indicated a good preservation state of the anthropic context, we combined lithic technology (implemented by RMU analysis) with the study of spatial distribution patterns of archaeological finds; such an approach allowed us to correlate inner variations of layer 56 with two different “occupational events”, probably separated by a very short chronological gap. The two occupations appear to be characterized by different patterns of space management and use which may either reflect punctuated settlement dynamics or be expression of a continuum.

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时间短促和封闭：Molare Rock避难所（意大利南部）第56层的重叠占领

Molare岩石避难所（位于意大利萨勒诺的S. Giovanni a Piro）是在意大利穆斯特人流动力学更广泛的背景下进行高分辨率年代学研究的重要场所。地层层序将被称为MIS 5，其特征是存在许多薄的人类层级（通常由很大程度上不受干扰的活动地板组成），并交替有各种厚度的无菌层。即使发掘的区域仅覆盖原始地点的一部分，定居点的空间组织的宏观证据（例如壁炉的位置，结构等）在整个序列中也是相当可变的。然而，需要进行更广泛的分析，以更好地了解考古记录，并发现与定居动态和经济策略的生存或变化相关的连续性或不连续性。本文涉及第56层的数据。该人类水平很薄，介于两层无菌粘土的厚层之间。它的上部直接与上覆的粘土沉积物接触，可视为活动地板。由于拓朴学研究表明人类环境具有良好的保存状态，因此我们将石板技术（通过RMU分析实现）与考古发现的空间分布模式研究结合起来；这种方法使我们能够将第56层的内部变化与两个不同的“职业事件”相关联，这两个职业事件之间可能相隔很短的时间间隔。