Devièse et al. argue that Neanderthals disappeared from Northwest Europe between 44,200 and 40,600 cal B.P. (1). The stratigraphy at Spy, however, qualifies this conclusion as premature. Except for Spy 572a, the dates are on skeletal parts found on the slope in front of the cave long after the fossil discoveries of 1885 and 1886, most probably in waste of earlier excavations. Some, however, can be morphologically associated with the 1886 Neanderthals, for which at least some stratigraphic evidence has been recorded. However limited, the latter cannot be disregarded when interpreting the historical significance of the compound-specific radiocarbon analysis dates. Importantly, so far only Spy I has been dated with the new protocol. The (comparatively recent) date on Spy 572a, a scapula possibly associated with Spy II, is rejected by Devièse et …

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间谍洞的地层背景与西北欧尼安德特人消失的时间 [社会科学]

德维斯等人。认为尼安德特人在 44,200 到 40,600 cal BP 之间从西北欧消失（1）。然而，间谍的地层学认为这一结论为时过早。除了 Spy 572a 之外，日期都在 1885 年和 1886 年化石发现很久之后，在洞穴前斜坡上发现的骨骼部分，很可能是早期挖掘的浪费。然而，有些可能在形态上与 1886 年的尼安德特人有关，至少已经记录了一些地层证据。无论多么有限，在解释特定化合物放射性碳分析日期的历史意义时，都不能忽视后者。重要的是，到目前为止，只有 Spy I 使用了新协议。间谍 572a（可能与间谍 II 相关的肩胛骨）的（相对最近的）日期被 Devièse 等人拒绝了……