The Gravettian sequence of Mitoc-Malu Galben (Romania): New fieldwork between 2013 and 2016

In our presentation we will summarize results of fieldwork conducted at the Upper Palaeolithic open-air site Mitoc-Malu Galben in northeastern Romania. The site has a ~14m deep loess-paleosol sequence with a rather high climatic resolution. The chronostratigraphy is well established and embedded in this long sequence are abundant archaeological remains, mostly
attributed to the Aurignacian and Gravettian. Our fieldwork between 2013 and 2016 provided new samples of the Aurignacian and Gravettian archaeological layers. Here we provide an overview of our fieldwork activities, the generated archaeological collections, and present a preliminary analysis of raw material economy and blank production and core exploitation strategies of the Gravettian assemblages. We also discuss the Mitoc-Malu Galben Gravettian in its wider regional context and implications for the Aurignacian-Gravettian transition.