Calabrian: Western Eurasia (WEA)

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The Calabrian is defined as a subdivision of the Early Pleistocene spanning from ~1.8 Ma to 781 Ka. Considering that there are no paleoanthropological sites in Western Eurasia before this time, I am specifying the Calabrian over the broader designation of “Early Pleistocene”.

The following material is being developed to describe and illustrate Calabrian hominin and archaeological sites across Western Eurasia. The list and map below are considered comprehensive but unlikely complete. The latter point is due to the preponderance of archaeological sites that continue to arise. Further, many such sites might be considered dubious from poor temporal information, site disturbance, questionable artifacts, and so on. Thus, the list provided is one which reflects a sample of largely accepted Early Pleistocene sites in Western Eurasia.

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knitr::read_chunk('Mapcode.r')
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library(leaflet)
require(leaflet.providers)
library(dplyr)
require(knitr)
require(gapminder)
library(htmltools)
require(magrittr)
require(tidyr)
library(leaflegend)
require(skimr)
require(knitr)
require(RefManageR)
require(devtools)
require(flextable)
require(ftExtra)
require(officer)
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coordsX <- read.csv(print("C:/Users/danny/Documents/git/SiteMaps/CalabrianWEA.csv"))
[1] "C:/Users/danny/Documents/git/SiteMaps/CalabrianWEA.csv"
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coords3 <- coordsX %>%select(-Country, -Ref.)

custom_div <- tags$div(
  HTML("<h3>Custom Styled Div</h3><p>This is an absolutely positioned HTML element overlaying the map.</p>"),
  style = "position: absolute; 
           top: 20px; 
           right: 20px; 
           z-index: 1000; /* Ensures the div is above map tiles but below some controls */
           background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); 
           padding: 15px; 
           border-radius: 5px; 
           width: 200px;
           box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);"
)


symbols <- makeSymbolsSize(
  values = 5,
  shape = 'diamond',
  color = 'black',
  fillColor = 'blue',
  opacity = 2,
  baseSize = 9
)
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f <- leaflet(data = coords3) %>%
  addTiles() %>%
  addProviderTiles(providers$Esri.WorldPhysical) %>%
  # 1. Static Diamonds
  addMarkers(
    ~Lng, ~Lat, 
    popup = paste("Site:", coords3$Site, "<br>", "Age:", coords3$Proposed.Absolute.Age),
    icon = symbols
  ) %>%
  # 2. Draggable Ghost Labels
  addMarkers(
    ~Lng, ~Lat,
    # This makes the blue pin invisible but keeps the 'drag handle' active
    options = markerOptions(draggable = TRUE, opacity = 0), 
    label = ~Number,
    labelOptions = labelOptions(
      noHide = TRUE, 
      textOnly = TRUE, 
      direction = 'left', # Better for clicking directly on the number
      style = list(
        "color" = "black",
        "font-family" = "serif",
        "font-size" = "11px",
        "font-weight" = "bold")
    )
  )
Warning in validateCoords(lng, lat, funcName): Data contains 2 rows with either
missing or invalid lat/lon values and will be ignored
Warning in validateCoords(lng, lat, funcName): Data contains 2 rows with either
missing or invalid lat/lon values and will be ignored
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f
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htmltools::save_html(f, file = "C:/Users/danny/Documents/git/SiteMaps/Output/paleomap3.html")
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colnames(coords3) <- c("Number", "Site", "Proposed Absolute Age (Ma)", "Dating Method", "Paleontology", "Archaeology", "Hominin Fossils", "Lat", "Long", "Ref")

knitr::kable(coords3, align = "c")
Number Site Proposed Absolute Age (Ma) Dating Method Paleontology Archaeology Hominin Fossils Lat Long Ref
1 Muhkai II 1.77-2.1 Paleomagnetism, Biostratigraphy Archidiskodon meridionalis, Equus stenonis, Paleotragus priasovicus, Galogoral meneghinii, Pitymimomys pitymyoides, Canis estruscus, Vulpes alopecoides, Pliocrocuta perrieri 1079 stone artifacts (Mode 1: cores, pebbles with removals, nodules, fragments, flakes, choppers, picks, retouched tools) 42.14464 47.213140 14,28,36
2 Dmanisi Stratum A 1.78-1.85 40Ar/39Ar, Paleomagnetism Dicerorhinus etruscus etruscus 122 lithic (Mode 1: flakes, cores, core/choppers 41.20141 44.204166 10,11
~ Dmanisi Stratum B ~1.77 Struthio dmanisensis, Ochotona cf. largerli, Hypolagus brahygnathus, Apodemus dominans, Kowalskia sp., Cricetus sp., Mimomys tornensis, Mimomys ostramosensis, Parameriones cf. obeidiensis, Gerbillus sp., Marmota sp., Canis etruscus, Ursus etruscus, Martes sp., Megantereon cultridens, Homotherium crenatidens, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Pachycrocuta perrieri, Mammuthus meridionalis, Equus stenonis, Dicerorhinus etruscus etruscus, Gazella borbonica, Soergelia sp., Dmanisibos georgicus, Cervus perieri, Eucladocerus aff. senezensis, Arvernoceros, Dama nestii 4446 stone artifacts (hammerstones, anvils, pebble tools, choppers, non-modified flakes) NA NA 12,18
3 Pirro Nord P13 1.3-1.7 Biostratigraphy Theropithecus sp., Hystrix refossa, Equus altidens, Panthera brevirostris, Homotherium latidens, Megantereon whitei, Acinonyx pardinensis, Canis mosbachensis Mode 1 41.80167 15.384722 1,14
4 Fuenta Nueva 3 1.17-1.29 Paleomagnetism, Biostratigraphy, ESR Mammuthus meridionalis, Hippopotamus antiquus, Stephanorhinus etruscus, Equus altidens, Megaloceros slihacus, Cervus sp., Bovini, Hemitragus sp., Megantereon whitei, Ursus sp., Hystrix major, Allophaiomys bourgondiae, Allophaiomys chalinei, Mimomys 54 stone artifacts (flakes, cores, trimmed pieces) 37.71000 -2.400000 14,27
5 Gediz ~1.17-1.24 40Ar/39Ar, Paleomagnetism 1 stone artifact (hard hammer flake) 38.61000 28.790000 14,19
6 Korolevo VII 1.14-1.7 Cosmogenic Nuclides, Paleomagnetism 33 stone artifacts( Mode 1: chunks, flakes, cores, polyhedrons) 48.15000 23.130000 13
7 Barranco León 1.05-1.81 Biostratigraphy, Paleomagnetism, ESR Mammuthus meridionalis, Hippopotamus antiquus, Megaloceros cf. obscurus, Pseudodama sp., Bovini gen. et sp. indet., Caprini indet (n. sp.), Hemitragus cf. albus, Equus altidens, Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis, Megantereon cf. whitei, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, Ursus sp., Canis mosbachensis, Vulpes sp., Meles sp., Allophaiomys aff. lavocati, … Cores, flakes, flake fragments, debitage, retouched pieces, angular fragments, modified and unmodified cobbles Homo sp. 37.72712 -2.455180 14,38,39
8 Kocabas 1.1-1.6 Paleomagnetism, 26Al/10Be, Biostratigraphy Archidiskodon meridionalis meridionalis, Equus cf. altidens/E. cf. mygdoniensis, Equus cf. apolloniensis, Stephanorhinus cf. etuscus, Metacervoceros rhenanus, Arvernoceros sp., Cervalces (Libralces) ex gr. Minor-gallicus, Paleotragus sp, Gazella sp., Lagurodon arankae, Mimomys ex. gr. reidi-pusillus N/A Homo sp. 37.86370 29.380450 21,33,40
9 Pont de la Hulauderie 0.98 ESR Mode 1 (choppers, flakes, pebble tools) 47.92000 1.200000 8,35,29
10 Pont de Lavaud 0.96-1.28 ESR 1321 stone artifacts (Mode 1, hammerstones, cores, pebble tools, flakes, retouched flakes) 46.25000 1.880000 14,15
11 Le Vallonnet 0.9-1.2 ESR, Paleomagnatism, Biostratigraphy, U-series Epivillafranchian biochron (Ammotragus europaeus, Bison schoetensacki, Hemitragus bonali) 104 stone artifacts (Mode 1, hammerstones, pebble tools, flakes), cutmark taphonomy 43.77000 7.460000 5,34
12 Bois-de-Riquet 0.9-1.0 Biostratigraphy Allophiomys nutiensis, Mimomys savini, Stenocranius gregaloides, Iberomys huescarensis, Terricola arvalidens, Apodemus sylvaticus, Castillomys rivas, Allocricetus bursae, Epidalea calamita, Panthera onca gombaszoegensis, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, Canis mosbachensis, Stephanorhinus etruscus, Equus altidens 23 stone artifacts (10 imported unmodified baslat pebbles, 1 core, 12 flakes) 43.49360 3.426400 2,17
13 Atapureca Gran Dolina TD6 0.9-0.95 Paleomagnatism, Biostratigraphy, ESR, ESR-OB, Thermoluminesence Allophaiomys chalinei, Micromys minutus, Homotherium cf. latidens, Sus scrofa 1046 stone artifacts (pebble tools, cores, hammerstones, flakes, retouched flakes) H. antecessor 42.35000 -3.520000 22,29,34,6
14 Monte Poggiolo 0.85 Paleomagnetism, Biostratigraphy 1319 stone artifacts (Mode 1: cores, flakes) 44.22000 12.040000 4,24
15 Terre des Sablons 0.83-1.27 ESR 1000+ stone artifacts (Mode 1, cores, flakes) 46.95000 2.260000 7,35
13 Atapuerca Sima del Elefante TE9 0.78-1.4 Cosmogenic Nuclides, Paleomagnetism Allophaiomys chalinei, A. lavocati, Pannonictis nestii, Iberomys aff. Nutiensis-thenii-huescarensis, Ugaromys nanus, Pliomys episcopalism, Mimomys savini, Castillomys rivas, apodemus sp., Glis sp., Eliomys cf. quercinus, Castor fiber, Scurius sp. Mode 1 Homo sp. NA NA 14,34,35,30,26
17 Cueva Negra del estrecho del rio Quipar 0.78-0.99 Paleomagnetism, Biostratigraphy Mimomys savini, Pliomys episcopalis, Microtus sp. cf. chalinei, Microtus sp. cf. deucalion, Microtus huescarensis, Microtus brecciensis, Microtus, gregaloides, Prolagus calpensis, Megaloceros savini, Dama sp. cf. nestii vallonnetensis, Equus altidens, Stephanorhinus sp. cf. etruscus, Sus scrofa >1000 stone artifacts (Mode 1 and Mode II: 1 bifacial handaxe, choppers, hammerstones, cores, side-scrapers, end-scrapers, denticulates, flakes) Homo sp. 39.02500 -1.481000 41,42
18 Happisburgh 0.78-0.98 Paleomagnatism, Biostratigraphy Mammuthus cf. meridionalis, Equus suessenbornensis, Mimomys, Cervalces latifrons, Cervus elphus, Microtus 78 flint artifacts (Mode 1: cores, flakes, flake tools) 52.82000 1.530000 32
19 Barranc de la Boella 0.78-0.96 Paleomagnetism, 26Al/10Be, Biostratigraphy Mammuthus meridionalis, Hippopotamus antiquus, Stephanorhinus cf. hundsheimensis, Mimomys savini, Victoriamys chalinei >300 stone artifacts (Mode I and Mode II: choppers, chopper cores, cores, flakes, denticulates, notches, cleaver, pick) 41.13605 1.169809 16,23
20 Vallparadís EVT8-7 0.77-0.99 Paleomagnatism, Biostratigraphy, U-Series, ESR Pachycrocuta brevirostris, Panthera gombaszoegensis, Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis, Hippopotamus antiquus, Pseudodama vallonnetensis, Canis mosbachensis, Elphus antiquus, Ursus deningeri, Sus sp. 32,500+ stone artifacts (manuports, hammerstones, anvils, pebble tools, cores, flakes, denticulates, notches) 41.56000 2.020000 14,9,20
21 Kozarnika <0.77 Biostratigraphy Panthera schaubi, Chasmaporthetes lunensis, Xenocyon sp., Dolichopithecus sp., Croizetoceros ramosus, Cervis philisi, Eucladoceros sp., Cervalces sp., Procamptoceras brivatense, Gazellospira sp. Mode 1 43.63000 22.680000 5,6

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bib <- ReadBib("C:/Users/danny/Documents/git/SiteMaps/references.bib", check = FALSE)

# 1. Create a working copy
bib_clean <- bib
bib_clean$urldate <- NULL
bib_clean$doi <- NULL
bib_clean$url <- NULL

# 2. Sort it alphabetically (Standard APA)
bib_clean <- sort(bib_clean)

# 3. Print with manual numbering
for (i in seq_along(bib_clean)) {
  cat(paste0(i, ". ")) # This prints the number "1. ", "2. ", etc.
  print(bib_clean[i], .opts = list(
    style = "markdown", 
    bib.style = "authoryear", 
    first.inits = TRUE,
    dashed = FALSE
  ))
  cat("\n") # Adds a space between entries
}
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