@article{fdi:010064879,
  title = {{P}edo-sedimentary dynamics of the {S}angiran dome hominid bearing layers ({E}arly to {M}iddle {P}leistocene, central {J}ava, {I}ndonesia) : a palaeopedological approach for reconstructing '{P}ithecanthropus' ({J}avanese {H}omo erectus) palaeoenvironment},
  author = {{B}rasseur, {B}. and {S}{\'e}mah, {F}. and {S}{\'e}mah, {A}nne-{M}arie and {D}jubiantono, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ossil soils and pedosediments displayed in {Q}uaternary fossil-bearing formations are an important proxy to describe the evolution of climates and environments. {T}hrough a study of the palaeosols in the {S}angiran dome, a rich hominid-bearing site of central {J}ava ({I}ndonesia), we characterized their record of terrestrialization through regional volcano-tectonic activity and describe palaeoenvironments colonized by hominids. {T}he thick sedimentary formations of the {S}angiran dome are known to reflect the geological evolution of {C}entral {J}ava from the beginning of the {Q}uaternary until the {M}iddle {P}leistocene. {H}omo erectus fossils are found in the ca. 1.5 {M}a {S}angiran (or {P}ucangan) {F}ormation up to the ca.0.8 {M}a {B}apang (or {K}abuh) {F}ormation. {T}his study combines field surveying, a micromorphological approach, and palynological data. {T}he characterization of successive pedoclimatic contexts and toposequences helps in reconstruction of the local palaeogeography and climates (mainly influenced by south-eastern {A}sia monsoon cycles) that predominated during periods of palaeosol development. {T}he base of the {U}pper {S}angiran member displays the earliest fully continental deposits, corresponding to the development of an open landscape with wide coastal marshes and mangroves, with a rain forest cover on the hinterland. {H}igher in the stratigraphic succession, environments reflect a contrasting seasonal climate with a long dry season alternating with periods of more humid palustrine conditions. {A} further tectonic uplift of the hill ranges bordering the {S}olo depression (in which the {S}angiran dome is located) resulted in topographic changes and increasing palaeogeographic heterogeneity, and therefore of soilscapes. {F}rom the {U}pper {S}angiran member to the {B}apang lower member, erosion of soil cover caused the accumulation of pedosediments in topographic depressions. {T}hese pedosedimentary deposits as well as volcanic ash accumulations were sudden and sometimes bury palaeoreliefs (catena, gilgai). {R}ecurrent aridity proxies occur in the palaeosols found in the {B}apang formation (which yielded the most numerous hominid fossils), reflecting a long dry season and an open vegetation landscape.},
  keywords = {{P}alaeosol ; {H}omo erectus ; {P}alaeoenvironmental dynamics ; {T}errestrialization ; {M}onsoon ; {S}outh-east {A}sia ; {ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST} ; {INDONESIE} ; {JAVA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Q}uaternary {I}nternational},
  volume = {376},
  numero = {},
  pages = {84--100},
  ISSN = {1040-6182},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.quaint.2014.05.030},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064879},
}