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Cette interpr\u00e9tation, qui s\u2019appuie essentiellement sur des datations num\u00e9riques r\u00e9alis\u00e9es \u00e0 partir d\u2019\u00e9chantillons provenant des fouilles de Delporte, a \u00e9t\u00e9 vivement critiqu\u00e9e par Zilhao et al. (2006). Elle a cependant \u00e9t\u00e9 maintenue par les premiers auteurs qui r\u00e9futent l\u2019ensemble des arguments avanc\u00e9s par Zilhao et collaborateurs (Mellars et al. 2007)Dans cet article, nous exposons en d\u00e9tail les informations et les arguments qui nous conduisent \u00e0 rejeter l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019une interstratification sur le site de la grotte des F\u00e9es. Les questions soulev\u00e9es par Mellars et collaborateurs sont discut\u00e9es. De nouveaux \u00e9l\u00e9ments sont \u00e9galement pris en compte. L\u2019historique des travaux conduits sur le site depuis le xixe si\u00e8cle, les incoh\u00e9rences concernant la localisation des fouilles, diff\u00e9rente selon les sources, la signification des datations 14\u00a0C, l\u2019analyse de l\u2019industrie lithique et de la parure recueillie par H.\u00a0Delporte montrent que ce site livre en fait un m\u00e9lange de pi\u00e8ces ch\u00e2telperroniennes et aurignaciennes sur l\u2019ensemble de sa s\u00e9quence et qu\u2019il ne peut donc servir \u00e0 \u00e9tayer l\u2019hypoth\u00e8se d\u2019une contemporan\u00e9it\u00e9 entre ces deux populations.L\u2019analyse de la faune associ\u00e9e aux industries met en \u00e9vidence une accumulation par des carnivores. Sur cette base, les diff\u00e9rentes possibilit\u00e9s d\u2019association entre vestiges fauniques et lithiques sont discut\u00e9es. La signification des dates 14\u00a0C est \u00e9galement \u00e9valu\u00e9e \u00e0 partir des diff\u00e9rents modes de formation possibles du site.L\u2019interpr\u00e9tation la plus rigoureuse des donn\u00e9es recueillies incite \u00e0 penser que les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts fouill\u00e9s par Delporte correspondent pour l\u2019essentiel \u00e0 des d\u00e9blais de fouilles pratiqu\u00e9es au xixe si\u00e8cle. Seule une petite partie du site, en particulier \u00e0 la base de la s\u00e9quence, pourrait r\u00e9ellement correspondre \u00e0 des t\u00e9moins en place. Sur les treize dates obtenues par Mellars et collaborateurs (2007), dix ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9es \u00e0 partir de vestiges provenant de ce t\u00e9moin. Elles sugg\u00e8rent une occupation ch\u00e2telperronienne autour de 39-40\u00a0ka 14\u00a0C\u00a0BP et une occupation par les seuls carnivores dans l\u2019intervalle 36,5\u00a0ka-34,5\u00a0ka 14\u00a0C\u00a0BP.\u00a0La pr\u00e9sence d\u2019objets typiquement aurignaciens, au sein des d\u00e9blais fouill\u00e9s par Delporte, atteste d\u2019une fr\u00e9quentation sporadique du gisement par les porteurs de cette industrie. Ces vestiges aurignaciens sont susceptibles de provenir d\u2019un niveau surmontant les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts moust\u00e9riens et ch\u00e2telperroniens.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4000\/paleo.721","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,6]],"date-time":"2020-07-06T09:18:48Z","timestamp":1594027128000},"page":"391-432","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["La Grotte des F\u00e9es (Chatelperron, Allier) ou une interstratification \u00ab\u00a0Chatelperronien-Aurignacien\u00a0\u00bb illusoire. histoire des fouilles, stratigraphie et datations"],"prefix":"10.4000","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5937-3061","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Zilh\u00e3o","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"d\u2019Errico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jean-Guillaume","family":"Bordes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9023-9741","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arnaud","family":"Lenoble","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jean-Pierre","family":"Texier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Jean-Philippe","family":"Rigaud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"2399","reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"AUBRY Th. 1991 - L'exploitation des ressources en mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res lithiques dans les gisements solutr\u00e9ens et badegouliens du bassin versant de la Creuse (France). 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