Mousterian
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Some information on the fauna of the Balzi Rossi near Ventimiglia from the Mousterian levels to those of the upper Paleolithic.
Ce travail de mémoire se propose de définir l’occupation humaine dans la grotte du Baré à partir des vestiges fauniques. Pour cela nous avons entrepris la détermination de l’ensemble des vestiges à l’exception des grands carnivores, afin... more
The existence of a knapped stone industry using several volcanic and metamorphic rocks during the Late Neolithic south of the Upper Rhine plain (first half of the 4th millennium), in particular in Basse Alsace (Michelsberg and Munzingen... more
Том содержит публикацию свода памятников среднего палеолита Донбасса. Рассчитан на специалистов в области первобытной археологии и истории, студентов и преподавателей ВУЗов, краеведов. Утвержден к печати Ученым советом Института... more
Desde el punto de vista de la tecnología el inicio del Paleolítico medio se caracterizó por la aparición del Modo técnico 3. La aparición de este Modo técnico tuvo lugar en Europa hace alrededor de 300 ka. El paso del Modo 2 al Modo 3 fue... more
The retouching bone tools are characteristic items from european middle Paleolithic assemblages, so are they related with stone knapping. They are present in many sites from France, central-east Europe, and also the Iberian Peninsula.... more
The last ten years progresses in characterization and cartography of the Mediterranean northwestern corner lithic resources open new perspectives for the study of the regional Mousterian through the development of techno-economic... more
Persistence and change are necessary for the stability and development of both the human individual and the human society, since the beginnings of human history. Man needs a static framework, which, related to his self-awareness, defines... more
The last decade has seen a significant growth of our knowledge of the Neandertals, a population of Pleistocene hunter-gatherers who lived in (western) Eurasia between ∼400,000 and 40,000 y ago. Starting from a source population deep in... more
The southwest of France is framed by two important mountains massifs, the Central Massif and the Pyrenees. Its erosion resulted in enormous quantities of rough fraction, easily accessible on the detritic formations and floodplains. These... more
Population dynamics between and within Pleistocene groups are vital to understanding wider behavioural processes like social transmission and cultural variation. The late Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 5d-3, ca. 115,000–35,000 BP [years before... more
"Neanderthals in Western Europe are associated with a plethora of stone tool assemblages and their internal variation has been linked to different causal factors and behavioural interpretations. This thesis presents a new contribution to... more
Having thrived in Eurasia for 350,000 years Neandertals disappeared from the record around 40,000±37,000 years ago, after modern humans entered Europe. It was a complex process of population interactions that included cultural exchanges... more
The so-called "Tor Faraj (Jordan) 2003 Book" on complex data of Late Levantine Mousterian, including Levallois point production technology based on refits, and methodology of refitting analysis by Demidenko & Usik
Na lokalitetu Kručevići u dolini rijeke Neretve, jugoistočno od Čitluka, na prostranim aluvijalnim terasama s kvartarnim sedimentima, u periodu posljednje dvije godine pronađeno je više tisuća komada kamenih alatki, od kojih najveći udio... more
Η μελέτη αυτή επικεντρώνεται στην αρχαιολογική μαρτυρία της Κρήτης κατά την Παλαιολιθική εποχή, εξετάζοντας τα ευρήματα από την Νότια Κρήτη και την Γαύδο. Ασχολείται με την υπόθεση για μετακινήσεις μέσω θαλάσσης κατά το Πλειστόκαινο στο... more
Mémoire de master sous la direction de Christian Jeunesse, soutenu en juin 2015, Université de Strasbourg.
Le massif de l’Estérel est marqué par de nombreuses occupations du Paléolithique moyen. Pourtant la ressource locale, la rhyolite, est remarquablement mal connue : autant dans les aspects de caractérisation que dans les processus de... more
Despite its long research history and particular palaeogeographic context, the British Late Middle Palaeolithic (LMP) of Marine Isotope Stage 4 and 3 has not been fully integrated in broader discussions of Neanderthal behavioural... more
"Les recherches menées en Belgique depuis 1829 ont mis au jour d’importantes traces du Paléolithique moyen, majoritairement sous forme de témoins lithiques, parfois accompagnés de vestiges enmatière dure animale porteurs d’une action... more
The origin and development of the graphic expression are currently topics of scientific debate. The present work analyzes and evaluates the context of portable art before the Solutrean (~50.000 to ~24.000 cal BP) in the western Pyrenees... more