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The prehistory of South-western France is known worldwide for its rich record of Palaeolithic sites, especially from the Dordogne region. However, while research on the Palaeolithic is extremely prolific, the Neolithic was at the same time relegated to ...
Sofia Solanas
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jessica H. Whiteside +3 more
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Les premiers peuplements humains de l’Est des Carpates et de leurs abords dans le contexte européen
The oldest human remains unearthed in Europe were discovered in the Iberian Peninsula. Their age is between 1.4 and 1.2 Ma. Lithic assemblages older than 1 Ma have been unearthed in southwestern Europe (Italy, southern France, Spain).
Tuffreau, A.
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The Epipaleolithic industries of the Caucasus, which have similar technical and typological characteristics, contain also a specific set of lithic points, which includes mainly symmetrically retouched points, the Gravette and microgravette points, and ...
Revina Elena I. +3 more
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The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa provides crucial insight on early Homo sapiens behavioral evolution. Archaeologists have traditionally presented lithic assemblage variability as a sequence of discrete Named Stone Tool Industries (“NASTIES”,
Wilkins, Jayne, Jayne Wilkins
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Lithic industries, territory and mobility in the western Linear Pottery Culture
Territory is a complex notion whose definition varies depending on the discipline in which it is applied. Research on the notion of territory has often focused on the Palaeolithic.
Pierre Allard, Solène Denis
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The Acheulean site of “La Grande Vallée” at Colombiers (Vienne, France): stratigraphy, formation processes, preliminary dating and lithic industries [PDF]
Preliminary results of the first three years of programmed excavation on « La Grande Vallée » at Colombiers in Vienne are presented in this paper. The study of the stratigraphic sequence investigated on three meters deep highlighted the presence of five ...
Hérisson, David +5 more
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Las industrias líticas de Quillagua durante el Período Formativo, en el contexto del Norte Grande
Si bien la materialidad lítica disminuye en cantidad y calidad en el Período Formativo, en el valle Quillagua se presenta bastante abundante, habiendo presencia de tres tipos de industrias diferenciadas en términos de funcionalidad de los sitios y no ...
Carlos Alfonso Carrasco González
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This study uses data extracted from 3D models to compare blade cores from the Châtelperronian and Protoaurignacian stone tool industries. These technocomplexes are at the center of the debate surrounding the interactions between Neanderthals and ...
Samantha Thi Porter +2 more
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. The excavation of the Middle Palaeolithic site of Soindres has made possible to observe an exceptionally dilated pedosedimentary sequence, related to the last glaciation.
Jean-Luc Locht, Christine Chaussé
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