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Assessing Systematic Blade Production in the Indian Subcontinent with Special Reference to Eastern Gujarat

open access: yesQuaternary, 2023
Blades as a component of lithic assemblages hold significant importance to understanding the more recent part of human evolution, particularly with regard to the emergence and adaptations of Homo sapiens.
Gopesh Jha   +3 more
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MICROBLADE PERCUSSION IN THE UPPER PALEOLITHIC OF MONGOLIA: ON THE PROBLEM OF ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE FAR EAST

open access: yesТеория и практика археологических исследований, 2021
he focus of this investigation is on the technology of micro-percussion in the Upper Paleolithic of Mongolia. Micro-percussion is defined as the entire assemblage of lithic artifacts associated with the production of microblades.
А.В. Табарев   +1 more
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Foxes in Retrospect—Unraveling Human-Fox Relationships through Fox Tooth Ornaments in the Swabian Jura

open access: yesQuaternary, 2023
Personal ornaments play an important role in our understanding of human cultural and behavioral change during the Upper Paleolithic, providing insights into intangible aspects of human cultural behavior. Some ornament forms are better studied than others,
Flavia Venditti   +4 more
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Refits, cobbles, and fire: Approaching the temporal nature of an expedient Gravettian lithic assemblage from Lagar Velho (Leiria, Portugal).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Upper Paleolithic lithic assemblages have traditionally been considered a paramount example of the high level of complexity characterizing the technological behavior of prehistoric modern humans. The diversity and standardization of tools, as well as the
Elvira Susana Alonso-Fernández   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

New AMS (14)C dates from the early Upper Paleolithic sequence of Raqefet Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Raqefet Cave (35°04'21"N, 32°39'17"W) is situated in the southeastern side of Mount Carmel in Israel (Figure 1) on the left bank of wadi Raqefet (230 m asl), ~50 m above the wadi bed. It is 50 m long with an area of ~500 m2 (Figure 2).
Fabre, Laurent   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Paleoliticul mijlociu, paleoliticul superior şi epipaleoliticul-mezoliticul în spaţiul carpato-nistrean

open access: yesArheologia Moldovei, 2016
Keywords: Carpathian-Dniester space, symbiotic industries, Preaurignacian, Brânzeni culture, ancient Upper Paleolithic, recent Upper Paleolithic Includes a summary in French.
Ilie Borziac, Vasile Chirica
doaj   +1 more source

>42 ka human teeth from El Castillo Cave (Cantabria, Spain) Mid‑Upper Paleolithic transition

open access: yes, 2022
CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos transformativos 2022)Three deciduous tooth crowns were found in Unit 18B in El Castillo Cave (Spain), considered a transitional Middle-Upper Paleolithic Unit with numerous 14C dates with means earlier than>42–44 ka cal. BP.
Garralda Benajes, María Dolores   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Tosor and Ak-Ölön Sites, a Review of Two Open-Air Palaeolithic Sites in the High-Altitude Basin of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Archaeological Studies
This short review examines early Paleolithic research in Kyrgyzstan, a previously understudied region withinCentral Asia. Paleolithic investigations in Kyrgyzstan began in 1953 during the Soviet era by the Kyrgyz RepublicAcademy of Sciences.
Nezahat Ceylan, Oktay Karatas
doaj   +1 more source

Paleolithic of the Kazan Volga Region: research history and new data

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей, 2022
Main stages of the search for Paleolithic sites on the territory of the Kazan Volga region from the second half of the XIX century to the current moment are presented in the paper.
Madina Sh. Galimova
doaj   +1 more source

Paleobiological Perspectives on the Early Upper Paleolithic Human Transition in the Northwestern Old World

open access: yesBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, 2001
The emerging consensus that the emergence of modern humans in the northwestern Old World involved temporally and geographically varying degrees of admixture between Neandertals and early modern humans within the early Upper Paleolithic provides the ...
Erik Trinkaus
doaj   +1 more source

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