Response to “Comment on Late Mousterian Persistence near the Arctic Circle”
Contrary to what Zwyns et al . claim on a bibliographical basis, the lithic industry of Byzovaya cannot belong to the Streletskayan complex or be considered as Upper Palaeolithic (UP). Direct analysis of northern assemblages and of Streletskayan technologies reveals incompatible features between the...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1210211 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1210211 |
Summary: | Contrary to what Zwyns et al . claim on a bibliographical basis, the lithic industry of Byzovaya cannot belong to the Streletskayan complex or be considered as Upper Palaeolithic (UP). Direct analysis of northern assemblages and of Streletskayan technologies reveals incompatible features between these industries. Byzovaya is structured on specific Mousterian technologies and does not show any unique features of the UP. |
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